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Description

Here's your chance to work as a Global Business Development Manager on our Strategic Accounts, Training & Certification team to meet the growing demand for Amazon Web Services (AWS) Training around the globe. This is a highly visible position which will have significant customer impact. You will be responsible for driving training adoption, increasing cloud consumption, and accelerating our customers' journey to the cloud and generative AI. If you have a passion for learning, and believe you can compel customers to take advantage of our training services to advance their stage in the AWS migration journey, we’d like to speak with you. In this role, you will work closely with our Strategic Industries account teams to help their customers develop AWS skills required by utilizing AWS training programs that will accelerate adoption and usage of AWS services. You will develop and close a robust training pipeline, working with customers to understand their technical enablement challenges, developing detailed training proposals and helping customers with execution of training plans. We are looking for an exceptionally strong analytical thinker who thrives in fast-paced, initially unstructured environments to define, develop and help execute a go to market plan, make refinements while learning and consistently deliver on revenue targets. The ideal candidate will possess a technical background that enables them to help drive engagement at both the user and CXO level. The right candidate will have very strong communication skills to skillfully create & articulate compelling value propositions around AWS.

Successful candidates will have a strong background in solution selling and business development, with expertise in:

• Consultative selling to senior-level stakeholders across various industries

• Conducting training needs assessments and crafting comprehensive training plans

• Presenting technical cloud and AI training solutions in a compelling, business-aligned manner

• Managing the full sales cycle, from lead generation to client satisfaction

Key job responsibilities

Align priorities with sales leadership

• Develop comprehensive customer education strategies with account teams

• Conduct training needs assessments with customers

• Develop detailed training solutions and proposals to accelerate the adoption of AWS services

• Maintain a strong relationship with customers to ensure flawless execution of training plans.

• Build & maintain a pipeline of training opportunities and provide regular forecasts. - Prepare and deliver business reviews to senior management.

A day in the life

A day in the life is spent obsessing to understand your customers specific cloud workforce transformation initiatives, while working to provide solutions to help them realize their objectives, and feeling passionate about doing both.

About the team

The mission of the Organization is to drive the proliferation of cloud skills through customer engagement to influence AWS platform adoption. Specifically, the Organization engages customers throughout their lifecycle, from the identification of their learning needs, to the delivery of the T&C offerings, to carrying their voice and specific requirements. The Organization focuses on selling training and certifications to customers & partners, delivering training classes, enabling its resources and providing operational support across B2B and B2I customer segments.

About AWS

Diverse Experiences

AWS 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.

Sales, Marketing and Global Services (SMGS)

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.

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.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of developing, negotiating and executing business agreements experience

• Bachelor's degree

• Experience developing strategies that influence leadership decisions at the organizational level

• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience interpreting data and making business recommendations

• Experience identifying, negotiating, and executing complex legal agreements

• Experience influencing internal and external stakeholders

• Experience with technology transformation initiatives

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 $133,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $220,200/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.