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James Arcara

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Director, Strategic Sales and Alliance, Databricks on AWS at Databricks
📍 Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States

James is a top-performing sales and alliance leader at Databricks, heading the AWS business for key enterprise and regulated industries in the Americas. With a background at AWS and a Certified Cloud Practitioner, he excels at deploying cutting-edge technology. Colleagues describe him as client-centered, talented, and a fast learner.

His interest in leadership started early, serving as the President of the Student Psychology Association during his time at DYouville University. This foundation in understanding people likely contributes to his success in sales and building strong partner relationships.

In a previous role at AWS, he single-handedly grew his divisions revenue from $0 to $26 million in annual recurring revenue within his first year.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Director, Strategic Sales and Alliance, Databricks on AWS
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States
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Databricks on AWS
His current role is focused on leading the strategic sales and alliance partnership between Databricks and AWS, an area he frequently posts about.
Enterprise Sales Growth
His career highlights building and leading teams that achieve massive revenue growth, such as scaling a business from zero to $26M in one year.
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Career

Work history

7-2021
Director, Strategic Sales and Alliance, Databricks on AWS
Databricks
6-2020 - 7-2021
Sr Manager, Partner Success Team
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
11-2017 - 6-2020
Sr. Partner Sales Manager
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
5-2017 - 10-2017
National Channel Manager
Colt Technology Services
1-2016 - 5-2017
Channel Manager-Central US
Colt Technology Services
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Education
2003 - 2007
BA
D'Youville University
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