DESCRIPTION

AWS is seeking a world class sales executive with Global Accounts experience to manage the strategy and relationship with one of AWS’ largest ISV customers on a fast growth trajectory. This person will be responsible for driving the integration of complex AWS services into the SaaS provider’s global solutions, and ensuring that this customer is building its products on AWS.

The individual will have extensive big account experience building and nurturing CxO relationships as they will manage the relationship with one of the most important and influential AWS customers and deliver ground-breaking solutions to help its customers achieve the game changing benefits of the cloud at scale. Must have experience managing a high revenue, strategically important customer in the market.

You will be responsible for partnering with the customer to build strategic relationships and articulate a clear vision and generate business value. You will drive business innovation through engagement with C-level executives, business development executives, IT leaders, architects, developers, and various lines of businesses.

The account leader will manage a small team directly, and broader team across technical and partner development roles. This includes dotted line responsibility for downstream sales and technical resources. Developing formal case studies and other forms of material highlighting successes, and workloads running on AWS, is part to the role.

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Key job responsibilities
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:
– Develop and execute a comprehensive strategy to drive growth globally.
– Success establishing trusted relationships with C-Suite and Board of F1000 companies by building and conveying compelling value proposition for game-changing technology and innovation.
– Success defining a CXO relationship strategy within the customer, and identify and build trusted advisor relationships with influencers and decision-makers. Must be must be comfortable coordinating executive business reviews, writing executive briefing documents, and communicating with the CxOs at the company
– Demonstrated ability to think strategically and analytically about business, and organizational and technology challenges of customers
– A high degree of difficult decision making is required in routine customer engagement, therefore business judgment is critical
– Proven success leading, inspiring, and collaborating cross-organizationally while operating with autonomy to make strategic trade-offs between short term opportunities and long-term impact, and ultimately drive decisions in the face of ambiguous and sometimes shifting customer needs
– Demonstrate operating knowledge of AWS’s services and able to relate them to solving customers’ business problems
– Define product requirements by understanding and evangelizing the needs of customers
– Partner with marketing and communications to develop references, PR, and case studies highlighting impactful customer activity and workloads running on AWS
– Demonstrate effective communication with internal teams (executives, solution architects, business development, marketing, partners, enterprise support, service teams and professional services) and executive resources to support the best business solution for customers
– Participate and lead the negotiation and closing of commercial agreements and EAs

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

– 10+ years of technology related sales, business development or equivalent experience
– 5+ years of sales management experience
– Experience in management of large, complex enterprise accounts or equivalent

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

– 7+ years of building profitable partner ecosystems experience

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Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $168,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $278,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. This position is eligible for variable pay via a sales compensation plan. These plans pay according to achievement level against sales targets and/or business objectives. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

USA, CA, San Francisco