Sean Salmon

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Sr. UX Designer — Amazon DataZone at Amazon Web Services (AWS)

South Orange, New Jersey, United States

Overview

Sean is a Senior UX Designer at Amazon Web Services, where he crafts user experiences for complex data governance products like Amazon DataZone. His career includes leading and building design teams at Audible, Quartet Health, and Foursquare. He holds a Masters from NYU and a Bachelor of Architecture from NJIT.

Based on his architectural degree and his work at Foursquare focused on making cities easier to use, Sean likely has a strong personal interest in urban design and how technology can improve navigating city life. He enjoys moving from high ambiguity to high confidence in his projects.

He recently designed a Generative AI feature for Amazon DataZone to help users describe, suggest uses for, and discover their data.

Personality Overview

Not Easily Convinced

Systematic

Cautious & Analytical

They prefer to fully evaluate every situation.  They are more likely than others to negotiate on pricing and terms. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.

Topics They Care About

Generative AI in Data
He designed a feature using Gen AI to make data discovery easier within Amazon DataZone, a topic he posted about recently.
Data Governance UX
As the product design lead for AWS DataZone, he specializes in building user-centric data catalog and governance tools for large enterprises.
Mental Health Tech
As the former Head of Product Design at Quartet Health, he built a design team focused on improving mental healthcare access and referrals.

Media Appearances

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Work History

2-2022
Sr. UX Designer — Amazon DataZone at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
3-2020 - 2-2022
Sr. UX Designer — Amazon FinSpace at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
9-2017 - 3-2020
Sr. UX Manager at Audible, Inc.
10-2016 - 9-2017
Head Of Product Design at Quartet Health
Product Design Manager at Foursquare

Education

2004 - 2006
Masters in Professional Studies from New York University
1995 - 2000
B.Arch from New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Insights For Selling To Sean

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question
  • Keep some extra margin in hand as they will likely negotiate the pricing
  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Avoid rushing them, be polite and patient
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sean is

  • Confidence that the product provides ROI, effective pricing and process adherence matter the most to them.

  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sean

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sean move?

  • They can move at a reasonable pace while making their decisions if they have the necessary information.

  • Can Sean take some risk or not?

  • If they believe that they have analyzed the situation well, they can take a little risk.

You And Sean

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