Amazon
Seattle, Washington, USA
+ 1 other location
Amazon.com seeks a Senior Finance Manager to partner with the company’s AWS Corporate Development organization and other senior business leaders. The person in this high visibility role will be responsible for evaluating a wide range of business opportunities, including M&A, investments, and other strategic initiatives.
This position plays a key, active role on a small team that drives corporate transactions across Amazon. This person will own the financial analyses that guide decision-making among senior business leaders and Corporate / Business Development teams. Many assignments will be highly ambiguous and require an independent, intellectually curious individual who can frame situations through multiple lenses including the end-customer, business owner, and corporate finance professional. In addition, this position will lead a small team of Finance professionals aligned around the same objectives.
Key job responsibilities
Drive value-focused decision-making: Own the financial evaluation of AWS's most strategic business opportunities. Your analyses and recommendations will directly inform how senior leaders assess opportunity, risk, and value.
Own the financial narrative: Distill complex or novel transactions into clear, decision-ready narratives that frame trade-offs and support sound judgment.
Partner across deal teams: Work closely with Corporate Development, business finance, legal, tax, and accounting stakeholders to drive integrated analyses (e.g., Buy vs. Build, synergy modeling, investment frameworks). You will build and leverage a network of trusted colleagues across AWS and Amazon to bring business-centric expertise into your financial evaluations.
Influence beyond the model: As a trusted finance partner on core deal teams, your perspective will extend into strategic rationale, target assessment, negotiation considerations, and the structure of approval documents ensuring financial insight shapes the full decision-making process.
About the team
The AWS Corporate Development Finance team plays a central role in leading due diligence efforts, conducting extensive research on industries, potential partners, and competitors, and communicating findings and recommendations to senior management and executive teams. This team owns the financial analyses that guide decision-making
among senior business leaders and Corporate Development teams.
BA / BS degree required and a minimum 10 years of finance experience, or master’s degree and 8 years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
8+ years of corporate development, private equity, investment banking, or other transaction-related / due diligence experience
Experience in making data driven business decisions
Experience with written and verbal communication and presentation
Experience managing and developing high performance teams
10+ years of corporate development, private equity, investment banking, or management consulting experience with a focus on the Technology sector
MBA from a highly regarded university
High proficiency with valuation modeling and techniques
Strong analytical skills
Fluency with Excel and Capital IQ
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, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at
https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits
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USA, CA, San Francisco - 181,100.00 - 245,000.00 USD annually
USA, WA, SEATTLE - 164,600.00 - 222,700.00 USD annually