Principal Sales Specialist, Analytics, ISV

Description

Application deadline: May 14, 2026

As an Analytics sales specialist in this rapidly expanding field, you'll drive growth by helping customers leverage emerging technologies that directly impact their technical capabilities and business success. You will work backwards from customer goals and you'll create strategic plans that align AWS solutions with their desired outcomes. You will educate customers on "art of the possible" success stories and AWS enablers including Amazon Redshift, a managed petabyte-scale data warehouse for fast SQL analytics; Amazon Athena, for serverless SQL queries directly on S3 data; Amazon EMR, a managed big data platform for Spark, Hive, and Presto workloads; AWS Glue, a managed ETL service for data preparation and transformation; AWS Lake Formation, for simplified data lake creation and management; AWS SageMaker Studio, a unified IDE for end-to-end machine learning workflows; Amazon Kinesis and MSK for real-time data streaming and processing; and Amazon OpenSearch Service, a managed search and analytics engine. You'll help customers understand how this analytics foundation enables them to build and deploy AI/ML solutions using Amazon Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker, and other AWS AI services to drive business transformation. Then you will work with a specialized solution architect to craft a solution spanning these solutions as well as selected partner products and manage the sales process including evaluation, pricing, objection handling, navigating competitive pressures, proofs of concept and construction of a supporting business case.

The ideal candidate combines strategic sales leadership with deep technical and business acumen. You will collaborate across AWS teams, including sales representatives, solutions architects, product managers, professional services, and partners to drive customer success. You should have experience engaging confidently with both C-suite executives and technical stakeholders, demonstrating the ability to translate complex technical solutions into clear business value. Your background should reflect success in building consensus across organizations, developing compelling value propositions, and navigating technical and business challenges. Experience in strategic analysis, enterprise sales, and technical solution development is essential, as you'll need to understand both the technical architecture and business implications of modern data and AI solutions.

Key job responsibilities

• Drive revenue and market share in a defined territory.

• Meet or exceed annual revenue targets.

• Develop and execute against a comprehensive account/territory plan.

• Develop working backwards analytics visions including business case and financial justification, potentially gleaned from earnings reports.

• Create & articulate compelling value propositions around AWS analytics services.

• Accelerate customer adoption of Amazon analytics services.

• Maintain a robust sales pipeline leveraging sales force automation tools and best practices

• Work with partners to extend reach & drive adoption.

• Develop long-term strategic relationships with key accounts.

• Ensure customer satisfaction.

• Expect moderate travel.

A day in the life

You’re surrounded by innovation. You’re empowered with a lot of ownership. Your growth is accelerated. The work is challenging. You have a voice here and are encouraged to use it. Your experience and career development is in your hands. We live our leadership principles every day. At Amazon, it's always "Day 1".

About the team

We are a team that values diverse perspectives, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and trust.

Basic Qualifications

  • 10+ years of direct sales or business development in software, cloud or SaaS markets selling to C-level executives experience

  • 7+ years of business development, partner development, sales or alliances management experience

Preferred Qualifications

  • 5+ years of building profitable partner ecosystems experience

  • Experience developing detailed go to market plans

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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 for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments, restricted stock units (RSUs), and sales incentives. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at .

USA, AZ, TEMPE - 170,000.00 - 230,000.00 USD annually

USA, CA, Irvine - 170,000.00 - 230,000.00 USD annually

USA, CA, San Francisco - 187,000.00 - 252,900.00 USD annually

USA, CA, Santa Monica - 170,000.00 - 230,000.00 USD annually

USA, CO, Denver - 170,000.00 - 230,000.00 USD annually

USA, DC, Washington - 170,000.00 - 230,000.00 USD annually

USA, IL, Chicago - 170,000.00 - 230,000.00 USD annually

USA, MA, Boston - 170,000.00 - 230,000.00 USD annually

USA, NJ, Jersey City - 187,000.00 - 252,900.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - 170,000.00 - 230,000.00 USD annually

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