Strategic Advisor, Nonprofit Research and Advanced AI, AWS Global Nonprofit Business

**DESCRIPTION** --------------- Amazon Web Services (AWS) Nonprofit Business (NPO) is seeking a research industry expert and strategic advisor with deep research background combined with expertise in advanced cloud services for research computing. This person will serve as an advisor and executive\-level relationship builder across nonprofit research institutions and other similarly advanced customers with complex AI, model\-building, and high\-performance computing use cases—driving adoption of AWS's advanced compute, AI/ML, and HPC services for research workloads. The focus of this role is on leveraging cloud and advanced AI services to accelerate research and advance mission impact. The Strategic Advisor will operate across the NPO business as a shared strategic resource, building executive relationships at the C\-suite, Chief Research Officer, and Principal Investigator level; influencing research computing policy (including NIH and NSF funding mechanisms); generating qualified pipeline across NPO Research territories and other similarly advanced accounts; and positioning AWS as the platform of choice for next\-generation research computing. This role builds the executive\-level and industry\-wide presence that opens doors, shapes market perception, and creates net\-new demand across the portfolio. This position benefits all territories within the Nonprofit Research team as well as other NPO accounts with comparably advanced technical workloads, amplifying impact across the business. Key job responsibilities 1\. Strategic Advisory \& Strategic Engagement Build trusted relationships at the C\-suite, Chief Research Officer, and Principal Investigator level across research institutions and other similarly advanced NPO customers with complex AI/ML and model\-building use cases. Conduct executive listening sessions and strategic workshops to expose organizational goals, current structures, blind spots, and drive alignment with mea