Anam Zahid

Sr. AI GTM Specialist at AWS

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Amazon Web Services (AWS)ex-University of Washingtonex-KenSci

Innovative and results-driven individual with extensive experience in AI, machine learning, and cloud technologies at Amazon Web Services.

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Proven track record in driving GenAI initiatives, implementing data-driven strategies, and leading cross-functional teams to achieve ambitious goals. Passionate about leveraging cutting-edge technologies to solve complex business challenges and drive digital transformation. Skilled in product management, technical program management, and fostering collaboration across diverse teams and stakeholders. Committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in tech through initiatives like Women in AIML/Tech.

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GTM Index

  1. AMAZON WEB SERVICES (AWS)JOB
    1. Senior AI GTM Specialist,…
      11M
    2. Board of Directors - Women…
      1Y 9M
    3. Sr. Technical Program Mgr…
      3Y 8M
    4. Technical Program Mgr - AP…
      2Y 3M
  2. KENSCIJOB
    1. Product Mgr
      2Y
    2. Senior Data Scientist
      8M
    3. Data Scientist
      6M
  3. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONJOB
    1. Data Scientist - Graduate…
      7M

Time in market 11YOpen 4Closed 6Stints 10

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  1. Job: Amazon Web Services (AWS) — Senior AI GTM Specialist, APJ · 2025-11 – present · 9 mo
  2. Job: University of Washington — Data Scientist - Graduate Student Assistant · 2015-10 – 2016-05 · 7 mo — I worked as a full stack data scientist with KenSci Inc. team to develop a predictive risk management platform. Specifically: • Built a set of models that predict a patient's risk of readmission to the hospital within 30 days of discharge and improved the performance by 7% from baseline. • Worked on predicting Surgical Site Infection that later won second prize at AMIA '16 • Developed front end visualization applications in Tableau and PowerBI to allow users to consume the predictive insights effectively
  3. Job: KenSci — Senior Data Scientist · 2017-01 – 2017-09 · 8 mo — • I created a model that predicted the risk of mortality for a patient in the next 6-12 months for the congestive heart failure population. This model was able to provide 84K additional days to act across a 7500 congestive heart failure patient population. This work was part of a proof of concept that led to successful conversion of the project to a pilot. • Deployed a set of insights focused on finding and reducing unwarranted/avoidable cost expenditure in the system. Particularly developed the following prediction models: > Forecasting total cost expenditures across the system to enable proactive evaluation of system costs > Identifying high cost utilizer patients in the population b…
  4. Job: KenSci — Data Scientist · 2016-06 – 2016-12 · 6 mo — Led the proof of concept to build a successful operationalized model pipeline with IoT data as input. I built three comparator models with different set of feature inputs that predicted patient deterioration in hospital using vitals measurements taken through a sensory device in addition to basic patient information.
  5. Job: Amazon Web Services (AWS) — Board of Directors - Women in AI/ML at Amazon (APJ Lead) · 2025-01 – present · 1y 7mo — Voluntary role: The Woman@Amazon AI/ML Affinity group is a global program dedicated to championing women of all backgrounds in the AI/ML field and to build a community to engage, evolve and empower those aspiring to advance in AI/ML
  6. Job: Amazon Web Services (AWS) — Technical Program Manager - APJ SA · 2020-01 – 2022-04 · 2y 3mo — Led technical strategy and operations for AWS Solutions Architects (SA) across Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ). Developed scalable mechanisms for SA opportunity management, tech goal framework/tracking, and technical validation, improving field efficiency and accelerating customer success. Designed and launched data-driven reporting frameworks, integrating insights from multiple global teams to enhance business decision-making. Spearheaded key enablement programs, including the APJC Tech Summit, to drive knowledge-sharing and technical excellence across the region.
  7. Job: KenSci — Product Manager · 2017-10 – 2019-10 · 2y — • Platform ML Services - Kensci.io: I led the machine learning services component of the KenSci.io platform. Our mission is to empower data scientists and engineers to build and deploy predictive models for healthcare in a scalable, reusable and robust manner.
  8. Job: Amazon Web Services (AWS) — Sr. Technical Program Manager - GenAI · 2022-04 – 2025-12 · 3y 8mo — Lead the GenAI Go-To-Market strategy, operations and internal GenAI adoption framework across AWS teams in Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ), accelerating AI/ML adoption and customer impact. Design and implement field enablement mechanisms, scale programs, and drive cross-functional initiatives. Partner with Business, Tech, and AI Specialist teams to translate business priorities into AI strategies and delivery plans. Own executive reporting on GenAI business performance and collaborate with global teams to drive regional adoption and execution.
  9. School: University of Washington Tacoma — Master of Science, Computer Science (Specialization in Data Science)
  10. School: National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) — Bachelor of Software Engineering, Software Engineering

Skills

AI adoptionGo-to-Market StrategyGenerative AIMachine LearningProduct ManagementData ScienceBusiness IntelligenceSoftware DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesArtificial IntelligencePower BITableauSQLDatabasesProject ManagementRPythonC++Public Speaking

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