Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a sales professional to manage our global customer relationship with one of the largest companies in the world.

The Global Account Manager will be responsible for providing global business leadership and management of this global account. You will build and maintain key relationships, develop and manage opportunities, monitor deployment projects, and engage team resources. You will define a CXO relationship strategy within the account, including engaging with the AWS senior leadership team for executive sponsorships, coordinating executive business reviews, and maintaining customer satisfaction.

The Global Account Manager is responsible for teaming with the customer’s IT Organization to build strategic relationships across the account, articulating a clear vision and generating enthusiasm, while impacting all business groups. They are responsible for selling at the most strategic level within the account and implementing a broad strategy for earning customer acceptance and service implementation. They will work with all appropriate AWS resources (Executives, Solution Architects, Business Development, Marketing, Partners, Support, Service teams and Professional Services) to support customer interests. This includes dotted line responsibility for downstream sales and technical resources that may be geographically distributed.

Development of formal case studies and other forms of references highlighting activity and workloads running on AWS is core to the role.

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.

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. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

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.

Key job responsibilities

• Key job responsibilities
• Drive revenue and market share in a defined territory with customers
• Meet or exceed revenue targets
• Develop and execute against a comprehensive account/territory plan
• Create & articulate compelling value propositions around AWS services
• Accelerate customer adoption
• Maintain a robust sales pipeline
• Work with partners to extend reach & drive adoption
• Facilitate cross functional collaboration, identify and bring specialists to assist when needed.
• Manage contract negotiations
• Ensure customer satisfaction
• Expect moderate travel

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• 9+ years of direct sales or business development in software, cloud or SaaS markets selling to C-level executives experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience exceeding sales targets using a consultative, solutions-focused approach or equivalent
• Experience in large complex deal negotiations with a successful track record
• Experience with AWS and technology as a service (IaaS, SaaS, PaaS)
• Experience working with large global teams

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, GA, Atlanta - 170,000.00 - 230,000.00 USD annually