Description

Are you a customer-obsessed builder with a passion for helping customers achieve their full potential? Do you have the business savvy, executive presence, global enterprise financial services background, and technical sales skills necessary to help position AWS as the cloud provider of choice for customers? Do you love building new strategic and data-driven businesses? Join the Worldwide Specialist Organization (WWSO) Global Financial Services team as a Business Development Specialist!

The Worldwide Specialist Organization (WWSO) is part of AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS), which is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including financial services. We work backwards from our customer’s most complex and business critical problems to build and execute go-to-market plans that turn AWS ideas into multi-billion-dollar businesses. WWSO teams include business development, specialist and technical solutions architecture. As part of WWSO, you'll provide expertise across the entire life cycle of an AWS customer initiative, from developing ideas for new services, assessing the environment, to accelerating the adoption of cloud-native services for established businesses. We pride ourselves on thinking big, delivering exceptional results for our customers, and working across AWS as #OneTeam.

The WWSO team helps customers adopt our newest and most advantageous technologies. The WWSO GFS team is a team dedicated to helping Global Financial Services scale quickly, cost and performance effectively, with the best resiliency and security on AWS.

This position specifically is part of the WWSO GFS team, where you will be a Technical Business Developer that helps global financial services organizations adopt AWS’ technologies with a focus on Amazon’s Accelerated Computing portfolio (i.e. HPC, AIML, big data, Batch) , among others. You will 1/Be the best storytellers and visionary technologists, 2/Work with the largest global financial services organizations, 3/Scale tech knowledge via products, programs, and the AWS Field, and 4/Gather critical financial services feedback to inform our product roadmaps.

Roles Responsibilities

• Interact at the CxO/VP level, as well as with developers and technical architects, to ease adoption, develop pipeline, secure lighthouse customers, drive top-line revenue, and explore strategic partnerships.

• Become a trusted business and technical advisor within customer accounts through Technical Thought Leadership.

• Develop and deploy programs that leverage AWS Field teams, as well as technology and consulting partner channels.

• Collaborate with AWS Product and Technical teams to create solutions that solve customer problems, including reference architectures, patterns, automation, and release plan.

• Work with Marketing to develop and align digital marketing campaigns to drive awareness and demand.

• Own the GFS and FSI GTM strategy and execution for Accelerated Compute with teams in the field including Sales, ProServe, Partners, Marketing, and other Specialists.

About the team

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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 Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, 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 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.

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant GTM, Sales, or Consulting experience

• 5+ years of technology domain experience in High Performance Computing, AI/ML, Math, Quantum Information Systems and Technologies, or similar accelerated computing technologies.

• Bachelor’s Degree Required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Startup background and experience at a VC or PE-backed firm in a Product, BD, or Sales Executive capacity.

• Established track record of building rapport with Startup executives and closing strategic deals.

• Familiarity with open-source software used by Startups and working knowledge of software development tools and methodologies.

• Strong data-based storytelling skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with Startup executives and developers.

• Recognized industry expertise in primary discipline(s) with proven public speaking prowess.

• Cloud expertise as demonstrated by one or more cloud certifications.

• An Advanced degree highly preferred, especially an MBA or MS in CS or Engineering.

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, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $133,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $220,200/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. 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.