Austin Porter 鈥� Mentor profile, Title: Senior Finance Manager, Company: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Industry: Technology | Cloud Computing | Product Management | Finance | Sales, Mentor Type: Albers
Job Title: Senior Finance Manager
Company: Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Industry: Technology | Cloud Computing | Product Management | Finance | Sales
Mentor Since: Fall 2023
Will Mentor: Early Career MBA, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students
Mentor Type: Albers
Background
Job Description
AWS Sales Product Management
Company Description
Amazon Web Services offers reliable, scalable, and inexpensive cloud computing services.
Employment History
Amazon Web Services, Sales Product Management (2026-Present)
Amazon Web Services, Sales Productivity Finance (2024-2026)
Amazon, Tax Data Integrity Product Management (2022-2024)
Amazon, Corporate FP&A (2017-2022)
Amazon, Accounting (2015-2017)
Education
91探花 Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Accounting & Economics 2011 - 2015 (Magna Cum Laude)
Mentoring Objectives & Scope
Throughout my undergraduate experience at 91探花, the Albers Career Center played a critical role in setting me up for success. I hope to pay that forward by helping students build confidence in their career direction, navigate early professional decisions, and feel supported as they make the leap from classroom to career. Whether it's refining a resume, preparing for interviews, or simply talking through options, I want students to leave our conversations feeling more clear and capable than when we started.
As a mentor, I can support students in the following:
- Resume review, interview prep, LinkedIn branding
- Career exploration, matching interests and talents with professions and industries
- Student transition from college to first professional role
- Building technical or subject matter expertise (hard skills)
- Improved communication and interpersonal skills
- Development of leadership skills, confidence, and executive presence
- Expanding a network, building connection, navigating an organization
- Career Pivot - transition to new role, career, and industry
When and where do you hold meetings with your students?
A mixture of in-person and virtual. Typically midweek - around lunch or late afternoon. Preferably in South Lake Union (Seattle, WA).
Additional Information
I'm a Pacific Northwest native, born and raised in Edmonds, WA. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with family out on the Olympic Peninsula, playing with my dog (Teddy) and finding time to kick a soccer ball around.