Key job responsibilities
In this role, you will:
Drive revenue and market share in a defined Enterprise region.
Serve as a key member of the AWS Public Sector team, helping to advance our market and technical strategy.
Articulate and implement strategic territory and account plans aligned to AWS's strategic direction. - Understand the technical considerations, certifications, and procurement processes specific to the public sector.
Identify specific prospects/partners/channels to approach while communicating a relevant value proposition for you customer.
Work closely with customers to ensure that they understand relevant cloud use cases, are successful using AWS services, and are able to build the technical resources required to fully embrace cloud services.
Understand the technical requirements of your customers and work closely with their IT development team(s) to guide the direction of our product offerings for developers.
Collaborate with AWS’s Legal team and others to manage complex contract negotiations.
Maintain an accurate and robust pipeline and forecast of business opportunities.
Develop and manage the sales pipeline by engaging with prospects, partners, and key customers.
Prepare and deliver business reviews to the senior management team regarding quarterly and yearly strategies that align with revenue growth expectations.
Accelerate customer adoption and ensure customer satisfaction.
Expect moderate travel
A day in the life
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
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.
Why AWS?
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.
Inclusive Team Culture
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.
Mentorship & Career Growth
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.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of direct sales or business development in software, cloud or SaaS markets selling to C-level executives experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience developing detailed go to market plans
- 3+ years of full sales cycle, technology sales or equivalent business development, sales engineering/consulting or equivalent experience
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