Director Technology, Cloud and AI Innovation Team

Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides companies of all sizes with an infrastructure web services platform in the cloud (cloud computing). With AWS you can requisition compute power storage and many other services gaining access to a suite of elastic IT infrastructure services as your business demands them. AWS is the leading platform for designing and developing applications for the cloud and is growing rapidly with hundreds of thousands of companies in over 190 countries on the platform.

Cloud and AI Innovation Team(CAIT) is a team within AWS Global Sales (AGS) organization dedicated to maintaining AWSs position as a leading cloud provider while expanding its leadership in AI. This teams mission is to apply and extend AWSs well-established cloud practices to the AI domain. CAIT focuses on several key areas: defining and executing on Cloud and AI maturity models enhancing system resilience strengthening security and governance measures developing centers of excellence and driving business value. By adapting these proven strategies CAIT works to position AWS for continued growth and innovation in both cloud and AI technologies. CAIT leverages AWSs extensive cloud adoption experience to guide customers through the complexities of advanced Cloud and AI implementations. Recognizing parallels between early cloud adoption challenges and current AI integration hurdles CAIT aims to accelerate enterprise transformation across industries. We focus on addressing critical challenges including business value definition data strategy security workload resilience and hybrid cloud architecture through proven innovation execution and scaling mechanisms.

It is a leadership role to sharpen this team to bring them as close to the edge as possible while tightening the collaboration with Service teams Specialists GenAIIC (ProServ) Marketing and WWPS. The ideal candidate will bring a mix of business leadership thought leadership transformation and AWS skills aligned to our customers pursuing large cloud adoption initiatives/migrations but facing disruption/opportunities tied to GenAI. This role is aligned to our field sales organization and blends strategic leadership with building deep technical solutions. This is a leader of leaders role and the ideal candidate will develop and grow customer-obsessed technical professionals who partner with customers to advise mentor and assist in migrating and modernizing production workloads to the Cloud. Their ability to manage specialists who provide technical thought leadership is key. Open to traveling up to 75% domestically.

Key job responsibilities
Collaborate closely with field teams service teams area specialists and the WWSO GTM/Specialists to drive customer outcomes
Directly manage the Worldwide Technologist teams sharpening their GenAI-specific skills mapping their operational excellence expertise to revenue-aligned outcomes.
Accountable interface to service lines and service line executives (including WWSO); Building and curating customer to service-line relationships; Technical and service escalation oversight - single point to check / prioritize all service line activities
Serve as the AWS executive technical sponsor for big customer initiatives
Identify patterns across Geos to help AWS publish white papers customer technical case studies blog posts pre-sales first call decks and other content important to drive scale standardization and repeatability
At any point in time be driving disruptive (for the customer) technology projects
Take ownership of and lead executive briefings
Build mechanisms for sharing learnings across the team

About the team
CAITs mission is to To accelerate customer outcomes by solving complex emergent challenges in cloud data and AI. CAITs proactive collaborative approach addresses systemic issues before they impact customers focusing on critical areas such as business value data and AI strategy security governance resilience and Multicloud solutions through proven innovation and scaling methods. Team engages with executives to influence their strategic approach to cloud data and AI adoption developing clear roadmaps and driving measurable business outcomes. Provieds technical guidance to field teams for targeted surge and acceleration support to address complex customer challenges. Builds strategic partnership with AWS service teams focusing on work that exposes us to customer scenarios which push the boundaries of our services.

15 years of delivering product architecture and engineering results
10 years of technology leadership managing and building teams
Demonstrated experience coaching mentoring and developing technical professionals
Demonstrated leadership and strong judgement in managing growth and diversity in a fast expanding cross functional organization
Experience successfully partnering with and communicating effectively to C-suite Executives on long term highly strategic programs
Proven track record of senior executive engagement and ability to partner with executive leaders on closing and executing large highly technical strategic co-development and partnership engagements
Strong verbal and written communications skills as well as the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations
Experience in working with senior leadership teams both internally and externally
Experience and ability to work in a global context with customers and colleagues
Experience with on-premises to cloud migrations IT transformation information security and risk management for enterprise customers
Strong judgement and business acumen in determining strategic vision and running a complex technical business

A Masters Degree in computer science MIS engineering or equivalent technical degree
10 years with architecting and deploying complex solutions for enterprise customers
5 years with architecting and deploying cloud solutions
Large-scale systems integration involving on-premises technology and public cloud platforms
Experience architecting and deploying production cloud workloads on AWS
Track record of delivering organization transformation in support of digital technology and business outcomes
Enterprise Architecture experience certifications and building modern cloud strategies
Familiarity at a hands-on level with AWS technologies key to operating broadcast infrastructure workloads in the cloud including exposure to AWS

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $241200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $350000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.