We're looking for an accomplished product manager to play a significant role on the Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) team.

Amazon RDS powers some of the most important companies on Earth. We provide a simple-to-use and reliable relational database provisioning and management service on top of Oracle, SQL Server, Db2, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB database engines.

Our goal is to be the best DBA a customer can find, providing the most robust database technology in the world, enabling companies to accelerate their growth and maintain as many 9s of reliability and uptime as they need on their most crucial systems. Customers across industries use RDS in multitude of ways for experimentation to mission-critical enterprise workloads.

We run the largest database fleet in the world, and we work hard to deliver features, security, durability, availability, performance, and scalability to our customers every day. Amazon RDS is one of the largest and fastest-growing businesses on AWS.

We are looking for an experienced product manager to lead exciting new initiatives as well as to shape our portfolio of commercial engines (Oracle, SQL Server, and Db2). We need someone with the talent and experience to help us define and launch new initiatives, and to handle the technical, strategic, and go-to-market challenges of building and growing the largest managed database service in the cloud. You will set the product vision and customer value proposition, define the product roadmap, establish product requirements, and drive product features to a successful launch and growth.

Successful candidate must have exceptional problem-solving skills, strong business judgment, and demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams. We are looking for someone with proven ability to execute both strategically and tactically. This position requires a solid technical background. The candidate should be customer-focused with a passion for distributed systems and the cloud. Past experience in databases is a plus.

AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.

Key job responsibilities
-Define the mission and vision for the commercial engines business within Amazon RDS
-Own and prioritize the product roadmap by gaining buy in from key stakeholders such as service leadership, engineering, and go-to-market teams
-Establish and oversee robust rhythms of business for driving growth and visibility
-Engage with various cross-functional stakeholders to define and execute effective go-to-market strategies
-Foster strong relationships with large, strategic customers
-Evangelize service's new capabilities among field teams and customers
-Demonstrate effective stewardship of the business' P&L and drive efficiencies

About the team
About the team
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge-sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help our team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

About AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Mentorship & Career Growth
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