AWS Startups Account Manager, AWS Software Startups
Description
Are you passionate about helping innovative startups build and scale on AWS? We're looking for a driven Account Manager to join our UKI Startup ISV segment, focused on identifying and nurturing the next generation of unicorns.
We're looking for a startup Account Manager to engage with UK Software growth and scale startups. As a Startup Account Manager, you will help drive the growth of your customers, servicing their unique needs, engaging with Founders, CxOs, Board of Directors and VC influencers, and teaming with business development, marketing, solution architecture and partner teams to lead execution of coordinated go-to-market strategies.
Key job responsibilities
- Ensure customer satisfaction
- Drive revenue and market share in a defined territory or industry vertical.
- Hit revenue and goal targets
- Develop and execute a comprehensive account/territory plan to manage and grow numerous accounts concurrently
- Create & articulate compelling value propositions around AWS services
- Accelerate customer adoption
- Maintain a robust sales pipeline
- Work with partners to extend reach & drive adoption
- Compete and win strategic accounts from competitors
A day in the life
Your day will be a dynamic blend of strategic relationship building, technology exploration, and startup ecosystem engagement. You'll collaborate with inspiring founders, navigate complex technological landscapes, and transform potential into breakthrough solutions.
About the team
We are a collaborative and forward-thinking group dedicated to nurturing startup potential across diverse industries. Our team believes in creating meaningful connections that drive technological innovation and support emerging businesses in their transformative journeys.
About AWS
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve.
Basic Qualifications
• 7+ years of IT/Tech/Cloud sales experience in closing new and existing business and carrying quota
• Proven track-record of consistent customer growth and quota achievement in Tech sales
• Experience selling cloud solutions at a technology company
• Knowledge of core cloud computing concepts including compute, database and higher order capabilities like microservices, analytics, serverless and AIML
• Knowledge of UK Startup landscape and passion for helping startups grow
• Entrepreneurial "builder" mentality
• Comfortable delivering results amid ambiguity and change
Preferred Qualifications
• MBA/MA/MS degree or relevant experience.
• A technical or educational background in engineering, computer science
• History of working for, or selling to tech startups
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