What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Sales Specialist, Database, ISV Horizontal Business Applications, Data and AI position at Amazon Web Services (AWS)?
Description
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.
Would you like to be part of a team focused on increasing customer adoption of AWS Cloud in Financial Services Industry? Do you have the business savvy, technical background, and sales skills necessary to help position AWS as the cloud provider of choice for database services? As a leader for this fast growing, exciting space you will have the opportunity to help drive growth and shape the future of databases in the cloud. The Senior Specialist role is established to position with customers why AWS is the best place to build any database.
The ideal hire will have business development experience and a technical understanding of relational and non-relational databases. As AWS continues to grow its presence within the Americas, the Senior Specialist works with customers to drive managed database adoption while creating and orchestrating “at scale” partner execution, programs, initiatives, research, and enablement for our sales and cross functional customer teams. A proven track record of developing and executing go-to-market (GTM) / sales programs and initiatives at scale with tangible results, are critical attributes that will lead to success in the role.
In This Role You Will Be Accountable For
You will be responsible for working with customers and AWS account teams to advance qualified sales opportunities for enterprise application workloads and data center migration projects. These opportunities will include migrating SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra and additional databases to the AWS cloud.
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 “build and scale out” skills will allow you to build programs for demand generation teams and AWS partners to advance database workload sales opportunities across a broad set of customers across the Americas.
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
Be a leader of virtual teams. You will guide Americas cross functional teams to drive database adoption on AWS across existing and new AWS customers.
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.
About The Team
About AWS
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Basic Qualifications
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 Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $128,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212,600/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 https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Company - Amazon Web Services, Inc.
Job ID: A2953186
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.
Would you like to be part of a team focused on increasing customer adoption of AWS Cloud in Financial Services Industry? Do you have the business savvy, technical background, and sales skills necessary to help position AWS as the cloud provider of choice for database services? As a leader for this fast growing, exciting space you will have the opportunity to help drive growth and shape the future of databases in the cloud. The Senior Specialist role is established to position with customers why AWS is the best place to build any database.
The ideal hire will have business development experience and a technical understanding of relational and non-relational databases. As AWS continues to grow its presence within the Americas, the Senior Specialist works with customers to drive managed database adoption while creating and orchestrating “at scale” partner execution, programs, initiatives, research, and enablement for our sales and cross functional customer teams. A proven track record of developing and executing go-to-market (GTM) / sales programs and initiatives at scale with tangible results, are critical attributes that will lead to success in the role.
In This Role You Will Be Accountable For
You will be responsible for working with customers and AWS account teams to advance qualified sales opportunities for enterprise application workloads and data center migration projects. These opportunities will include migrating SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra and additional databases to the AWS cloud.
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 “build and scale out” skills will allow you to build programs for demand generation teams and AWS partners to advance database workload sales opportunities across a broad set of customers across the Americas.
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
Be a leader of virtual teams. You will guide Americas cross functional teams to drive database adoption on AWS across existing and new AWS customers.
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.
About The Team
About AWS
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Basic Qualifications
- 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
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 Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $128,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212,600/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 https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Company - Amazon Web Services, Inc.
Job ID: A2953186
Salary : $128,600 - $212,600
