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Description

Application deadline: May 23, 2026

At Amazon, we strive to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. Amazon is continually evolving and is a place where motivated employees thrive and also where employee ownership and accountability lead to meaningful results.

Customers rely on AWS databases, designed from the ground up to support the scale, performance, and availability needs of modern applications. As a Senior Database Sales Specialist as part of our United States Sales organization, you will help shape the future of the database platform industry and further establish AWS as the clear leader in cloud computing. We are seeking experienced enterprise sales specialists who can help deliver AWS database value to every company, from our most historical, to our most forward-thinking customers.

Key job responsibilities
Sales Specialists are the ultimate owner of the revenue and success goals of their services in the accounts/territories they are assigned to. Sales Specialists are empowered to pursue, create and develop opportunities for their service. They proactively grow usage and revenue for their specific service group within a defined geographic area/territory or vertical by executing known working sales plays.
- Manage database services including relational, non-relational, database migration services and AI enabled Database services.
- Educate account teams on database messaging, programs, and services.
- Partner with business development/Go-To-Market specialist and solutions architecture teams to accelerate database opportunities within strategic customer segments and key accounts.
- Meet or exceed annual revenue targets.
- Manage a robust sales pipeline and maintain an accurate revenue forecast.
- Develop long-term and strategic relationships with key accounts and stakeholders.

A day in the life
Once you have completed your onboarding plan, you will be equipped to help account teams by leading sales opportunities through the opportunity lifecycle. A day in the life of a specialist seller can include time to learn something new about your product domain that you want to share with your account teams, collaborating on win plans for key opportunities, and meeting with customers to define solutions that transform their business.

About the team
We are a team of AIML, Analytics, and Database Sales specialists that help our enterprise customers transform their business in order to improve operational efficiency and develop new revenue streams by leveraging their data and the AI capabilities of the AWS Cloud and our AI application partners. We collaborate on customer initiatives, finding ways we can help each other, help our customers.

AWS Global Sales:
This team is part of the AWS Global Sales org. Driving adoption of the AWS cloud worldwide, enabling customers of all sizes to innovate and expand in the cloud. Our team empowers every customer to grow by providing tailored service, unmatched technology, and support. We dive deep to understand each customer's unique challenges, then craft innovative solutions that accelerate their success. This customer-first approach is how we built the world's most adopted cloud. Join us and help us grow.

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.

Diverse Experiences:
AWS 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.

Inclusive Team Culture:
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

Mentorship & 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.

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 we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.