Partner Success Engineer (AWS)

deepgram; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Deepgram is seeking a dedicated leader to own the AWS relationship end to end, driving technical adoption, commercial outcomes, retention, and expansion. You will coordinate with AWS field teams and our internal Sales, Product, and Engineering groups to align strategy and execution.

The ideal candidate thrives at the intersection of strategic partner ownership, technical consulting, and an AI-native operating model, bringing a proven track record in building durable, growth-focused partnerships.

Qualifications

• Strategic partner ownership: you own the relationship and drive retention and growth.
• Technical consulting: run demos, guide architecture, troubleshoot integrations, discuss APIs.
• AI-native operating model: AI is how you work, not just a tool you reach for.

Responsibilities

• Own the AWS relationship end to end: adoption, outcomes, retention, and expansion.
• Collaborate with AWS field teams and internal Sales, Product, and Engineering groups.
• Demonstrate an AI-native operating model in partner engagements.

Skills

Strategic partner ownership

Technical consulting

AI-native operating model

Job description

Company Overview

Deepgram is the leading platform underpinning the emerging trillion-dollar Voice AI economy, providing real-time APIs for speech-to-text (STT), text-to-speech (TTS), and building production-grade voice agents at scale. More than 200,000 developers and 1,300+ organizations build voice offerings that are 'Powered by Deepgram', including Twilio, Cloudflare, Sierra, Decagon, Vapi, Daily, Cresta, Granola, and Jack in the Box. Deepgram's voice-native foundation models are accessed through cloud APIs or as self-hosted and on-premises software, with unmatched accuracy, low latency, and cost efficiency. Backed by a recent Series C led by leading global investors and strategic partners, Deepgram has processed over 50,000 years of audio and transcribed more than 1 trillion words. There is no organization in the world that understands voice better than Deepgram.

Company Operating Rhythm

At Deepgram, we expect an AI-first mindset-AI use and comfort aren't optional, they're core to how we operate, innovate, and measure performance.

Every team member who works at Deepgram is expected to actively use and experiment with advanced AI tools, and even build your own into your everyday work. We measure how effectively AI is applied to deliver results, and consistent, creative use of the latest AI capabilities is key to success here. Candidates should be comfortable adopting new models and modes quickly, integrating AI into their workflows, and continuously pushing the boundaries of what these technologies can do.

Additionally, we move at the pace of AI. Change is rapid, and you can expect your day-to‑day work to evolve just as quickly. This may not be the right role if you're not excited to experiment, adapt, think on your feet, and learn constantly, or if you're seeking something highly prescriptive with a traditional 9-to‑5.

About the team

Our Customer Success team - The Heartbeat of Deepgram - sits at the intersection of partners, product, and growth. We don't just "manage accounts." We make Deepgram succeed inside our partners' environments by combining deep technical expertise, commercial instinct, and an AI-native way of working - and by building the systems that make the whole team's work compound over time.

About this role

This is not a portfolio role. You will own one relationship: AWS.

Deepgram's AWS partnership is our marquee alliance, and it has outgrown shared coverage. You'd inherit a $15M portfolio from day one and become the single accountable owner of it - the person AWS calls, the person who decides, and the person whose problem it is when something goes wrong.

The motion is ISV-on-cloud: Marketplace listings and private offers, co-sell with AWS field teams, joint GTM, consumption growth and commit drawdown. You'll work across AWS's Partner Development Managers, Solutions Architects and account teams to reach end customers, while working internally across our Sales, Product, and Engineering orgs.

If you've been the technical resource on a partner relationship while someone else owned the commercial outcome, this is a step up rather than a lateral - and we'll be looking for evidence you're ready for it.

Who you are

You operate at the intersection of three competencies, and you're genuinely strong across all three.

1. Strategic partner ownership. You have been the accountable owner of a strategic relationship - not a supporting resource on one. You've set the plan rather than executed someone else's, been the escalation point rather than the escalation path, and carried responsibility for retention and growth. You can name what you were authorized to decide without asking permission.
2. Technical consulting. You run demos, guide architecture discussions, troubleshoot integrations, and help partners deploy AI‑driven solutions. No coding required, but you're fluent in APIs, developer workflows, and real technical conversations - genuinely conversant, not hand‑waving.
3. An AI-native operating model. AI is how you work, not a tool you occasionally reach for. When you hit recurring work, your instinct is to build the system that removes it.

You may have been a Partner Development Manager, Alliances or Channel lead, Partner Success Manager, Technical Account Manager, Partner Solutions Architect, Strategic Account Manager, or a Customer Success leader who built the partner function yourself. We care about the shape of the ownership, not the title on it. Some of the strongest people in this role came from smaller companies where they built the partner motion from scratch.

You thrive on bringing definition to ambiguity. You form a point of view and bring a recommendation rather than staying in open-ended discovery. You're comfortable operating outside your comfort zone, you question the status quo, and you learn fast.

What you'll do

Own the AWS relationship end to end - technical adoption, commercial outcomes, retention, and expansion. There is no separate business counterpart; this seat holds bot