As a Senior Startup Investor Manager within AWS, you will work with venture capital firms and angel investors to accelerate portfolio company success. You'll work with key investors to help unlock the potential of their portfolio companies on AWS, enabling faster innovation and scaling. Your role focuses on supporting meaningful initiatives between the investment community and AWS, helping startups leverage cloud to achieve breakthrough growth. You'll combine technical understanding of cloud and emerging technologies, such as generative AI, with business acumen to identify opportunities and ensure startups have access to the tools, expertise, and support needed to build world-changing products on AWS infrastructure.
Key job responsibilities
- Own and drive strategic relationships with VC and angel firms, serving as their primary point of contact into AWS
- Design and deliver tailored engagement strategies for each fund based on their investment thesis, portfolio composition, and stage focus
- Identify high-potential portfolio companies and connect them with the right AWS teams, account managers, programs, credits, and technical resources at the right time
- Translate early-stage signals from investors and founders into actionable insights for AWS product, sales, and leadership
- Evaluate the technical architecture, technology stack, and market opportunity of early-stage startups to prioritize engagement
- Serve as a technical advisor to portfolio companies, helping them optimize their cloud architecture, leverage generative AI services (Amazon Bedrock, SageMaker, Trainium/Inferentia), and accelerate their go-to-market
About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience managing competing priorities and using metrics to drive business decisions
- 7+ years of experience in technology industry with focus on startups, ideally in combination with technical roles
- Strong understanding of cloud computing architectures, services, and best practices and familiarity with generative AI technologies
- Understanding of technical patterns and architectures for workloads relevant to startups
- Bachelor's degree in technical or technical management field or equivalent experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Advanced degree, or MBA
- Experience with analytical tools and ability to dive deep into metrics and reporting
- Experience at startups or venture capital/angel firms
- Experience building and scaling cloud-native applications from the ground up
- Experience with commercial aspects of fast-growing technical businesses
- Ability to understand and evaluate emerging technologies
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, NY, New York - 162,700.00 - 220,200.00 USD annually