Description
As an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Customer Solutions Manager you will be responsible
for helping guide AWS customers along their multi-year journey to the cloud. In this
new, highly visible, role you will be ensuring that all AWS teams are working together
effectively and efficiently to deliver outcomes for the customer.
You will be a critical partner to our customers, leveraging your experience with large
scale cloud transformations and helping shepherd them through their stages of AWS
adoption. Guiding the customer through the operational, educational and governance
aspects of a successful AWS cloud journey.
You will interface with customer and AWS leadership, driving collaboration between the
other core account groups (Sales, Support, Solutions Architecture and Professional
Services), product/engineering teams, and customer teams, planning and supporting
major workload migrations. You will translate strategic initiatives in the account plan
into executable actions, working backwards from our customers key milestones. You will
manage cadence by leading the reporting and tracking functions along the way. The
execution of education plans, roadmap to business outcome alignments, Executive
Briefing Sessions, and go-live events and transitions are a few items owned by the CSM
that are critical to the success of our customer’s cloud journey.
You are encouraged to think big, invent and take ownership on customer challenges.
You will not only bring the best of AWS/ Amazon to our customers, you will proactively
help solve the customer’s challenges through new ideas, tools and mechanisms.
Successful candidates will have a strong technical background, be detail driven, have
excellent problem-solving abilities, and be exemplary communicators both at the
executive and project team level. You will be a peer leader, have the ability to gain
stakeholder buy-in, negotiate and lead virtual teams. Your enterprise cloud experience
and operational excellence will influence the team’s decisions, provide insight, and help
drive secure and robust solutions.
You will evangelize AWS services and influence customers for adopting them. You
should be passionate about delivering a great customer experience by deploying AWS
solutions and driving innovation, and also be obsessed with contributing to the day-to-
day management of the customers successful migration to AWS
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
East Palo Alto, CA, USA | Irvine, CA, USA | Pasadena, CA, USA | San Diego, CA, USA | San Francisco, CA, USA | Santa Monica, CA, USA | Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Basic Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Operations Research,
or a related field or 5+ years of large-scale IT deployment or program
experience.
3+ years of experience with enterprise scale infrastructure or development-
based cloud programs/projects in a related industry
5+ years’ experience in enterprise IT, either as a vendor, consultant or have prior
experience working with or managing technical programs
Ability to travel 25% to 30% as needed
Preferred Qualifications
Direct experience implementing AWS services
Thorough understanding of software development/engineering lifecycle from
conception to delivery and/or IT life cycle.
Superior written and verbal communication skills
Self-motivated problem solver; able to thrive in a fast-paced and customer-
focused environment
Demonstrated ability to maintain composure in stressful situations, responds to
customer needs quickly and effectively, adapts to change
Highly analytical, technically proficient, and able to learn new tools and software
quickly
Strong listening skills; demonstrated ability to ask effective questions
AWS or other cloud certifications
PMP and/or SCRUM/Agile, SAFe certified
Strong organizational and troubleshooting skills with precise attention to detail
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $105,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $204,300/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 https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.