AWS Account Manager, Education Technology

Would you like to be part of a team focused on transforming education alongside the most prominent companies in Education Technology

Our EdTech team supports the largest and most impactful Education Technology companies in the world as they strive to transform learning experiences and outcomes through application of emerging technologies. We are looking for an Account Manager to work closely with the AWS Strategic Account Lead to drive growth and innovation with our most strategic EdTech customers. You will be responsible for establishing and fostering relationships while generating and launching new opportunities across multiple strategic accounts. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong bias for action customer obsession and a track record of consistently delivering results. This individual should possess both a sales and technical background that enables them to earn trust at the CXO level various business stakeholders (Product Finance etc.) as well as with software developers engineers and IT architects. Come join our team and help us transform the way we learn teach and develop the next generation of students and professionals.

Key job responsibilities
* Work in collaboration with the AWS Strategic Account Lead and with a highly matrixed account and partner teams in establishing new customer relationships and uncovering new opportunities
* Develop and execute against a comprehensive account plan.
* Create & articulate compelling value propositions around AWS services.
* Accelerate customer adoption of new AWS services and workload migrations
* Maintain a robust and hygienic sales pipeline.
* Work with partners to extend reach & drive adoption.
* Ensure customer satisfaction
* Willing to travel 25% to customer locations across the U.S. and occasionally internationally.

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- 3 years of full sales cycle technology sales or equivalent business development sales engineering/consulting or equivalent experience
- Bachelors degree or equivalent

- Experience with sales CRM tools such as Salesforce or similar software
- Experience (technical or educational) in Engineering or Computer Science
- Experience in direct sales or business development in software cloud or SaaS markets selling to C-level executives

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments restricted stock units (RSUs) and sales incentives. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at VA Arlington - 92400.00 - 160000.00 USD annually