Principal Partner Solution Architect, Global Customer Development

Amazon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 164,000 - 285,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Partner Solutions Architect to lead the design of innovative advertising technology solutions. This pivotal role requires a blend of deep technical expertise and business insight to influence partner roadmaps and product strategies. You will engage with strategic partners, guide them through complex technical decisions, and drive the adoption of new capabilities. Join a dynamic team that combines cutting-edge technology with a commitment to partner success, where your contributions will directly impact the evolution of advertising solutions. If you are passionate about technology and collaboration, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Equity Options

Comprehensive Medical Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Professional Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• 12+ years in technology domains including cloud computing and software development.
• Experience in developing technology solutions and guiding IT transformations.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable advertising technology solutions for strategic partners.
• Mentor solution architects and drive technical innovation.

Skills

Cloud Computing

Software Development

Data & Analytics

AI/ML Solutions

Technical Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Advanced Technical Degree

Tools

Amazon Web Services

Automation Tools

Job description

Principal Partner Solution Architect, Global Customer Development

Job ID: 2908902 | Amazon Advertising LLC

As a Principal Partner Solutions Architect in the Amazon Ads Global Customer Development organization, you will be responsible for designing and delivering complex advertising technology solutions for strategic partners. This role requires deep technical expertise combined with business acumen to help partners build innovative solutions leveraging Amazon Ads APIs and services. You will influence both partner technology roadmaps and Amazon Ads product strategy.

Key job responsibilities:

1. Design and architect complex, scalable advertising technology solutions for strategic partners
2. Serve as senior technical advisor to partner leadership teams
3. Create architectural patterns and frameworks that can be reused across partners
4. Drive technical innovation in advertising solutions incorporating AI/ML capabilities
5. Influence product roadmaps based on partner needs and industry trends
6. Lead architectural reviews and provide guidance on complex implementations
7. Ensure solutions meet security, privacy, and compliance requirements
8. Develop privacy-preserving data architectures for advertising use cases

Technical Leadership:

1. Mentor solution architects and technical teams
2. Create technical content and documentation
3. Drive adoption of best practices
4. Lead technical deep-dive sessions
5. Represent Amazon Ads at industry events

Partner Engagement:

1. Guide partners through complex technical decisions
2. Influence partner technology roadmaps
3. Lead technical discovery sessions
4. Build relationships with partner technical leadership
5. Drive partner adoption of new capabilities
6. Ensure successful implementation of solutions

Cross-organizational Impact:

1. Work with product teams on feature development
2. Partner with engineering on implementation approaches
3. Coordinate with business development on opportunities
4. Collaborate with other principal solutions architects

A day in the life:

Your day centers on designing complex technical solutions for strategic advertising partners, incorporating Amazon's latest capabilities including AI-powered features and cross-platform integrations. You lead technical discovery sessions and architecture discussions, helping partners understand how to best leverage new advertising technologies at scale. You review partner implementations, provide architectural guidance, and influence product roadmaps based on partner needs. Throughout the day, you develop reusable solution patterns, mentor other solution architects, and drive innovation initiatives. You collaborate across product, engineering, and business teams to ensure partner success and technological advancement.

About the team:

The Amazon Ads Global Customer Development Partner Solutions Architecture team enables partners to build and scale innovative advertising technology solutions. Working with customer data platforms, systems integrators, agency holding companies, independent agencies, ad servers, and retail media platforms, this global team designs and delivers technical solutions that drive partner success. The team combines deep advertising technology expertise with Amazon's latest capabilities, including AI-driven features, to help partners build scalable, secure, and performant solutions. Through technical leadership and close collaboration with product teams, they influence both partner solutions and Amazon Ads product development, driving innovation across the advertising ecosystem.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. 12+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
2. Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent
3. Experience developing technology solutions and evangelising end-to-end technology roadmaps that guide IT transformations toward cloud computing
4. Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences and at C-level, including training, workshops, publications

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Knowledge of large scale automation and workflow management or equivalent
2. Knowledge of database design and implementation or equivalent
3. Knowledge of presentations and whiteboarding skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with internal and external executives, IT management, and developers
4. Experience architecting, migrating, transforming or modernizing customer requirements to the cloud
5. Experience in advertising/marketing technology industry
6. Expertise in Amazon Web Services
7. Experience developing AI/ML solutions and applications
8. Track record of technical thought leadership
9. Advanced technical degree
10. Experience mentoring other technical professionals
11. Program development supporting expansion of a business function

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $164,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $284,300/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 here.