Sr Account Executive, Professional Services

The Amazon Web Services Professional Services (ProServe) team is seeking a dynamic ProServe Account Executive (PAE) to join our team at Amazon Web Services (AWS). In this role youll be responsible for engaging new and existing customers with transformative projects involving IT Strategy distributed architecture and hybrid cloud operations. Youll work closely with ProServe Cloud Architects Engagement Managers and Delivery Consultants to drive customer success and business growth. As ProServes customer facing relationship owner youll be primarily focused on understanding and defining business outcomes for customers by building trust identifying applicable AWS Professional Services offerings and creating proposals and securing customer signoff of SOWs. Following project launch you will stay connected with the customer to ensure we are delivering the agreed customer business outcomes (CBO) as outlined in the SOW.

Your experience in selling services within the technology/consulting sector will equip you with the ability to translate technical concepts into business value for customers. You will demonstrate proficiency in business development executing sales methodologies and managing CRM systems coupled with strong analytical problem-solving and project management abilities. Account Executives performance will be measured against key metrics including but not limited to Revenue Billable Bookings and customer satisfaction (CSAT).

The AWS Professional Services organization is a global team of experts that help customers realize their desired business outcomes when using the AWS Cloud. We work together with customer teams and the AWS Partner Network (APN) to execute enterprise cloud computing initiatives. Our team provides assistance through a collection of offerings which help customers achieve specific outcomes related to enterprise cloud adoption. We also deliver focused guidance through our global specialty practices which cover a variety of solutions technologies and industries.

AWS Global Services includes experts from across AWS who help our customers design build operate and secure their cloud environments. Customers innovate with AWS Professional Services upskill with AWS Training and Certification optimize with AWS Support and Managed Services and meet objectives with AWS Security Assurance Services. Our expertise and emerging technologies include AWS Partners AWS Sovereign Cloud AWS International Product and the Generative AI Innovation Center. Youll join a diverse team of technical experts in dozens of countries who help customers achieve more with the AWS cloud.

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.

A day in the life
As an experienced services sales professional you will be responsible for:
- Leading business development efforts by engaging Canadian customers and driving high-value engagements
- Establishing Executive relationships across Technology & Business groups becoming a strategic advisor and expert with deep knowledge of the cross-section of the customers business and available technology solutions.
- Collaborating with Amazon Global Sales (AGS) representatives to ensure a coordinated approach for key accounts
- Creating proposals securing customer sign-off on Statements of Work (SOWs) and ensure successful project delivery
- Monitoring ongoing projects to ensure delivery of agreed CBOs and maximize revenue potential
- Advocating for customers while balancing AWS business objectives
This customer facing role may require up to 50% travel to customer sites.

About the team
Why AWS Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

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Mentorship & Career Growth - Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

- 7 years of technology sales experience
- Experience working with or having knowledge of cloud computing and existing cloud technologies
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering a related field or equivalent experience
- Experience exceeding sales targets using a consultative solutions-focused approach or equivalent
- Experience working with and presenting to C-level executives IT and lines of businesses across organizations or equivalent

- Experience in solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models analysis and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g. financial savings operational improvements or customer benefits) or experience applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses
- Ability to understand and articulate AWS services and solutions

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company Amazons package may include other elements such as sign-on payments restricted stock units (RSUs) and sales incentives (where applicable). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription basic life & AD&D insurance) Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP) paid time off and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.

CAN ON Toronto - 123600.00 - 206300.00 CAD annually