Key job responsibilities
In this role, you will be responsible for delivering an enablement strategy and programs to accelerate growth by strengthening selling capabilities, optimize and accelerate new hire sales readiness/effectiveness, accelerate growth through AWS Partners and ProServe, advocate for the Field with cross functional teams and working to rally the organizations around the voice of the field.
The role is aligned to support an industry field organization, where you will have an opportunity to combine a passion for problem solving, creating scalable mechanisms, facilitating sales productivity programs (live and virtually), and enthusiasm for technology to drive learning and establish positive stakeholder relationships with new and tenured field employees.
This role also leverages cross functional resources and internal teams, including business operations, sales leadership/management, project/program managers, and marketing, in order to gain leverage, drive programs and business impact.
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.
About the team
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Diverse Experiences
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Work/Life Balance
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About Sales, Marketing and Global Services (SMGS)
AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) 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.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Experience defining, refining and implementing sales processes, procedures and policies or equivalent
- 5+ years combination of direct sales, sales operations, enablement, program management, or consulting experience with increasing influence and responsibility.
- 4+ years of program/project management experience, including leading complex initiatives with multiple inputs and multiple stakeholders in a matrix operational environment
- Prior experience managing multiple projects with tight deadlines
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience presenting to senior leadership
- Strategic thinker able to distill broad visions and concepts into actionable structured plans that deliver benefits, and institute metrics to evaluate
- Able to understand global business needs to position solutions with field stakeholders across multiple functional domains (e.g., sales, technical, operations, marketing).
- Ability to assimilate to the team culture, and self-manage in a fast paced and dynamic environment.
- Entrepreneurial skills with experience implementing new projects and concepts within organizations, working closely with senior level cross-functional stakeholders. • Demonstrated project ownership with consistent delivery on commitments Experience using sales or customer relationship management (CRM) tools such as Salesforce.com and content/knowledge management systems
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Products (Excel, Outlook and SharePoint)
- High EQ, maturity, good judgment, and ability to earn trust.
- Ability to travel as needed
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $120,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $199,300/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. 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.