The Senior Manager, Applied Science owns the science mission for new GenAI products and bets across Training and Certification. You will lead a team of applied scientists to harness state of the art technologies across machine learning, natural language processing, LLM training, and application, to deliver on this mission. The right candidate will be an inventor at heart, provide science leadership, establish the right direction and vision, build team mechanisms, foster the spirit of collaboration and innovation within the org, and execute against an ambitious roadmap. They will need to be adept at influencing and collaborating with partner teams, launching AI models into production, and building team mechanisms that will foster innovation and execution.
You must have an established background in combining science with practical needs of customer facing solutions and products. You must have strong technical skills, great communication skills, ability to mentor and lead scientists and engineers, while influencing partner teams to incorporate scientific approaches into product development. Ideally, this leader brings consumer-facing product experience, with a deep understanding of the end customer experience.
Key job responsibilities
Technical Leadership
- Lead complex research and development projects
- Partner closely with the T&C Product and Engineering leaders on the technical strategy and roadmap
- Evaluate emerging technologies and methodologies
- Make high-level architectural decisions
Team Management
- Lead, mentor and develop technical talent
- Set team goals and performance metrics
- Manage resource allocation and project prioritization
Research & Development
- Drive innovation in applied science areas
- Translate research into practical business solutions
- Author technical papers and patents
- Collaborate with academic and industry partners
About the team
AWS Training and Certification equips learners and organizations in more than 200 countries and territories with resources to build and validate in-demand cloud computing skills. In addition to classroom training, learners of all skill levels can access AWS Skill Builder’s 600+ online courses and lab experiences in up to 20 languages, as well as AWS Skill Builder: Individual and Team subscriptions with interactive learning like role-based games and AWS Certification exam preparation. To validate knowledge and expertise, AWS Training and Certification offers multiple industry-recognized certifications across foundational, associate, professional, and specialty categories.
