Industry Specialist Games, AWS GCR IVT

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In this role, you will include helping to define main Games industry use cases, assets and solutions, finding strategic partners, assembling cross-functional engagement teams, and driving business and technical relationships with customers to create significant new line of business pipelines. You will enable the AWS enterprise BD teams to more effectively drive their day-to-day interactions with key prospects. You will also work closely with AWS Solutions Architects, AWS Partners and AWS Professional Services teams to develop and promote solutions for target use cases. And you will work closely with the AWS product and services teams to help evolve AWS offerings for more rapid enterprise adoption while addressing issues, concerns, and requests from the field. The ideal candidate possesses +5 years experience in a dynamic corporate environment with relevant industry expertise. Key job responsibilities Strategic Industry Leadership & Market Intelligence: Serve as an important member of the AWS GCR Industry Specialist team in driving AWS marketing, business development, and solution strategy for the games industry, with expertise on game development, game operations, cloud gaming, and AI-powered gaming experiences; Research market and technology trends to identify industry growth opportunities and assist sales teams in developing industry plans; Define and maintain the Solution Map (including prioritized Use Cases) that guides annual industry Line of Business (LoB) workload strategy execution Sales Enablement & Customer Engagement: Engage with LoB and CxO-level customers as a subject matter expert,