Analyst Relations Manager, Media Industry and Amazon AWS, Go-to-Market AR Team

Overview

Description The AWS cloud computing platform is used today by millions of businesses and developers around the world, ranging from start-ups to Fortune 50 enterprises. Cloud computing is arguably one of the most impactful developments in technology within the last 20 years. AWS is a pioneer and leader in the fast-growing field of cloud computing. Because of this, there are thousands of analysts worldwide who are trying to understand AWS and Amazon, and further, help their clients realize the transformation potential of cloud computing for their business.

Our team’s role is to inform these analysts and explain how AWS and Amazon are different from other providers, and to work with these analysts to better understand core customer requirements and concerns.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking an experienced, results-oriented, and entrepreneurial Analyst Relations (AR) leader to drive analyst programs for the media & entertainment industries (including games and sports) and cross-company analyst programs spanning AWS and the broader Amazon services portfolio.

The role will develop and execute an AR program to accelerate the education of industry analysts, create opportunities to influence key voices in the analyst space, including analysts covering media and entertainment industries, and analysts following how Amazon is innovating with AWS across multiple industries, geographies, and customer segments. This person will also drive third-party analyst insight back into the business to influence strategic directions.

The ideal candidate will have experience running AR/strategic communications programs and will understand the ins and outs of working with industry analysts, ideally in the cloud and enterprise IT space – to include technology adoption patterns and go-to-market strategies. The successful candidate will also have demonstrable experience earning trust with multiple internal teams, succeeding in sometime ambiguous and often matrixed environments, and systematically prioritizing competing business needs.

The candidate will also have a working knowledge of media and entertainment technology trends and market dynamics.

You must be comfortable working cross functionally and demonstrate bias for action. Being able to establish trust with a variety of stakeholders, improve processes, and find creative ways to remove challenges blockers are a must.

This position will be located in an Amazon/AWS U.S. Corp office based in the following locations:
Seattle, WA (HQ);
New York City, NY, Mountain View, CA. Relocation offered from within the U.S. only to these locations.

• Drive analyst programs for the media & entertainment industries and cross-company programs spanning AWS and the broader Amazon services portfolio.
• Develop and execute AR programs to educate industry analysts and influence key voices in the analyst space.
• Coordinate with analysts following how Amazon is innovating with AWS across multiple industries, geographies, and customer segments.
• Influence strategic directions by delivering third-party analyst insight back into the business.
• Collaborate with internal teams to earn trust and prioritize competing business needs in ambiguous, matrixed environments.

• 6+ years of professional non-internship marketing experience
• Experience communicating results to senior leadership
• Experience creating and executing integrated marketing lead generation campaigns using tactics that include live or virtual events, webinars, email, lead nurture programs, and CRM/sales insights
• Experience leading primary research studies across various methodologies: online quant surveys, focus groups, 1:1, ethnographies, online qual, mobile
• Experience with various statistical techniques (regression analysis, coefficient correlation)

• Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements
• Experience with Excel or Tableau (data manipulation, macros, charts and pivot tables)
• Experience building, executing and scaling cross-functional marketing programs

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, exhibittrustworthiness and professionalism, and…