HHS Principal BD Lead, Fed Health BD Lead

AWS is seeking a Principal Business Development Lead to own the go-to-market strategy and sales execution for AI-powered mission solutions across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this role you will drive strategic deals and shape GTM motions that deliver Generative AI Agentic AI Fraud Waste & Abuse detection Supply Chain Modernization Amazon Connect and Migration & Modernization solutions from concept to contract for HHS agencies and programs.

Youll operate at the intersection of Account teams GenAI specialists ProServe and Partners working directly with HHS mission owners CIOs and senior executives to connect agency health priorities to specific AWS capabilities with a clear path to award. This is a builder role: the GTM motions are still being defined and youll have a direct hand in shaping them.

The ideal candidate brings deep familiarity with HHS mission areas federal health procurement and the ability to coordinate cross-functional pursuit teams to move complex deals through the pipeline. You dont need to be a deep technologist across every solution but you need credibility to engage at the executive level and pull in the right specialists at the right time.

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen.

Key job responsibilities
Own the HHS AI mission solutions GTM strategy define positioning sales plays and pipeline execution for GenAI Agentic AI FWA Supply Chain Connect and Migration & Modernization across HHS agencies.

Proactively generate opportunities through targeted research GAO reports agency AI plans expiring vehicles and operational gaps. Bring actionable win plans directly to account teams.

Build and manage qualified pipeline tied to revenue targets. Develop account-level strategies connecting HHS mission priorities (payment integrity beneficiary services health data interoperability) to AWS solutions with a clear path to award.

Lead cross-functional pursuit teams account reps SAs ProServe GenAI Innovation Center partners as single-threaded owner for strategic HHS deals.

Formalize co-sell and co-delivery GTM with SI partners and ISVs. Develop joint positioning and proposal approaches that accelerate time-to-award.

Partner with ProServe and GenAI Innovation Center to shape new Agentic AI offerings validate with early adopters and scale repeatable patterns across HHS.

Engage HHS executives as a trusted advisor lead with mission outcomes not product pitches. Maintain mastery of HHS procurement vehicles budget cycles and competitive positioning.

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- 7 years of Go-To-Market Business Development Sales or Consulting experience
- Experience developing and executing on GTM strategies that are large in scope
- 7 years of business development partnership management or sourcing new business experience

- Bachelors degree in business economics engineering analytics mathematics statistics information technology or equivalent
- Experience developing deploying and managing AI products at scale
- Experience interfacing with customers (Enterprise SMB and Startups) and ability to convert customer requirements to high level architecture solutions to build on

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). 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 - 176100.00 - 238200.00 USD annually