Description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers a set of cloud services that enable all companies, from startups to enterprises, to run virtually everything in the cloud, including mobile applications, big data analytics, AI/ML platforms, and microservices/serverless infrastructures. Amazon Web Services India Private Limited, the reseller for cloud services in India, is looking for an Account Manager to help drive the growth of high-potential startups in India.

You need to possess passion about Startups, be a self-starter with a strong entrepreneurial spirit who is prepared to work in a fast-paced, often ambiguous environment, execute against ambitious goals, and consistently embrace the Amazon Culture. Your responsibilities will include driving growth and user adoption, migrations and ensuring startups select AWS as their preferred cloud provider in India. You will work closely with counterparts in business development, marketing, solution architecture and partner teams to lead execution of BD plays.

The candidate should have technical background that enables him/her to drive engagement at the CXO level as well as with software developers and IT architects. The candidate should be an exceptional analytical thinker who thrives in fast-paced dynamic environments and has excellent communication and presentation skills. He/She should be visioning and executing via collaboration with an extended team to address customer’s needs.

Key job responsibilities

• Drive growth and market share in a defined territory

• Develop and execute against a comprehensive account/territory plan

• Create & articulate compelling value propositions around AWS services

• Assist customers in identifying use cases for priority adoption of AWS as well as best practices implementations

• Accelerate customer adoption by engaging Founders, Customer executives, Board of Directors and VC influencers

• Work with AWS partners to manage joint selling opportunities

• Develop long-term strategic relationships with key accounts

A day in the life

Research and preparation for the day’s customers meetings and calls

-Collaborate with Cross functional teams on pitches and demos

Customer meeting(s) and customer cadence calls

Stakeholder mapping

Ensure high standards and maintain SFDC hygiene

Ensure timely communication with External and Internal stakeholders

About the team

The AWS Startups team partners with startups around the world to build, launch, grow, and help scale their business. We don’t just support startups with cloud infrastructure, but also partner with our startup customers throughout their journey by providing resources to tackle challenges from early stage fundraising to building technical teams and developing startup culture.

Diverse Experiences

Amazon 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.

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 in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and 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.

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

Mumbai, MH, IND | Pune, MH, IND

Basic Qualifications

• 12+ years of technology experience with a focus on field BD (quota-carrying)

• Experience in working with Startups in identifying, developing, negotiating, and closing large-scale technology deals.

• Experience in positioning and selling technology to new customers and in new market segments.

• Experience in proactively growing customer relationships within an account while expanding their understanding of the customer’s business.

• Proven track record of consistent territory growth and quota attainment

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills

Preferred Qualifications

• BA/BS/B.Tech degree required. Masters or MBA is a plus.

• Understanding of Fintech vertical and experience in selling to Fintech startups will be an advantage.

• Understanding of AWS and/or technology as a service (Iaas,SaaS,PaaS) is preferred.