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Job summary
As a Startup Account Manager, you will help drive the growth of your born in the cloud 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.

In this role, you will also establish Amazon Web Services as the key cloud technology provider across the companies you manage, promoting the entire AWS products and services portfolio to Startup Customers. You will be at the heart of latest trends like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), serverless and IoT, helping your customers to leverage state-of-the-art technologies on AWS to innovate and become the next disrupters, like today’s AirBnB, Slack, DoorDash, and Lyft.

You will have a passion for the latest technology trends and work with customers that leverage state-of-the-art technologies on AWS to innovate and disrupt the B2B Software industry. The ideal candidate will possess both an account management and technology background that enables them to drive an engagement at the founder level as well as with software engineers and IT architects. They should also be a self-starter with entrepreneurial spirit who is prepared to work in a fast-paced environment, develop and execute against a territory coverage plan and consistently deliver results.

Do you look around corners for ways to engage and service customers? Are you passionate about startups?

Come build the future with us.




Key job responsibilities

• Ensure customer success with early, mid and late stage startups
• Drive revenue and market share in a defined territory or industry vertical
• Accelerate customer adoption through well-developed sales engagements and successful GTM Strategy
• Meet or exceed quarterly revenue and goal targets
• Develop and execute against a comprehensive account/territory plan
• Create & articulate compelling value propositions around AWS services
• Accelerate customer adoption by engaging Founders, CxO, Board of Directors and VC influencers
• Work with partners to extend reach & drive adoption
• Develop long-term strategic relationships with key accounts
• Ensure customer satisfaction
• Expect moderate travel

About the team

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and 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 puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfilment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

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.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to build and deliver against a plan for your territory which meets or exceeds revenue targets
• Passion for helping startups grow
• Entrepreneurial “builder” mentality
• 5+ years of technology related sales or business development experience
• Comfortable delivering results amid ambiguity and change

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• A technical or educational background in engineering, computer science
• Experience selling cloud solutions
• History of working for, or selling to tech startups

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