As an Account Executive within AWS Global Financial Services (GFS), you are driving digital transformations through effective engagement with C-level executives, business development executives, IT leaders, architects, developers, and various lines of businesses for the most strategic Global AWS Accounts. You are establishing Amazon Web Services as the key cloud technology provider across the strategic accounts you manage, promoting adoption of the entire AWS services portfolio to Global Customers.

On a daily basis you empower your customers to solve challenges while attaining both their operational and innovation goals. You deliver business outcomes while guiding them to become more agile, innovative, and efficient. With AWS, our customers benefit from the fastest pace of innovation, the broadest and deepest functionality, the most secure computing environment, and the most proven operational expertise. Our AI, ML, and Generative AI capabilities are world-class.

Do you look around corners for ways to engage and service customers? Are you passionate about using technology to solve business problems that have big customer impact?

Come build the future with us!

Key job responsibilities
Build relationships with business unit C-suite business and technology leaders to identify, develop, and close significant opportunities that drive innovation and growth for the customer

Foster existing relationships and build new relationships to create new opportunities

Partner with a team of Solutions Architects, Customer Solutions Managers, Professional Services, and Partners to develop and deliver compelling solutions and offers

Contribute to the leadership of a global account team with presence on four continents

Position AWS services ranging from compute, networking, and storage, to serverless, to AI, ML, and Generative AI.

Contribute to critical mechanisms such as weekly and monthly business reviews, pipeline maintenance, and financial management.

A day in the life
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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.

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.

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.

Mentorship and 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.

About the team
The team is a high performing and customer-obsessed sales team covering the largest European-based global financial institutions. This role will focus on a Global Investment Bank

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of direct sales or business development in software, cloud or SaaS markets selling to C-level executives experience
• 8+ years of business development, partner development, sales or alliances management experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in the financial services industry or with financial services customers

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working within a global company, with multi-country responsibilities

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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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, NY, New York - 157,100.00 - 212,600.00 USD annually