Description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is leading the next paradigm shift in computing and is looking for a world class candidate to manage an elite portfolio of very strategic AWS Consulting Partners. Your job will be to use these strategic partners to help deliver on AWS’ strategy to drive enterprise adoption of the AWS cloud computing platform.

Responsibilities will include driving C-level and field relationships with your partners and with the AWS sales field, guiding the development and launch of joint solutions with large global technology companies and executing joint GTM plans globally. By establishing and growing business and technical relationships while managing the day-to-day partner interactions, you will be responsible for driving top line revenue growth and overall market adoption.

The ideal candidate will have both a business background that enables them to engage at the CXO level, as well as a sales background that enables them to manage joint GTM efforts and to easily interact with enterprise customers. This person should have a demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges within multiple technology segments as well as the capacity to build and convey compelling value propositions. The position also requires a strong technical acumen and deep familiarity with cloud.

Key job responsibilities

• Work with multiple sales and technical teams within both AWS and each partner to define and execute joint technology, marketing and sales initiatives.

• Serve as a key member of the AWS alliance team in helping to define and deliver the overall go-to-market strategy.

• Engage each partner’s field sales organizations, channels and end customers to create and drive revenue opportunities for AWS.

• Ensure that there is a strategic business development plan for target markets and ensure it's in line with the AWS strategic direction. This includes the creation of detailed account plans to track partner progress and achievement to goals.

• Set and manage revenue targets and work with your team, each partner and AWS sales organizations to achieve/exceed goals.

• Create and execute the team's business plan with key internal stakeholders (e.g. service teams, marketing, PR, legal, support, etc.).

• Identify joint customer segments and industry verticals to approach with a joint value proposition for using AWS.

• Ensure that AWS sales field and partner business managers work closely with each partner’s customer base to maximize success using our web services.

• Ensure that AWS is each partner’s preferred public cloud computing platform across all partner product lines.

• Understand the technical requirements of each partner and work closely with the internal AWS development team to guide the direction of our product offerings.

• Prepare and give business reviews to the senior management team.

• Manage complex negotiations and serve as a liaison to the legal group.

• Create and execute operational rigor including territory management, account management, and business reviews (internal/external).

About the team

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the 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.

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 Affinity Groups, 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 flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Hybrid Work

We value innovation and recognize this sometimes requires uninterrupted time to focus on a build. We also value in-person collaboration and time spent face-to-face. Our team affords engineers options to work in the office every day or in a flexible, hybrid work model near one of our Amazon offices.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Toronto, ON, CAN

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of sales, business or partner development, and/or channel management experience.

• Experience engaging, influencing, and presenting to C-level executives.

• Experience presenting and articulating complex concepts to cross-functional audiences.

• Verbal and written communications skills are a must, as well as the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations.

• Must possess leadership skills and the ability to build a Canada-wide strategy

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years in program development for a technology company

• Direct experience working with AWS consulting and/or technology partners or you have been an employee at a large AWS partner

• Developed and operated five or more global partner programs

• Advanced understanding of AWS, cloud architecture and infrastructure

• Ability to articulate and present complex concepts to cross-functional audiences

• Organizational skills and attention-to-detail with the ability to set clear priorities in a fast paced, dynamic work environment Inquisitive; will always ask questions to see the “big picture” or get a handle on the details

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, disability, age, or other legally protected status. If you would like to request an accommodation, please notify your Recruiter.