Strategic Pursuits Sales Leader - Seattle

Job Description

Would you like to be part of a team that is redefining the Enterprise IT industry? Amazon Web Services is leading the next paradigm shift in computing and is looking for a Principal Pursuit Leader in the AWS Partner Organization.

You will lead a team to deliver results on an innovative sales strategy by owning the sales motion to drive strategic partner and customer buy-in to a new commercial model. Responsibilities will include establishing C-level and field relationships with partners and with the AWS sales field, building the GTM and customer-centric offer, and executing joint GTM plans globally. You will support teams in delivering top line revenue growth through joint proposals and large-scale deals. You will create and conceptualize commercial programs, and also manage the execution. To be successful, you will possess or demonstrate the ability to build EVP and C-Suite relationships across players within the enterprise.

This candidate will possess both a business/sales/delivery background with a leading global consulting or systems integrator and a deep understanding of Enterprise Transformation that enables them to develop and execute forward thinking initiatives, which drive incremental adoption of AWS services. You will have a demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges, with the ability to build strong industry relationships.

Position can sit anywhere there is an AWS office, such as in New York City, NY; Arlington, VA; Chicago, IL; San Francisco, CA; Palo Alto, CA; Santa Clara, CA; Seattle, WA; Austin, TX; Dallas, TX; Houston, TX; Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Minneapolis, MN; and other locations.

Position may require the ability to travel 25% to 40% of the time, as needed

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Key job responsibilities
- Sell and deliver global multi-tower customer transformations to Fortune 1000 customers.
- Build and rapidly expand the AWS global relationship engaging with, and selling through, some of the top (SIs) in the world.
- Drive revenue growth and cloud adoption to exceed program revenue and pipeline targets.
- Execute go-to-market models that cover areas such as migrations, procurement, and workforce transformation.
- Interface with internal leadership and external customers at the executive CxO level.
- Closely collaborate with executive stakeholders across the organization, including Field Sales, Business Development, Product, Finance, Marketing, Training, Operations and Legal.

About the team
Work/Life Balance
Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we aren’t focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we’re happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced life—both in and outside of work.

Mentorship & Career Growth
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.

Inclusive and Diverse Culture
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have twelve 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 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Basic Qualifications:

- 12+ years of sales, business development, partner development, or alliances management experience.
- 12+ years of experience with SIs and/or large enterprise sales and complex agreements.
- 10+ years Proven track record of senior executive engagement and ability to partner with executive leaders on closing and executing large, highly technical strategic co-development and partnership engagements.
- 10+ years Strong verbal and written communications skills, as well as the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations.
- 10+ years experience operating businesses from 100s of millions, doing $100M+ deals and billions of dollars in revenue (USD.)
- 10+ years experience developing complex solutions with C-suite customers and internal stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

- An evangelist of the cloud era with deep experience in an industry or technology domain
- An Influencer who has strong presentation skills and the ability to articulate complex concepts to cross functional audiences.
- Experience building business cases for multi-million dollar investments at the CEO level
- Familiarity with selling/managing large multi-million dollar partner programs, ideally to the Public Cloud
- Familiarity negotiating deals across varying cultural normal in a truly global business
- Understanding of digital transformation drivers and the technology ecosystem that supports them
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Masters’ Degree in technical or relevant business field

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $158,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $262,000/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.