Are you interested in helping customers accelerate their business by modernizing their applications from AS400 to AWS? Do you have the business savvy, technical background, and sales experience necessary to help customers understand the value of these projects, position AI and Gen AI solutions to drive business outcomes, and gain confidence to move forward with them? AWS is seeking a Sr. WW Specialist to lead this business, in close partnership with sales leaders, account teams, Partners, and Professional Services.Amazon Web Services (AWS) is proud to be the pioneer and widely recognized leader in Cloud Computing. Our web services provide IT infrastructure in-the-cloud that is used by hundreds of thousands of developers and businesses around the world. These customers range from start-ups to leading web companies to Global 500 companies in industries such as financial services, pharmaceuticals, and high technology.As the Midrange Application Modernization Sr. WW Specialist within Amazon Web Services (AWS), you will have the opportunity to deliver on our strategy to help customers on these mission critical workloads. You will be responsible for successfully engaging customers on AS400 application Migration, including: identifying AS400 customers & opportunities, qualifying & building pipeline, driving Modernization discussions with customers, connecting the AI and Gen AI use cases with App and Data modernization, and responsibility for the overall sales cycle. By establishing and growing business and technical relationships, and managing the day-to-day interactions with these stakeholders, you will be responsible for driving top line revenue growth and overall end customer adoption.The ideal candidate will possess a business background that enables them engage at the CXO level, deep experience with AS400 and midrange systems, knowledge of infrastructure solutions that will help drive the Modernization ecosystem, as well as a sales background that enables them to easily interact with enterprise customers, partners, and the AWS field teams. The candidate should also have a demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges, and the ability to build and convey compelling value propositions.Key job responsibilities- Lead GTM to orchestrate sales motions for sales, marketing, partner, product, training, and professional services teams to accelerate adoption of your aligned technology domain.- Leverage your deep domain expertise to create best in class field enablement and sales strategy.- Support field teams in solution building for high priority customers.- Bring market signals back to product teams to drive innovation on AWS product roadmaps.- Own reporting and planning cadences to AWS executives on GTM plan execution.- Demonstrate thought leadership and be able to credibly represent AWS at industry events, conferences, symposiums, etc.About the teamThe Worldwide Specialist Organization (WWSO) is part of AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS), which is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector. We work backwards from our customer’s most complex and business critical problems to build and execute go-to-market plans that turn AWS ideas into multi-billion-dollar businesses. WWSO teams include business development, specialist and technical solutions architecture. As part of WWSO, you’ll provide expertise across the entire life cycle of an AWS customer initiative, from developing ideas for new services to accelerating the adoption of established businesses. We pride ourselves on thinking big, delivering exceptional results for our customers, and working across AWS as #OneTeam.Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.