Senior Startup Investor Manager, VC, AWS, Startup Investor Management

Amazon • San Francisco, CA

3d • $162,700 - $220,200 • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves identifying and working with promising early-stage startups and venture capital firms to establish AWS as a foundational platform for future technology companies. The Senior Startup Investor Manager will collaborate with venture capital firms and angel investors to accelerate the success of their portfolio companies by leveraging AWS. The position focuses on unlocking the potential of portfolio companies on AWS, enabling faster innovation and scaling. The role requires a blend of technical understanding of cloud and emerging technologies (like generative AI) with business acumen to identify opportunities and ensure startups have the necessary tools, expertise, and support to build on AWS infrastructure.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, or 4+ years of relevant technical position experience
• 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

Nice To Haves

• 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

Responsibilities

• Create and execute investor-focused programs that accelerate portfolio company success
• Implement solutions that address specific startup and investor needs
• Collaborate on cross-functional initiatives involving AWS Startups, Sales, Marketing, and Product teams
• Monitor program effectiveness and provide feedback based on results
• Collect early-stage market signals from investors and founders to support AWS innovation and help meet the evolving needs of tomorrow's breakthrough companies
• Evaluate technical and business potential of startups through understanding of their architecture, technology stack, and market opportunity
• Serve as advisor to portfolio companies, helping them optimize their cloud architecture and go-to-market approach

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior