Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Facilities, Maintenance, Real Estate, Infra Business Dev - Tech, Cloud Computing

Sr.ManagerofColocation,MachineLearning,DataCenterSupplySolutions

$173–235k Austin, Texas, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Sr. Manager of Colocation, Machine Learning, Data Center Supply Solutions at Amazon Data Services, Inc.. Skills: Colocation, Machine Learning infrastructure, Vendor management, Commercial negotiations. Manage commercial relationships. Manage operational relationships”

Industry & Context.

Facilities, Maintenance, Real Estate, Infra Business Dev Tech, Cloud Computing

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3+ years management experience, Experience hiring employees, Mentoring employees, Developing employees, 6+ years contract negotiation, 6+ years Colocation Experience

Nice to Have

5+ years management experience, Experience in large complex deal negotiations

What You'll Do.

Manage commercial relationships

Manage operational relationships

Own business review schedule

Report on business review

Manage partner performance dashboards

Support reporting from business systems

Hire individual contributors

Cultivate individual contributors

Coach individual contributors

Train individual contributors

Drive cost savings initiatives

Drive cost avoidance initiatives

Stay current on engineering requirements

Stay current on technical requirements

Serve as escalation point

Collaborate cross-functionally

Optimize colocation strategies

Support ML service scaling

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functionally with Operations; Cross-functionally with Engineering; Cross-functionally with Finance; Cross-functionally with Legal; Cross-functionally with Security; Cross-functionally with Product teams

Communication Scope

Present strategy to leadership

Full Job Description

The Sr. Manager of Colocation Machine Learning leads a team of individual contributors across AMER responsible for developing and scaling AWS' Machine Learning infrastructure through strategic colocation partnerships. This role manages the initial stage of lifecycle of ML-focused colocation deals, from vendor identification and commercial negotiations to contract execution. The Sr. Manager ensures operational excellence, contractual compliance, and infrastructure reliability for ML workloads while serving as an escalation point for internal stakeholders and external partners. Key responsibilities include developing internal and external partnerships, overseeing commercial transactions (New sites, Expansions, MTSAs, and amendments), and mitigating infrastructure risks specific to ML deployments. This leader collaborates cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Finance, and Legal to optimize colocation strategies that support AWS' ML service scaling initiatives. The role requires deep expertise in ML infrastructure requirements, vendor management, commercial negotiations, and the ability to influence senior leadership while empowering team members to deliver continuous improvements in support of AWS customer experience. Key job responsibilities -Manage the commercial and operational relationships with assigned infrastructure partners . Own cadence and content of our team's internal business review schedule, including reporting . Manage and evolve our IPM partner performance dashboards . Support the need for reporting from our business support systems A day in the life -Manage commercial relationships with infrastructure partners -Hire, cultivate, coach, and train individual contributors on the business development team -Drive cost savings and avoidance initiatives -Stay current on the latest engineering and technical requirements in the industry -Serve as escalation point for internal stakeholders and external partners on ML-specific infrastructure matters -Co

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