Suhas Manjunath

About Suhas Manjunath

Seasoned Technology Leader and Solution Architect at Amazon, with 20+ years transforming high-stakes business complexity into game-changing technology platforms. I guide global teams of engineers, scientists, managers, and technical leaders—always with an eye on the horizon, architecting adaptive systems that thrive at scale and deliver lasting business advantage.My leadership philosophy blends technical depth with strategic critical thinking. I excel at uncovering latent business opportunities, framing ambiguous problems, and orchestrating end-to-end delivery—turning a kernel of potential into platforms serving millions, across geographies and verticals. As a hands-on driver of Generative AI and LLM adoption, I’ve delivered flagship initiatives like Climate Pledge Friendly (2.2M certified SKUs, 38M customers migrated, 13%+ sales gains), AWS IQ, and Data Modeling Studio—integrating sustainable engineering with precision data analytics.With every product launch, I ask not just “How do we scale?” but “What new value and competitive advantage can technology unlock?” My experience includes:Engineering resilient GenAI and Agentic AI systems that automate real-time operations at global scale (15M+ SKUs, 23 countries, 13 languages,$500M+ portfolio impact).Driving 0→1 innovation—building on-demand delivery and compliance platforms for $1B+ market expansion.Leading critical transformations (team scaling, process design, solution architecture) that move organizations from reactive to proactive, sustainable, and customer-obsessed.I challenge convention, mentor high-potential talent, and partner with executive leadership to define and deliver technology strategy. My goal: build future-ready, ethical, and high-performing organizations capable of shaping the next generation of AI-powered products and sustained industry impact.

Experience

1. Senior Manager, Software Development

   Amazon

   Sep 2020 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Leader of leaders at Amazon, driving global-scale innovation with a team of 50+ Principal & Senior SDEs, Engineering Managers, and Applied Scientists. I architect and deliver an automated, AI-powered pipeline that transforms retail catalog updates—processing 15M+ products, operating at 100+ TPS, and supporting 13 languages across 23 countries. This Agentic AI workflow enables hands-off-the-wheel updates, leverages LLMs for deep semantic understanding, and uses active training models for real-time adaptation—driving $500M in net new revenue while delivering higher accuracy and faster speed at scale.My leadership spans engineering, applied science, and cross-org collaboration, uniting multiple teams to solve high-complexity problems in distributed systems, AWS cloud, experimentation platforms, infrastructure automation, and data optimization.Past achievements include launching the Climate Pledge Friendly program across the US and EU5, building the ingestion platform for 24+ sustainability certifications, creating Amazon’s internal certification program, and developing a qualification engine that identified 200K+ sustainable products—advancing Amazon’s sustainability mission and enhancing customer experience.I thrive on creating adaptive, high-impact systems that merge cutting-edge AI with sustainable, inclusive design principles—delivering long-term value for customers, the business, and the planet.

Education

• Bangalore University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Mathematics

  1997 — 2000

• Stanford University School of Engineering

  Management Science and Engineering MS Degree

• SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

  MBA, HRM + Systems

  2000 — 2002

• Jaipur National University

  Master's Degree, Master of Computer Applications

  2014 — 2015