Kyra Samiljan
Strategic Partnerships and Business Development | Cloud Infrastructure | AI | Accelerated Computing | Hyperscaler Ecosystems
- Role
- Global Executive Engagement Leader, Startups & Venture Capital at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Location
- Tacoma, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kyra Samiljan
Strategic partnerships and business development leader with 15+ years in technology and cloud and 5+ years driving global executive and partner engagements that deliver revenue results. Principal strategist in cloud and AI who uses signal-driven models to transform market, technology, and customer insights into actionable growth strategies and scalable GTM programs. Experienced translating sophisticated AI and cloud infrastructure into clear, compelling value for executives, product leaders, and sales teams. Recently earned the NVIDIA Certified Associate: AI Infrastructure and Operations (NCA-AIIO), AWS Certified AI Practitioner, and AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner credentials, underscoring deep familiarity with accelerated computing and AI infrastructure landscapes across hyperscaler ecosystems.
Experience
Global Executive Engagement Leader, Startups & Venture Capital
Oct 2025 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
Leads global engagement strategy with AI startups, SaaS ISVs, and VCs, deploying AWS and Amazon CEO time as a proxy for investment capital to win early, accelerate high-impact partnerships and GTM opportunities, and deliver maximum return on investment (ROI) across the AI ecosystem and hyperscaler cloud landscape. Architects and drives a rolling 12-month engagement program that prioritizes accounts, industries, geographies, and technologies based on signal-driven frameworks, steering a global team of to capture white-space in AI workloads including foundation models, world models, frontier AI, industry-specific use cases based on high-conviction investment theses. Designs customer, partner, and investor-facing conversations and content designed to unlock new adoptions, integrations, migrations, GTM initiatives, and program investments. Orchestrates AWS senior leadership, sales, partner, technology, product, marketing, and operations resulting in meaningful revenue and market share.
Education
Practicing Law Institute
Continuing Education, International Business, Trade, and Tax Law
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