AWS SR. ENTERPRISE ACCOUNT MANAGER - HIGHER EDUCATION, AWS SALES - SLGEDU PA - Amazon : Job Details

Description

Would you like to be part of a high-growth team focused on increasing the adoption of Amazon Web Services to make a meaningful impact in the Higher Education market? Do you have the business savvy and technical background necessary to help establish Amazon as a key technologyplatform provider for large Research Universities? Amazon Web Services is expanding in the U.S. Public Sector market, and the Education team within Amazon offers a creative, fast paced, entrepreneurial work environment where youll be at the center of Amazon innovation for administrators, faculty, researchers, and students.

We are looking for an experienced Enterprise Sales Representative to focus on Research 1 (R1) Higher Education institutions in Pennsylvania. The ideal candidate has sales experience in this vertical with a terrific reputation for overachieving quota while focusing on the customer. They should also be a self-starter who is prepared to develop and execute against a territory plan and consistently deliver on quarterly targets. The ideal candidate will possess both a sales and technical background that enables them to drive an engagement at the CXO level, as well as, with IT architects and leaders. The Enterprise Sales Representative will be an exceptionally strong and creative thinker who thrives in a team environment and embraces all aspects of selling. They must be able to work in fast-paced, dynamic environment and have very strong verbal and written communication skills.

Key job responsibilities

- Drive revenue and market share in a defined territory and industry vertical.

- Meet or exceed quarterly targets.

- Develop and execute against comprehensive account and 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.

- Manage contract negotiations.

- Develop long-term strategic relationships with key accounts.

- Ensure customer satisfaction.

- This role will include moderate travel.

A day in the life

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, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazons culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

About the team

Diverse Experiences

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Why AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, its 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

Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll 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 flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.

Basic Qualifications

- 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

Preferred Qualifications

- 5+ years of direct sales or business development in software, cloud or SaaS markets selling to C-level executives experience

- Experience developing detailed go to market plans

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent

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