The Amazon Web Services Professional Services (ProServe) team is seeking a Principal Advisory Consultant to shape and transform how enterprises leverage cloud technology. This strategic role will influence leaders across industries market segments and technical domains to drive transformative business outcomes. As a Principal-level advisor you will be responsible for identifying patterns across customers developing new architectural patterns and creating innovative capabilities that define the future of cloud adoption.
Possessing a deep understanding of AWS products and services as a Principal Delivery Consultant you will drive innovation and influence executive-level stakeholders across multiple organizations. Youll work closely with stakeholders as trusted advisors providing guidance on industry trends enterprise cloud transformation and innovative cloud solutions. You will be responsible sales support ensuring alignment to customer business outcomes and value realization.
The AWS Professional Services organization is a global team of experts that help customers realize their desired business outcomes when using the AWS Cloud. We work together with customer teams and the AWS Partner Network (APN) to execute enterprise cloud computing initiatives. Our team provides assistance through a collection of offerings which help customers achieve specific outcomes related to enterprise cloud adoption. We also deliver focused guidance through our global specialty practices which cover a variety of solutions technologies and industries.
Key job responsibilities
As a Principal Consultant you will:
1. Drive significantly complex technical initiatives and strategic business transformations across industries and market segments
2. Lead the creation and delivery of novel technical services capabilities or industry-level solutions used globally
3. Identify patterns across customers and develop new architectural patterns and design principles that become industry standards
4. Cultivate strategic relationships with senior leaders and serve as a trusted advisor on transformative initiatives
5. Drive strategic sales opportunities from inception to closure at the executive level
6. Create scalable mechanisms and lead new initiatives that transform how customers adopt cloud technologies
8. Provide widely recognized thought leadership through industry presentations and executive engagements
9. Mentor and develop leaders while growing a culture of collaboration empathy and inclusion
10. Balance risk and quality while creating mechanisms to address recurring escalation patterns
A day in the life
Shared Delivery Team (SDT) partners with our customers to increase their shareholder value and assist in disrupting their business models. We enable our customers to drive competitive advantage by enhancing their digital capabilities that will enable them to innovate on new products and services.
Our key focus areas include: Cloud Strategy and Business Value Alignment (Enterprise Transformation) Cloud Operating Models & Governance Cloud Migration Readiness and Planning Organizational Change & Enablement Data & AI Transformation
About the team
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- 10 years experience in cloud architecture migrations modernization and implementation
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Business or related field; Masters degree preferred 10 years experience in enterprise cloud transformation initiatives involving C-suite executives with at least 5 enterprise cloud transformation initiatives from the following industries: Telco Financial Services Manufacturing Energy or Retail/CPG
- 10 years experience implementing at least 3 technology solutions in one or more of the following domains that delivered minimum 15% cost reduction or $5M annual revenue growth: Cloud Migration Strategy and Business Value Alignment Enterprise Transformation Cloud Operating Models & Governance Data & AI Transformation
- Led a minimum of 3 cross-functional teams of 10 members each managing complex programs spanning at least 2 distinct organizations per program within the past 5 years
- Strong understanding of multiple industry verticals and their specific cloud adoption challenges
- AWS Professional level certifications (e.g. AWS Certified AI Practitioner Machine Learning Solutions Architect)
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Deep expertise in emerging technologies such as Generative AI Agentic AI and their enterprise applications
- Strong communication ability to create and deliver compelling technical and business presentations to VP and C-level audiences
- Write effective narratives and present them to leadership across teams
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