Sr Partner Development Specialist - Games, AMER Industry and Solutions

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 while serving as an industry thought leader on cloud gaming, AI/ML, live operations, player analytics, and AWS partner capability.

Drive proactive GTM initiatives delivering customer outcomes at scale via AWS partners, leading customer-facing activities at major conferences including GDC, Gamescom, executive innovation events, & panel discussions.

Collaborate with strategic partners to expand the AWS Games practice through scalable, industry-aligned motions and repeatable mechanisms across AMER game studios and publishers.

Build scalable mechanisms enabling partner-led delivery, transitioning ownership to operations teams while leveraging AI, automation, and knowledge sharing to improve sales cycle speed and win rates.

Represent Games in MBRs, providing insights on pipeline health, gaps, and corrective actions while guiding partners and internal teams to prioritize and sell high-impact solutions.

Influence cross-functional stakeholders—Global Sales, Partner Sales, Partner Management—to align on persona-based GTM initiatives, navigating matrixed environments while establishing C-level relationships with ISV and consulting partners.

A day in the life
Own customer outcomes by engaging CXO-level executives at game studios, publishers, and cross-industry accounts to understand business transformation priorities. Lead executive innovation events at industry conferences such as GDC and Gamescom, facilitate customer roundtables, generating Qualified+ pipelines, and conduct strategic meetings obsessing over customer success metrics.

Build and pilot mechanisms enabling partner-led delivery at scale, inventing approaches that simplify complex go-to-market challenges while taking full ownership of transitioning mechanisms to operations teams. Develop automation and AI-driven processes that simplify sales cycles while eliminating manual overhead.

Align AWS field teams to establish account targeting frameworks for always-on engagement. Coach field teams on partner-led strategies, simplifying complex partner ecosystems into actionable plays. Lead multi-party customer events, inventing collaboration models that simplify cross-organizational complexity.

About the team
The AMER Industry & Solutions (I&S) Team consists of subject matter experts across industries and technical domains, serving as the connective tissue between AWS Global sales and partner organizations—with a mission to deliver customer outcomes at scale via AWS partners by industry. We are industry-aligned, customer-obsessed while remaining partner-agnostic, and domain-specific, serving both decision makers in the technology buying process and partners who support them. Working backwards from customer and partner needs, we execute proactive go-to-market initiatives, build mechanisms to drive growth at scale via partners, drive interlocks between sales and