Sr. Account Manager, Federal Civilian
You will drive business and technical relationships and launch customers at a rapid rate by helping to define, identify, and pursue key cloud related opportunities. This includes determining the most effective go-to-market strategies, and collaborating with the Technical, Sales, Legal, Marketing, Product, Contracts and Executive leadership along the way.
You will establish deep business and technical relationships through your knowledge of the customer’s mission and the environment. You will have day-to-day interactions with these agencies and our eco-system of partners (SI’s and ISV’s) that support these customers.The ideal candidate will possess a business background that enables them to drive an engagement at the CXO level. You should also have a demonstrated ability to think strategically about the mission, product, and technical challenges, with the ability to build and convey compelling value propositions.
Key job responsibilities- Set a strategic sales plan for your target markets in line with the AWS strategic direction.
- Drive revenue and market share in a defined territory.
- Maintain an accurate and robust pipeline and forecast of business opportunities.
- Identify specific prospects/partners/channels to approach while communicating the specific value proposition for their business and use case.
- Serve as a key member of the AWS Public Sector team in helping to drive adoption of the overall AWS market and technical strategy.
- Understand the technical considerations and certifications specific to the public sector.
- Develop and manage the sales pipeline by engaging with prospects, partners, and key customers.
- Work closely with the customer base to ensure they are successful using our cloud services, making sure they have the technical resources required.
- Understand the technical requirements of your customers and work closely with the internal development team to guide the direction of our product offerings for developers.
- Prepare and deliver business reviews to the senior management team regarding quarterly and yearly strategies to align with revenue growth expectations.
- Manage complex contract negotiations and liaison with the legal group.
- Accelerate customer adoption and customer satisfaction
- Limited to moderate travel required
Diverse Experiences
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Mentorship & Career Growth
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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.- 7+ years of direct sales or business development in software, cloud or SaaS markets selling to C-level executives experience
- 10+ years of business development, partner development, sales or alliances management experience- 5+ years of building profitable partner ecosystems experience
- Experience developing detailed go to market plans
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