Amazon

Sr. Manager, Solutions Architecture, Media, Entertainment and Sports

Amazon$201K — $272K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in technical customer-facing management
  • 10+ years in infrastructure and database architecture
  • Bachelor's degree required
  • Experience with cloud service solutions like AWS, Azure, GCP
  • Preferred AWS Associate level certification
  • Experience in the Media & Entertainment industry

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a team of Solution Architects for MEGS accounts
  • Drive performance management and career growth of team members
  • Develop and execute technical strategies for major accounts
  • Align solutions with customer objectives in collaboration with Sales
  • Build relationships with customer executives and decision makers
  • Guide digital transformation initiatives and cloud migration
  • Create thought leadership content including whitepapers

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
  • 401(k) matching plan
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Employee Assistance Programs and Mental Health Support
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
Full Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Sr. Manager, Solutions Architecture to lead our Solutions Architecture team supporting one of the biggest customers within the Media, Entertainment, Games & Sports (MEGS) vertical. This role combines deep industry expertise with people leadership to drive customer success and business growth for our most strategic accounts in the rapidly evolving media and entertainment ecosystem.

Key job responsibilities

**Team Leadership & Management**
• Lead and develop a team of Solution Architects for key MEGS accounts
• Drive performance management, hiring, and team member career growth
• Provide technical coaching with deep MEGS industry expertise

**Strategic Account Management**
• Develop and execute technical strategy for major MEGS accounts
• Partner with Sales to align solutions with customer objectives
• Build technical relationships with customer executives and decision makers
• Lead complex engagements across content production, broadcast, streaming, gaming, and sports analytics
• Measure and optimize team effectiveness through defined KPIs

**Technical Leadership & Innovation**
• Guide digital transformation initiatives including cloud migration and content delivery optimization
• Work with AWS media teams on feature prioritization and roadmap development
• Support executive briefings and technical deep-dive sessions
• Establish training programs focused on media workflows

**Industry Impact & Development**
• Create thought leadership content including whitepapers and case studies

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the 8 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

- 5+ years of management of technical, enterprise customer facing resources or equivalent experience

- 10+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience

- Bachelor's degree

- Experience architecting/operating solutions built on any cloud service provider like Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI, etc.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience architecting, migrating, transforming or modernizing customer requirements to the cloud

- AWS Associate level certification

- Experience working with Media & Entertainment industry customers

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, CA, Cupertino - 231,200.00 - 312,800.00 USD annually

USA, CA, Irvine - 201,000.00 - 272,000.00 USD annually

USA, CA, San Diego - 201,000.00 - 272,000.00 USD annually

USA, CA, Santa Monica - 201,000.00 - 272,000.00 USD annually

About Amazon

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