Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the pioneer and recognized leader in Cloud Computing. Our web services provide a platform for IT infrastructure in-the-cloud that is used by hundreds of thousands of developers and businesses around the world. These customers range from start-ups through to leading web companies and digital native organizations all the way to Global 2000 companies in verticals including financial services energy telecommunications retail logistics and technology.
As AWS continues to rapidly grow we are seeking experienced Database Solutions Specialists to own operate and help define GTM strategy for a named set of accounts within the Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Segment. You will manage the database strategy for established SaaS companies that are either cloud-native or in various stages of cloud migration. These accounts have complex infrastructure requirements and you will be selling into multiple lines of business including product owners and technology teams. You will be responsible for driving revenue adoption and market penetration of our database portfolio.
In this role you will influence customers to build shape and accelerate their AWS Database business. As a Database Solutions Specialist you will develop and execute strategies to drive adoption of AWSs key database solutions including: relational databases (Amazon Aurora Amazon RDS) purpose-built databases (Amazon DynamoDB Amazon DocumentDB Amazon Neptune) caching (Amazon ElastiCache) and database migration services (AWS DMS). This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a fast-growing organization bringing innovation and fresh perspectives to ISV customers and prospects.
Key Job Responsibilities:
Lead a Customer Obsessed business focused on helping ISVs optimize their database strategies and architectures
Accelerate customer adoption through comprehensive GTM Strategy to achieve specific customer outcomes
Drive C-level/VP-level engagements with both technical and business stakeholders
Drive market share while achieving/exceeding revenue and non-revenue goals
Execute complex database migration and modernization deals
Create and articulate compelling value propositions around AWS Database Services
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to drive AWS database service adoption
Build and leverage partner relationships to extend reach and drive adoption
Maintain strong understanding of database industry trends particularly in SaaS and ISV spaces
Work as a key member of the account team to ensure commercial success in building database solutions on AWS
You will partner with solutions architects and professional services teams to ensure successful execution of migration projects while helping customers leverage AWSs latest database innovations and best practices for their specific use cases. This comprehensive approach will enable ISV customers to fully modernize their data landscape taking advantage of AWSs robust and flexible database offerings.
You will be an integral part of your area or country specialized sales leadership team and will apply globally developed migration and modernization sales plays locally in a data driven way.
Your excellent verbal and written communication skills will allow you build sales enablement tools evangelize our platform with our enterprise and mid-market customers as well as our valued partners
The ideal candidate will possess both a business background that enables them to drive an engagement and interact at the CxO / VP level to drive awareness as well as background that enables them to credibly interact with IT leaders software developers and infrastructure and applications architects. He/she should also have a demonstrated ability to think strategically and analytically about business product and technical challenges with the ability to build and convey compelling value propositions and work across the business to set vision objectives and to build consensus. A keen sense of ownership drive and desire to dive deep is a must.
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- 7 years of technology related sales or business development experience.
- Direct field experience working with Enterprise customers.
- Experience creating a strategic customer account plan
- Demonstrated ability to create and develop executive customer relationships
- Previous experience selling cloud services
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Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $128600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.