Every dollar AWS invests in hardware shapes the cost, performance, and competitiveness of the AWS cloud that powers the internet. Come join AWS Finance as a Strategic Finance Manager, where you will own the economics and investment strategy behind the next generation of AWS servers. Your analysis will shape multi-billion-dollar capital decisions, define where AWS invests to win on cost and performance, and go directly to senior leadership. Using tools such as Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Net Present Value (NPV), you will translate complex technology choices into a clear investment thesis. You do not need to be a hardware expert to join this team.
What you will do:
- Own the investment thesis for major hardware programs, shaping multi-billion-dollar capital allocation decisions.
- Define the cost and performance strategy that determines where AWS invests to win competitively at scale.
- Bring recommendations directly to AWS senior leadership and influence the hardware roadmap.
- Lead TCO and NPV analysis to evaluate technology trade-offs and rank investment options against customer requirements.
- Own the cost framework that underpins every hardware investment decision, and drive it to be faster and sharper.

Key job responsibilities

• Influence high-stakes business decisions with sharp, data-driven financial analysis.
• Shape technology development and deployment choices to maximize performance per dollar.
• Own accurate, defensible hardware costing that leadership can trust.
• Build and improve the financial tools and processes that scale decision-making.

Basic qualifications

• 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• 5+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science), or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience
• 5+ years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy experience
• 5+ years of leading cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy experience

Preferred qualifications

• 6+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience
• 6+ years of solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits) experience
• MBA, or CPA
• Knowledge of SQL/ETL
• Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (examples: SQL, MS Access, Essbase, Cognos) and other financial systems (examples: Oracle, SAP, Lawson, JD Edwards)
• Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results

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USA, WA, Seattle - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually