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Would you like to be part of a team that is redefining the Enterprise IT industry? Amazon Web Services is leading the next paradigm shift in computing and is looking for a Pre-Sales Solutions Architect in the AWS Partner Organization.

As a Pre-Sales Solution Architect, you will partner with our Business Development team to help prospective partners define and achieve business outcomes and value generation leveraging Amazon Web Services. Pre-Sales SA partners with the AWS Business development manager to lead customers through discovery and requirements gathering to dive deep into their pain points, identify their procurement goals, and outline their journey. Pre-Sales Solution Architects not only have experience selling into senior customer stakeholders, but are also experts in the procure-to-pay process, are strong technical generalists, and have a deep understanding of all cloud services, and solutions. They help drive the evolution of AWS services and technologies by providing direct input and voice of the customer feedback from the field to internal product and tech teams. The ideal candidate will work closely with the Business Development, Sales, Implementation, Product, and Tech teams. They will have demonstrated abilities to influence decision makers in a consultative selling approach (preferably through previous sales or presales experience) to progress decision making and gain commitment from the customer.

This role can be located out of the following Amazon Business locations in the United States: Arlington VA, Austin TX, Boston MA, Chicago IL, Dallas TX, New York City NY, Phoenix AZ, or Seattle WA.

Position may require the ability to travel 35% to 50% of the time, as needed

About the team

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.

Inclusive and Diverse Culture

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.

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Key job responsibilities

Key job responsibilities

  • Engage with the largest and most complex partners and customers, to develop sales strategies for enterprise transformation customers/partners
  • As a key member of the business development and sales management teams, ensure success in migrating applications, software and services onto the AWS platform
  • Sell and deliver global multi-tower customer transformations to Fortune 1000 customers
  • Gain a deep understanding of our customers systems to ensure we can provide a viable solution that meets their goals with AWS Cloud
  • Prepare strategic agreements working with legal, and sales proposals in collaboration with business development team
  • Work closely with Sales to provide status updates and insights learned during discovery with the customer
  • Relay market needs and requirements back to internal AWS service teams
  • Collaborate and influence key external and internal Amazon stakeholders
  • Design scalable mechanisms to share learnings and establish new processes/engagement workflows
  • Partner with other Amazon lines of business to provide a pan-Amazon solution to customers

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

Atlanta, GA, USA | Boston, MA, USA | Chicago, IL, USA | Dallas, TX, USA | Herndon, VA, USA | New York, NY, USA

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • 10+ years services delivery, pre-sales/solution architecture, and/or sales experience
  • 10+ years’ experience in software design, implementation, or consulting experience with distributed applications
  • 8+ years experience developing complex solutions with C-suite customers and internal stakeholders
  • Public Cloud industry knowledge
  • BA/BS degree

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Ability to converse with senior customer stakeholders; strong executive presence
  • Ability to multitask, prioritize, and meet competing deadlines
  • Knowledge of procurement and source to pay processes and solutions
  • Be comfortable driving towards recommendations and decisions without relying on a playbook
  • Core understanding of AWS solutions and offerings
  • Experience architecting and operating cloud-based solutions.
  • AWS Solution Architecture certification or relevant cloud expertise
  • Ability to manage challenging conversations in a professional manner
  • Demonstrated ability to manage concurrent projects that vary in size and scope across multiple focus areas including work prioritization, resource coordination, planning, and task delegation
  • The ideal candidate will have a track record of managing and troubleshooting data integration projects
  • Strong Ownership, Bias for Action and willingness to role-up your sleeves

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.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $122,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $239,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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