Global Business Development Manager, Strategic Accounts, Training & Certification

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. We need a exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. This is a highly visible position which will have significant customer impact. 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.

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. The AWS Global Support team interacts with leading companies and believes that world-class support is critical to customer success. AWS Support also partners with a global list of customers that are building mission-critical applications on top of AWS services.

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.
- Flexible office location

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

About the team
As cloud technologies continue to transform businesses, skilled individuals are in high demand. At AWS Training and Certification (T&C), we are passionate about revolutionizing the way people advance their cloud skills and careers. We equip diverse builders of today and tomorrow with the knowledge they need to leverage the power of the AWS Cloud. Join our dynamic, fast-growing team and help us empower our customers to build cloud skills.

Bachelor's degree
- - Experience with business development, partnership management, or sourcing new business
- - Experience in developing, negotiating and executing business agreements
- - Experience with sales CRM tools such as Salesforce or similar software
- - Experience in setting up and managing a sales pipeline

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience interpreting data and making business recommendations
- Experience in online advertising or high-tech products/services

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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.

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.

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 and 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.