AWS Account Manager, Commercial, Central

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DESCRIPTION

Amazon Web Services (“AWS”) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. AWS offers over 200 fully featured services to millions of active customers around the world—including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies—to power their infrastructure.

ATTENTION: This role is only available in Chicago, IL in order to meet with customers and utilize our office space on a hybrid basis.

Key job responsibilities
Utilize your technical sales background to strategically engage at the CXO level as well as with software developers and IT architects. Develop and execute against a fast moving territory coverage plan and consistently deliver on quarterly revenue targets. Seeking a self-starter to drive business outcomes for our customers.

Drive revenue and increase market share in a defined set of accounts.
Meet or exceed quarterly revenue targets.
Develop and execute a plan to grow the AWS footprint within your set of accounts.
Manage numerous accounts concurrently & strategically.
Create & articulate compelling value propositions around AWS services.
Accelerate customer adoption through well-developed sales engagements and successful go-to-market strategy to achieve customer outcomes.
Maintain a robust sales pipeline.
Work with partners to extend reach & drive adoption.
Ensure customer satisfaction.

A day in the life
Be a critical part of a team focused on increasing adoption of Amazon Web Services by developing a set of existing customers. As a Commercial Account Manager at AWS, you will have the exciting opportunity to directly impact the growth and shape of emerging technologies. Your responsibilities will include driving revenue, adoption, and market saturation in our largest and fastest growing mid & small market accounts. Early and continued cloud adoption is critical in enabling these customers to innovate at scale.

About the team
Commercial is a team of Field Sellers, made up of 150+ Account Managers and 350+ cross functional team members in the United States, who work toward the collective goal of solving challenges and innovating new ways to enable our customers to achieve their desired outcomes for their customers. If it hasn't been done before, we are the team to prove it's possible. We are at the forefront of emerging technology that may seem unimaginable now, but will be tomorrow's standard.

Inclusive Team Culture:
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have twelve 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 (diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Mentorship & Career Growth:
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.

Work/Life Balance:
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. 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.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

5+ years of full sales cycle, technology sales or equivalent business development, sales engineering/consulting or equivalent experience
Bachelor's degree or equivalent
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience with sales CRM tools such as Salesforce or similar software
Experience in engineering, computer science, or MIS
Experience driving new business in greenfield accounts at the C-suite level or equivalent

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.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $83,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $177,800/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. This position is eligible for variable pay via a sales compensation plan. These plans pay according to achievement level against sales targets and/or business objectives. 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.

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USA, IL, Chicago