Description
AWS is seeking a senior sales professional to manage a global customer relationship with one of our large global Industrial & Manufacturing customers. You will define and execute a CXO relationship strategy within the account, including engaging with a dedicated account team, AWS senior leaders for executive sponsorship, coordinating executive business reviews, enabling customer value creation and growth.
The Global Account Manager ("GAM") will partner with the customer to build strategic relationships, articulate a clear vision, and deliver business value. The successful GAM will develop and execute a broad strategy for earning customer trust and driving AWS solution and service adoption across the customer's IT/Digital, Line of Business (LoB) / Engineering, and Operations leadership. The GAM will work with all appropriate AWS resources (Executives, other Account Manager(s), Solution Architects, Customer Solutions Managers, Industry Specialists, Marketing, Partners, Support, Service Teams and Professional Services) to deliver customer outcomes. This is an Individual Contributor role, but necessitates an account leader mindset, and may include dotted line responsibility for downstream sales, technical and industry specialist resources. The GAM will also effectively leverage existing programs and mechanisms, innovate and scale new mechanisms, and develop formal case studies and other forms of references highlighting outcomes and solutions running on AWS.
Key job responsibilities
Contributing to, and leading, within an AWS customer account team.
Identifying and building trusted advisor relationships with key influencers and decision-makers, specifically CxOs, at the customer, across LoB and functional areas (Digital, Data, Engineering, and Operations).
Working closely with internal AWS team members and programs, as well as external SI and ISV partners, to support the best business solution(s) for customers.
Defining a CXO relationship strategy within the customer, coordinating executive business reviews, and maintaining customer satisfaction levels.
Displaying strong leadership presence and being able to command a room in a meeting. Should be seen as an authority in communicating via email, phone, and face to face, and comfortable writing executive briefing documents for, and communicating with, the most senior executives at the company.
Operating with significant autonomy and discretion. A high degree of decision making is required in routine customer engagement, business judgment is critical.
Managing a global sales pipeline via Salesforce and facilitating all stages of a sale.
Participating and leading in the negotiation and closing of legal agreements, such as Enterprise Agreements (EAs), and contracts, such as Private Pricing Addendums (PPAs).
Maintaining knowledge of AWS's broad solution and service offerings, with a focus on connecting cloud and AI capabilities to the customer's business, technology and operational priorities.
Defining product and solution requirements by understanding and evangelizing the needs of customers, including feedback via PFRs or the service teams.
Working with marketing and communications to develop formal references, PR and case studies highlighting impactful customer activity and workloads running on AWS.
About the team
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the 8 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 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.
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. The AWS Global Support team interacts with leading companies and believes that world-class support is critical to customer success. AWS Support also partners with a global list of customers that are building mission-critical applications on top of AWS services.
The AWS Industries team is committed to helping industry customers enable their digital transformation journeys. Our primary goal is to meet customers where they are in their cloud journey and work backwards from their industry specific needs to transform their business and their entire industry. Our team speaks the language of our industry customers, which means that we focus on business outcomes and industry use cases on behalf of our customers, whether that is how we build products and solutions, how we sell, how we deliver, or how we partner.
Basic Qualifications
Experience as primary account manager of a global federated enterprise working with multiple business units and influencing governance and policy or equivalent
Bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, math, business or equivalent
7+ years of technology sales, or 3+ years of management experience
Experience in sales or sales management of infrastructure or cloud technology
Experience using Salesforce or other CRM tool
Experience producing executive-level written materials and presenting to executive audiences
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working with large global teams
Experience across at least one industry vertical (manufacturing, energy, oil & gas, etc.)
6+ years of commercial agreements experience
Experience in executive level engagement with SVP/VP/C-Suite
Experience with AWS technologies
Experience in cloud or account management, with a proven track record of managing high-performing teams and projects
Experience creating and implementing long-term transformational account strategies in a customer-facing role or equivalent
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments, restricted stock units (RSUs), and sales incentives. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .
USA, FL, Miami - 142,800.00 - 193,200.00 USD annually
USA, GA, Atlanta - 142,800.00 - 193,200.00 USD annually
USA, MA, Boston - 142,800.00 - 193,200.00 USD annually
USA, NY, New York - 157,100.00 - 212,600.00 USD annually
