Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Games

SrPartnerDevelopmentSpecialist-Games,AMER

$148–200k Austin, Texas, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Sr Partner Development Specialist - Games, AMER at Amazon Web Services, Inc.. Skills: Partner development, Go-to-market strategy, Games industry. Own and manage execution plan with partners. Drive go-to-market”

What You'll Achieve.

Consistently exceeds attainment targets; Deliver customer outcomes at scale

Industry & Context.

Games

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Business and technical acumen, Working knowledge of Games industry landscape, Demonstrated ability to think strategically, Proven track record of influencing innovation

Nice to Have

Deep industry background, Consulting experience, Experience working with CXO personas, 7+ years of Games Industry experience, 7+ years of cloud architecture experience, Experience with Games technology solutions

What You'll Do.

Own and manage execution plan with partners

Build deep capability and capacity

Lead Games pipeline creation

Build scalable mechanisms

Execute CXO Elevate plays

Develop and execute AMER Games GTM strategy

Expand and grow partners

Drive pipeline creation

Lead cross-industry GTM efforts

Serve as industry thought leader

Drive proactive GTM initiatives

Lead customer-facing activities

Collaborate with strategic partners

Expand AWS Games practice

Build scalable mechanisms enabling partner-led delivery

Transition ownership to operations teams

Leverage AI and automation

Improve sales cycle speed and win rates

Represent Games in MBRs

Provide insights on pipeline health

Guide partners and internal teams

Prioritize and sell high-impact solutions

Influence cross-functional stakeholders

Align on persona-based GTM initiatives

Navigate matrixed environments

Establish C-level relationships

Own customer outcomes

Engage CXO-level executives

Understand business transformation priorities

Lead executive innovation events

Facilitate customer roundtables

Generate Qualified+ pipelines

Conduct strategic meetings

Build and pilot mechanisms enabling partner-led delivery

Invent approaches that simplify GTM challenges

Take full ownership of transitioning mechanisms

Develop automation and AI-driven processes

Simplify sales cycles

Eliminate manual overhead

Align AWS field teams

Establish account targeting frameworks

Coach field teams on partner-led strategies

Simplify complex partner ecosystems

Lead multi-party customer events

Invent collaboration models

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional stakeholders; Global Sales; Partner Sales; Partner Management; AWS field teams

Communication Scope

Executive presentations; Panel discussions

Full Job Description

The AMER Industry & Solutions Team consists of subject matter experts across industries and technical domains—customer obsessed while remaining partner-agnostic. We serve decision makers in the technology buying process, including IT and line of business leaders. As the AMER Industry PDS for Games, you will own and manage the execution plan with partners for the Games segment, driving go-to-market and building deep capability and capacity through strategic industry partners. You will possess a deep industry background and consulting experience that enables you to engage at the CXO level with LOB customers and partners. Lead Games pipeline creation with a focus on game studios and game technology providers through customer-facing BD engaging CXO personas while building scalable mechanisms enabling partner-led delivery. Execute CXO Elevate plays across the Games segment targeting CMO, COO, CTO, CIO, and CFO buyers—deep experience working with one or more of these CXO personas is highly preferred. The position requires strong business and technical acumen, along with working knowledge of the Games industry landscape including game development pipelines, live operations, multiplayer infrastructure, player engagement, and monetization strategies. You should have a demonstrated ability to think strategically about new go-to-market business models, solutions, and relevant partner engagement to help build and convey compelling value propositions for AWS customers through AWS Partners. You should also have a proven track record of influencing innovation through partners, with prior solution evangelization and program successes. Key job responsibilities Develop and execute the AMER Games Industry partner go-to-market strategy to expand & grow partners with industry specialization, driving pipeline creation that consistently exceeds attainment targets. Lead cross-industry GTM efforts engaging CXO buyer personas beyond Games, executing scalable strategies for key use cases whil

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