Manager, Customer Solutions, AWSI - 2027

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 109,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

Mental Health Support

Medical Advice Line

401(k) Matching

Job summary

Amazon's AWS Emerging Talent program invites you to start with real customer engagements in Seattle, partnering with Solution Architecture and AI teams to drive cloud adoption and Gen AI strategy. You will learn through hands-on projects, mentoring, and direct customer interaction, with potential relocation after the program.

The cohort begins Jan 4, 2027, offering a pathway to field Customer Solutions Manager roles across AWS Industries and Strategic Accounts.

Qualifications

• Proficient in at least one modern language (C++, Java, Python, etc.).
• Experience explaining technical concepts to executives and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to translate customer feedback into clear business/technical requirements.

Responsibilities

• Create solutions addressing customer business problems and accelerate AWS service adoption.
• Interface with customer stakeholders, including developers and team leads.
• Drive feedback gathering from customers and translate into requirements for product/engineering teams.
• Advise customers on cloud strategy, digital transformation, or Gen AI/Agentic strategy.
• Collaborate with Solution Architecture team to deliver hands-on engagements from day one.

Skills

Programming languages

Cloud migration/modernization

Gen AI / AI/ML

Executive-level communication

Complex workloads portfolio

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related field

AWS Certification (Associate+)

Job description

Job ID: 10507106 | Amazon Web Services, Inc.

At Amazon, our tech isn't just a tool, it's your playground. Our engineers work on scalable systems, cloud services, and customer-facing products that operate at global scale. This is an environment where you learn by building. Whether you're creating cloud-native solutions, optimizing machine learning models, or building products that drive experiences for millions of customers around the globe, your work reaches the world, fast. You'll take ownership early, collaborate across teams and disciplines, and grow your skills as you tackle new problems. There's no single path forward here, with a chance to explore different directions and shape your journey as you go. This is where ambition meets opportunity and, where the impact of what you build helps define what comes next, for customers and for you.

AWS Emerging Talent Program – Customer Solutions Manager

The Emerging Talent (ET) program within AWS Industries and Strategic Accounts develops the next generation of AWS Customer Solutions Managers (CSM). We prepare talented individuals to work with AWS's most influential and strategic customers, helping them transform their businesses on the AWS Cloud.

Program Overview

• Learn how to drive technical solutions on the AWS Cloud in collaboration with the AWS Solution Architect team
• Understand how to engage with customers and deliver value from the AWS engagement and build the trust of our customers
• Develop skills to lead customer engagements and drive technical and business strategy discussions
• Work alongside experienced professionals who will guide your development

Location Details

The program operates in Seattle, WA for the first 12 months. After completing the program, we will assign you to a customer account that may require relocation (within the United States) to a city with an Amazon office near your customer.

Start Date Details

This is a cohort-based program where everyone is required to start on the same day. Start dates are tentatively set for January 4th, 2027.

What You'll Do

• Engage directly with real customers on actual business challenges
• Participate in hands‑on customer engagements from day one partnering with the Solution Architecture team
• Apply your AI native knowledge and learnings to drive AI strategy for customers
• Apply AWS services and architectural best practices in real‑world scenarios
• Develop technical and business acumen through direct customer interaction
• Work with mentors to build and implement solutions for actual business needs
• Prepare for a role advising AWS's most strategic and influential customers through practical experience

What Sets Our Program Apart

• Unlike other development programs that focus primarily on classroom training, our ET program provides:
• Immediate hands‑on experience with real AWS customers
• Direct customer engagement opportunities throughout your development
• Practical application of your skills in actual business environments
• Real‑world problem solving with strategic AWS customers

Key job responsibilities

• Create solutions that address customer business problems and accelerate the adoption of AWS services
• Interface with customer stakeholders, including developers and team leads
• Drive effective feedback gathering from customers, distill and translate feedback into clear business and technical requirements for product and engineering teams
• Drive business outcomes through technology adoption
• Advise customers on cloud strategy, digital transformation, or Gen AI/Agentic strategy

A day in the life

Are you passionate about driving innovation towards a technology you believe in and want to build? Join this session to explore the role of a Customer Solutions Manager (CSM). As CSMs at AWS, we embrace our differences and truly believe everyone has a unique skill set that can help build the future of technology for our customers. Come join me to learn how you can become a builder.

About the team

Customers within AWS Industries and Strategic Accounts represent some of the largest, most influential customers in their respective industries. Upon completion of the ET program, you’ll progress to become a field Customer Solutions Manager. There, you’ll collaborate with other members of the sales account teams to help drive AWS customers’ service adoption, act as a thought leader by conveying best practices in both 1-to-1 and 1-to-many customer events and convey customer feedback internally to help shape the direction of the AWS Cloud.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby
• Experience with two or more of the following: networking fundamentals, security, storage or databases (relational or NoSQL), operating systems (Unix, Linux, and/or Windows)
• Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients
• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a Bachelor's degree or above in computer science, computer engineering, or related field
• Technical depth in one or more areas: cloud migrations, application modernization, data & analytics, infrastructure optimization, security & compliance, or AI/ML/Gen AI/Agentic
• Experience communicating and delivering presentations to customers, stakeholders, and/or teammates
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into executive-level narratives
• Familiarity with Generative AI / Agentic AI concepts with the ability to facilitate strategic conversations on GenAI use cases, adoption frameworks, and business impact
• Experience managing a portfolio of complex, high-value workloads across industry verticals
• Must be 18 or older

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing a cloud-based technology solution in a school project or while working for a company
• Track record of building trusted advisor relationships with external customers, resulting in measurable business outcomes (revenue growth, workload expansion, executive sponsorship)
• AWS Associate-level certification(s) or above.

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The starting pay for this position is listed below. Starting Day 1 of employment, Amazon offers EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, 401(k) matching. Learn more about our benefits at https://hiring.amazon.com/why-amazon/benefits.

• Seattle, WA, USA - 121,500.00 USD Annually

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