The Senior Manager of Customer Success is responsible for leading a team of customer success professionals focused on driving successful SaaS platform implementations and enterprise adoption. In this role, you will manage a portfolio of strategic customer projects, aligning cross-functionally to ensure seamless delivery and an exceptional customer experience.
AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector.
Key job responsibilities
- Oversee a team of customer success managers, solutions architects, and implementation specialists, providing mentorship and guidance to drive individual and team performance.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for a portfolio of strategic customer accounts, managing relationships and acting as a strategic advisor.
- Partner closely with sales, product, and engineering teams to scope and plan customer projects, ensuring alignment on requirements, timelines, and success metrics.
- Lead the creation of proof-of-concept demos and pilot programs to showcase platform capabilities and drive initial adoption.
- Develop and execute comprehensive launch plans to enable a frictionless transition from implementation to production use.
- Monitor customer health metrics and proactively identify risks or opportunities, implementing retention and expansion strategies.
- Collaborate with regional and global teams to share best practices, standardize processes, and drive continuous improvement.
- Stay up-to-date on industry trends and competitive landscape, recommending enhancements to the customer success model.
- Contribute to the development of the customer success organization, identifying talent needs and participating in hiring and training initiatives.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
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Why AWS?
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Inclusive Team Culture
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Mentorship & Career Growth
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Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud. - Experience leading cross-organizational teams (i.e., Product Managers, Business Analysts, Data Architects, Data Scientists, Security, and Data Engineers) that may span geographic boundaries.
- 10+ years experience in customer success, account management, or professional services
- Hands on experience with generative AI technology
- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams
- Bachelor's degree in business, technology, or a related field; advanced degree preferred- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the capacity to leverage data to drive informed decision-making
- Familiarity with SaaS business models and enterprise software implementation best practices.
- Experience driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience
- Experience with managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects and delivering solutions
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $180,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $312,800/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. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
