Are you passionate about empowering developers and driving innovation in the cloud computing space? Do you have a knack for crafting strategies that resonate with diverse technical communities? Are you excited by the challenge of leading a multi-disciplinary team to engage and inspire developers across a region? If so, we have an extraordinary leadership opportunity for you!

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Developer Relations Manager to join our team in Bangalore, India. In this pivotal role, you'll spearhead our developer engagement efforts across the region, driving adoption of AWS services and fostering a thriving developer ecosystem.

Key job responsibilities
As the Developer Relations Manager, you will serve as the Single Threaded Leader (STL) of a multi-disciplinary team, spearheading developer engagement strategies that align with both regional and global objectives. Your role combines strategic leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and a deep understanding of local developer ecosystems to drive impactful initiatives across community building, marketing, and technical advocacy. Key responsibilities include:

- Leading and mentoring a diverse team of Community Managers, Field Developer Marketing Managers, and Developer Advocates
- Crafting and executing comprehensive developer engagement strategies tailored to regional needs
- Collaborating closely with global and regional developer relations leadership, sales leadership, field marketing teams, and cross-functional partners
- Overseeing community engagement efforts and guiding localized marketing campaigns
- Recruiting top talent, establishing KPIs, and representing AWS as a thought leader in developer engagement

A day in the life
You might start your day as a DevRel Manager with a team strategy session, followed by a call with regional marketing leadership to align developer engagement with market priorities. You might then review metrics from recent events and campaigns, preparing insights for regional and global leadership. After potentially mentoring a team member, you could collaborate with product teams, sharing developer feedback to influence AWS services. Your day might end by participating in a local developer meetup, gathering firsthand community insights. Throughout, you'd balance strategic planning, team leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and community engagement, focusing on enhancing developer experience and AWS adoption.

About the team
The Developer Experience team's mission is to explore the future of development so that we can help developers navigate a path to that future. Our goal is to inspire developers around the world. We show them how to practically use new technologies to build efficiently in the cloud. We show them new things they are now able to achieve, both in tackling more complex cloud problems and building new solutions that leverage generative AI. We earn trust with developers by being authentic, and by being practitioners ourselves. We are on an exciting journey together, and not everything is solved yet.

Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.