Amazon
Principal Account Manager, ISV
Amazon, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Job ID: 2731438 | Amazon Web Services, Inc.Would you like to be part of a team focused on helping the leading Australian Software businesses grow and succeed at the global scale? Do you have the business acumen and technical background to partner with executive stakeholders, align on AWS services and partnership programs to best support their growth strategies?
As a Principal Account Manager you will work on the most complex ISV customers and opportunities, taking a leading role in developing their long-term strategy with AWS. Combining an informed view of the market with a deep understanding of emerging technology trends, you will support innovation across the segment. As a recognised thought leader, your influence on the strategy of our customers will be built through role modelling and delivery or bar-raising guidance to the broader ISV team.
The ISV team focuses on Australian software companies who produce, maintain and distribute software. Our customers are business to business providers who generate revenue through software license sales or Software as a Service (SaaS) subscriptions. We help ISV customers leverage the cloud and modernize their platforms to reduce cost, increase agility and ultimately build better software products. We work at the edge of technology innovation in partnership with our ISVs and are focused on helping traditional ISVs transform, whilst also enabling the next generation of ‘born on the cloud’ Australian Unicorns.
Key job responsibilitiesThe ISV Principal Account Manager will be part of a global team supporting our leading Australian software companies (ISV's). In this role, they will create compelling value propositions around AWS products, services and programs to help consistently deliver on desired customer outcomes. The blend of sales and technical skills this role requires will enable engagement at the C-Suite level, as well as with software developers and architects. Analytical thinking and the ability to thrive in fast-paced dynamic environments will be vital to enhance the ability to support our software customers build on AWS in new ways, and help them deliver those products to the market.
• Work with customers to accelerate their business outcomes, and recommend AWS products and services in line with business needs.• Drive solutions discussions with your customers, diving deep into the details to solve complex challenges.• Work backwards from your customer's business needs to accelerate adoption of the most appropriate AWS services.• As a trusted advisor, use your interpersonal skills to influence a variety of stakeholders from technical teams to executives, and help ensure short-term technology decisions are aligned with long-term goals.• Help define the strategy by engaging and partnering with highly technical teams (Solutions Architects, Technical Account Managers, AWS professional services consultants and consulting/managed services partners).• Act as a thought leader in the wider community, playing a key role in educating, sharing best practices, presenting at events, writing white papers, blogs, and running workshops.• Serve as a key member of the ISV Sales team through influencing decision makers across multiple domains, to ensure customer success in building solutions on AWS which align to long-term business goals.
A day in the life
Diverse ExperiencesAmazon 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 AWSAmazon 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 BalanceWe 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 CultureHere 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 GrowthWe’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.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• 10yrs+ technology sales experience with a focus on field sales (quota-carrying) in software, cloud or SaaS markets selling to C-level executives.• Experience in identifying, developing, negotiating, and closing large-scale technology deals.• Experience in proactively growing customer relationships, while expanding an understanding of the customer’s business.• Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• A technical background in engineering or software development a plus (experience working within a software company and transformation to SaaS).• Ability to uncover and translate business/technology priorities into technology solutions for customers.• 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.
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As a Principal Account Manager you will work on the most complex ISV customers and opportunities, taking a leading role in developing their long-term strategy with AWS. Combining an informed view of the market with a deep understanding of emerging technology trends, you will support innovation across the segment. As a recognised thought leader, your influence on the strategy of our customers will be built through role modelling and delivery or bar-raising guidance to the broader ISV team.
The ISV team focuses on Australian software companies who produce, maintain and distribute software. Our customers are business to business providers who generate revenue through software license sales or Software as a Service (SaaS) subscriptions. We help ISV customers leverage the cloud and modernize their platforms to reduce cost, increase agility and ultimately build better software products. We work at the edge of technology innovation in partnership with our ISVs and are focused on helping traditional ISVs transform, whilst also enabling the next generation of ‘born on the cloud’ Australian Unicorns.
Key job responsibilitiesThe ISV Principal Account Manager will be part of a global team supporting our leading Australian software companies (ISV's). In this role, they will create compelling value propositions around AWS products, services and programs to help consistently deliver on desired customer outcomes. The blend of sales and technical skills this role requires will enable engagement at the C-Suite level, as well as with software developers and architects. Analytical thinking and the ability to thrive in fast-paced dynamic environments will be vital to enhance the ability to support our software customers build on AWS in new ways, and help them deliver those products to the market.
• Work with customers to accelerate their business outcomes, and recommend AWS products and services in line with business needs.• Drive solutions discussions with your customers, diving deep into the details to solve complex challenges.• Work backwards from your customer's business needs to accelerate adoption of the most appropriate AWS services.• As a trusted advisor, use your interpersonal skills to influence a variety of stakeholders from technical teams to executives, and help ensure short-term technology decisions are aligned with long-term goals.• Help define the strategy by engaging and partnering with highly technical teams (Solutions Architects, Technical Account Managers, AWS professional services consultants and consulting/managed services partners).• Act as a thought leader in the wider community, playing a key role in educating, sharing best practices, presenting at events, writing white papers, blogs, and running workshops.• Serve as a key member of the ISV Sales team through influencing decision makers across multiple domains, to ensure customer success in building solutions on AWS which align to long-term business goals.
A day in the life
Diverse ExperiencesAmazon 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 AWSAmazon 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 BalanceWe 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 CultureHere 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 GrowthWe’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.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• 10yrs+ technology sales experience with a focus on field sales (quota-carrying) in software, cloud or SaaS markets selling to C-level executives.• Experience in identifying, developing, negotiating, and closing large-scale technology deals.• Experience in proactively growing customer relationships, while expanding an understanding of the customer’s business.• Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• A technical background in engineering or software development a plus (experience working within a software company and transformation to SaaS).• Ability to uncover and translate business/technology priorities into technology solutions for customers.• 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.
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