Amazon Web Services Japan GK
Technology
Sr.DatabaseSpecialist,JapanData&AISpecialists
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“Sr. Database Specialist, Japan Data & AI Specialists at Amazon Web Services Japan GK. Skills: Database strategy, Migration planning, Workload modernization. Own database conversation. Drive Database GTM strategy”
Industry & Context.
Architectural trade-offs
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years sales or business development, 5+ years hands-on database experience, Business-level fluency in Japanese
Nice to Have
Business-level fluency in English, Positioning and selling technology, Developing go to market plans, Negotiating and closing large deals
What You'll Do.
Own database conversation
Drive Database GTM strategy
Define go-to-market plans
Execute account plans
Act as primary specialist
Lead customer engagements
Translate risks and trade-offs
Identify migration paths
Prove out alternatives
Co-develop GTM motions
Contribute customer insights
Collaborate with partners
Design migration programs
Deliver modernization programs
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Broader AWS sales team; Partner ecosystem; Database-focused partners; Global system integrators; Regional system integrators; Account teams
Communication Scope
Business narratives
Process & Methodology
Account planning, Opportunity identification
Full Job Description
We are seeking a customer-obsessed, highly motivated Database Specialist to join our Data & AI Specialist team in Japan. This is a domain specialist position for someone who can own the full database conversation — from legacy commercial database estates through migration and modernization, all the way to purpose-built and open-source architectures on AWS. There are multiple open positions with the potential to focus on both commercial and public sector accounts in Japan. Key job responsibilities • Own the end-to-end database conversation from commercial database migration (Oracle, SQL Server, DB2), to open-source conversion (PostgreSQL, MySQL), to purpose-built non-relational databases (key-value, document, graph, in-memory, time-series). • Drive Database GTM strategy. Define and execute account-level go-to-market plans for AWS database technologies, leveraging the broader AWS sales team and partner ecosystem. • Be the domain authority. Act as the primary Database specialist within your accounts, leading all customer engagements related to database platform strategy, migration planning, and workload modernization. • Bridge technical and business stakeholders. Translate complex database migration risks, TCO models, and architectural trade-offs into compelling business narratives for Line of Business and C-suite leaders. • Commercial database conversions. Help customers reduce dependency on expensive commercial database licenses by identifying migration paths, proving out open-source alternatives, and demonstrating the value of purpose-built databases for specific workload patterns. • Build and innovate. Co-develop GTM motions for new product launches and contribute customer insights directly to AWS product teams to influence the database services roadmap. • Leverage the partner ecosystem. Collaborate with database-focused partners and global/regional system integrators to design and deliver database migration and modernization programs at scale. About the team The D
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