Principal Evangelist, Startups and Venture Capital, AWS Startup Marketing

East Palo Alto, CA (Unknown)

$189K/yr – $331K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive AWS Startup Marketing by shaping messaging, leading startup/VC engagements, and serving as a public evangelist through speaking and content creation.

  • Own or oversee messaging and executive-facing content for startups and venture partnerships
  • Must-have: 8+ years in tech startups/VC with strong technical content experience
  • Standout: Public evangelism via events, media, and community engagement across AWS Startup Marketing

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Create and drive our messaging narrative for startups, including our primary value proposition, customer promises, and reasons to believe
  • Lead engagements with top startups and VC firms, delivering executive briefings and technical workshops that show why AWS is the best cloud and AI provider for startups
  • Serve as a public-facing evangelist for AWS Startup Marketing through speaking engagements, media interviews, and community engagement
  • Deliver world-class technical content, including executive presentations, event keynote sessions and presentations, community activations, web content, demonstrations, and technical materials
  • Create original content including livestreams, partner interviews, workshops, podcasts, and industry leader conversations
  • Drive awareness and preference for AWS that delivers influenced opportunities and pipeline through marketing activities across EBCs, events, digital, and field channels

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience
  • Oral and written skills, with experience delivering technical content to audiences of varied backgrounds.
  • Knowledge of existing and developing technologies as it relates to AI models and cloud computing
  • 8+ years in technology industry focused on startups/venture capital
  • 5+ years of experience in technical content creation and storytelling

Preferred

  • Proven ability to evaluate and guide early-stage and scaling companies
  • Startup founder, C-level executive, or venture capital investment experience with hands-on understanding of startup challenges and growth dynamics
  • Analytical and technical assessment skills with ability to evaluate complex requirements and business models
  • Proven track record identifying, evaluating, and advising on emerging technologies and market trends
  • Multi-domain technical expertise across areas such as AI/ML, cybersecurity, data analytics, or infrastructure technologies
  • Proven experience developing applications using generative AI tools and foundational models, including prototypes and production-ready solutions.
  • Experience with AWS AI/ML services such as Amazon Bedrock, and understanding of how to integrate these services into generative AI workflows.
  • Demonstrable experience engaging with developer communities, including creating technical content, public speaking, or active participation on platforms like GitHub, Stack Overflow, or developer forums.

Benefits

  • comprehensive benefits including 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
  • Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
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