AWS Certified AI Business Strategist (AIBS) (Certification)

AWS Certified AI Business Strategist tests your ability to evaluate AI investments, build business cases, design governance, and scale adoption across an organization. The exam assesses strategic decision-making skills that are portable across organizations and industries. It does not assess AWS services knowledge. For organizations, certified professionals bring a shared framework for AI decisions and a faster path from experimentation to measurable outcomes.

Earn this certification by February 15, 2027 and receive an additional Early Adopter digital badge

Who should take this Exam:

Professionals who drive or aspire to drive AI outcomes in their organization, whether they're identifying opportunities, evaluating investments, governing adoption, or scaling AI initiatives. This includes product and program managers, sales and business development individuals, line-of-business leaders, consultants, business analysts, and marketing professionals.

The target candidate should have a basic familiarity with AI concepts, and a general awareness of what AWS AI and machine learning (ML) services, AWS frameworks, guidelines, and tools offer at a strategic level (without needing hands-on experience with the services). Six months of experience working with or alongside AI initiatives is recommended. No coding, AWS implementation experience, or other AWS certifications are required. 

How will the AI Business Strategist help my career?

More companies are integrating AI across existing roles. That means the professionals who advance are the ones who can lead AI adoption within their current scope: evaluating where AI fits, getting investments funded, managing risk, and scaling what works. This certification validates that you can do all four.

The skills are portable. They apply regardless of which tools your organization uses or which company or industry you move into next. And for organizational leaders, this credential signals someone ready to own AI outcomes, from business case through production.

What certifications should I earn next after AWS Certified AI Business Strategist?

Your next step depends on where you want to grow. If you want to deepen your understanding of AI technologies on AWS, consider !AW-CAIP. From there, you can progress to AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate (CMLEA) or AWS Certified Generative AI Developer – Professional (GAIDP) for certifying more advanced skills using AI/ML AWS Services. If you want a broader cloud foundation, consider AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (ACCP).