Role and Responsibilities
The SAE is adept at successfully building relationships with C-level executives and working closely with customer teams to drive measurable business outcomes by articulating a clear vision and generating enthusiasm for the adoption of the most advanced cloud services provider on the planet. The right candidate is customer-obsessed and capable of inspiring a diverse group of internal resources across all AWS teams (Executives, Solution Architects, Business Development, Marketing, Partners, Support, Service teams, and Professional Services) to earn their customer’s trust, support customer interests, accelerate adoption of AWS through a broad strategy for the deployment of AWS technologies.
The successful candidate has a desire to innovate, collaborate and invent with customers in the construct of a strategic relationship. This will require knowledge of cloud, a strong background in working closely with C-level executives, and a track record of achieving large, complex, multi-year deals and measurably successful outcomes. The successful candidate has the demonstrated ability to earn trust with, and influence, CEOs and Boards of Directors with their company’s largest accounts. SAE will develop trusted relationships with other C-suite executives, such as the Chief Clinical Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, and other CXO roles. In our rapidly growing, fast-paced environment, our client leaders think strategically and analytically about business, product, sales, and technical challenges. They leverage creativity to build and convey compelling value propositions and work cross-organizationally to foster alignment and eliminate obstacles. They partner closely with our NP Healthcare leadership team and drive on large, complex opportunities at all stages of the business, technical, and sales cycle, while shaping partnerships to best meet the needs of our customers and leverage AWS capabilities.
The Strategic Account Executive has demonstrated high judgment decision-making, creative problem solving, and effective negotiation skills. They have a proven ability to keep pace in a rapidly changing environment, which requires prioritization, constant learning, juggling multiple responsibilities at once, and taking calculated risks, in the midst of high velocity and extensive ambiguity. SAE is a thought leader and exceptional communicator and passionate about our customers and enabling their mission through a world-class experience with the AWS team.
Core to the SAE role is the development of formal case studies and other forms of references highlighting activity and workloads running on AWS. They will work closely with their customer(s) to develop strategies that highlight industry-leading successes across various forums and events. The SAE will create and articulate compelling value propositions around AWS services, accelerate customer adoption, maintain a robust cadence for engagements that are valuable to our customers, work with partners to extend reach and drive adoption, manage contract negotiations, position the accounts for optimal customer value and AWS revenue growth, and ensure high customer satisfaction. They will also work with other account, strategic solutions, and technical teams to shape the business case and technical development of AWS solutions to serve and enable our healthcare provider customers.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 7+ years of direct sales or business development experience in healthcare software, cloud or SaaS markets selling to C-level executives.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of building profitable partner ecosystems experience
- Experience developing detailed go to market plans
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