Principal Sales Specialist, Analytics, Auto & Mfg

Amazon Amazon · Big Tech · Seattle, WA · Sales, Advertising, & Account Management

This role is a Principal Sales Specialist focused on Analytics within the Automotive and Manufacturing sectors. The primary responsibility is to drive revenue and market share by helping customers leverage AWS analytics and AI/ML services (like SageMaker, Bedrock) to achieve business success. The role involves strategic planning, customer education, solution crafting with solution architects, and managing the sales process from evaluation to business case construction. It requires strong sales leadership, technical and business acumen, and the ability to translate complex technical solutions into business value.

What you'd actually do

  1. Drive revenue and market share in a defined territory.
  2. Meet or exceed annual revenue targets.
  3. Develop and execute against a comprehensive account/territory plan.
  4. Develop working backwards analytics visions including business case and financial justification, potentially gleaned from earnings reports.
  5. Create & articulate compelling value propositions around AWS analytics services.

Skills

Required

  • strategic sales leadership
  • deep technical and business acumen
  • experience engaging confidently with both C-suite executives and technical stakeholders
  • ability to translate complex technical solutions into clear business value
  • success in building consensus across organizations
  • developing compelling value propositions
  • navigating technical and business challenges
  • strategic analysis
  • enterprise sales
  • technical solution development

Nice to have

  • Experience with AWS technologies
  • Experience developing detailed go to market plans
  • Experience in automotive, manufacturing, industrial, or supply chain industries
  • Familiarity with Industry 4.0 concepts including IoT, digital twins, connected vehicles, predictive maintenance, and smart factory analytics

What the JD emphasized

  • 10+ years of cloud architecture and solution implementation experience
  • 10+ years of technology related sales, business development or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of technology sales experience