Description

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Professional Services (ProServe) team is looking for Customer Practice Manager (CPM) for Media & Entertainment domain who can lead and support transformative customer programs during the pursuit, solution, and ongoing engagement stages, develop a long-term ProServe strategy and execute against that strategy within our Media & Entertainment vertical in the United States. The CPM is a trusted advisor for our customers who can drive strategic and financial value through promoting and selling transformational ProServe programs. The CPM manages all aspects of business development, deal structuring, deal support and ensures delivery excellence and project closure in their assigned accounts or territories.

Successful candidates will have executive level experience in driving business level discussions and proposals on enterprise level strategic solutions in the Media & Entertainment domain. Domain areas of expertise should include expertise in 2 or more of the following:

• Content Production

• Media Supply Chain

• Direct to Consumer / Streaming

• Customer Data Platform / Audience Monetization

• Generative AI for Media & Entertainment workloads

This is a customer facing role. It may require up to 50% travel to customer sites.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead business outcomes - ability to articulate accelerated customer outcomes through cloud transformation.

• Execution of long-term strategic customer transformation roadmaps, having a high Bias for Action to Deliver Results in ProServe and Platform bookings in the near term.

• Develop a unified account plan and pursuit plan that aligns with AWS account team (direct sales).

• Establish Executive relationships across Business & Technology groups, executive sponsorship of programs.

• Establish an internal network at AWS, most notably with internal organizations critical to success: Account Team (#OneTeam), Partner team, Global Services organization, Finance, Legal.

• Successful assumption of role of strategic advisor and expert with a deep knowledge of the cross-section of the customers’ business and the cloud ecosystem.

• Deliver on annual bookings, revenue, and customer satisfaction targets with deal structure aligned with defined customer outcomes and AWS ProServe business objectives.

• Support scale through shared learnings and mechanisms across the ProServe team.

About the team

Diverse Experiences

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Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or 7+ years of professional or military experience

• 5+ years of Media & Entertainment Industry experience

• 8+ years of IT consulting and management experience in customer-facing roles

• A proven track record of scoping, selling and delivering large-scale enterprise IT Transformation programs

• Experience in leading solutions that include core products, third party products, and custom built solutions

Preferred Qualifications

• A consistent track record of achieving sales targets and opportunity management

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including workgroup leadership and executive presentations

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.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $138,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $239,000/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.