Sr. Account Executive, National Security Team

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Description

Amazon Web Services is seeking a Principal Technology Sales Leader to support our Intelligence Community customers.

In this role, you will have the exciting opportunity to help drive the growth and shape the future of an emerging technology in the Intelligence Community. Your responsibilities will include building and growing a team and portfolio focused on driving revenue, adoption, and market penetration in the IC. This includes developing overall business and go-to-market strategies, collaborating across AWS, and engaging with customers and prime contractors to influence and accelerate adoption.

The role requires a professional who is experienced in sales, opportunity management, business development, and capture activities for emerging technology programs in National Security. The ideal candidate will have (1) expertise operating in entrepreneurial and highly matrixed environments, (2) the ability to translate customer requirements into technology solutions, and (3) past performance growing national security programs. Candidates should have an understanding of the respective community infrastructures, policies, and operational performance requirements.

Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have twelve employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon's culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Work/Life Balance

Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we aren't focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we're happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced life—both in and outside of work.

Mentorship & Career Growth

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we're building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US citizen and must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.

This position is based in the DC metro area.

Key job responsibilities

• Manage and lead a sales pod to optimal performance.
• Meet regularly with national security executives and mission owners to understand their mission requirements.
• Drive revenue and market share in a defined region
• Accelerate customer adoption and customer satisfaction
• Maintain a robust sales pipeline
• Work with partners to extend reach & drive adoption
• Manage contract negotiations
• Develop long-term strategic relationships with key accounts
  
  

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Herndon, VA, USA

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in direct sales or business development in software, cloud or SaaS markets selling to C-level executives
• Experience proactively growing customer relationships within an account while expanding their understanding of the customer's business
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of software development practices and data center/infrastructure/networking technologies
  
  

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.