There has never been a better time to be a startup, with improved access to modern technologies such as Machine learning levelling the playing field and turbo charging disruption in every industry imaginable. Organisations such as Deliveroo, Monzo & Babylon are disrupting the status quo by focusing deeply on the customer experience and leveraging the latest technology to deliver quantum leap improvements. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is one of the drivers of this progress on behalf of our customers. We are growing our Central Sales function and looking for someone to join the EMEA leadership team to build out the Startup function. If you are passionate about the cloud technologies, developing people and building sales strategies, come build the future with us.

The internet has democratized knowledge and empowered customers when it comes to making informed choices. Ubiquitous availability of digital communication tools has given time poor customers and sales professionals an optimal way to connect remotely for meaningful benefit. AWS is building out a remote sales capability to drive long-term business and revenue by managing the full sales cycle to create net new opportunities and help customers get to the cloud quickly.

As senior manager across EMEA, you will build and lead a diverse set of world class sales managers responsible for teams who are growing consumption of current and new AWS services across the startup eco-system in EMEA. This is a leader of leaders’ role. The ideal candidate will be an accomplished sales and business development executive who has demonstrable experience delivering through others while staying closely connected to the front line by remaining detail oriented and data driven. The ideal candidate will be a structured thinker who leverages tested frameworks to develop and iterate on a strategy focused on rapid growth. Your responsibilities will include managing the career growth and development of your team; defining tactics to win targeted strategic workloads; developing and iterating on mechanisms to establish new and repeatable business in target market segments. You will work closely with leadership across Solution Architecture, BD, Sales and Marketing to evolve the approach and optimize performance.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· 15+ years of technology related sales or business development experience with quota accountability
· 7+ years of sales management experience leading a team
· Experience leading multinational teams in a Leader of leader capacity
· Demonstrable record of people development
· BA/BS degree or relevant experience
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills
· Strategic problem solving and collaboration skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· Experience and confident working with a matrixed team of senior stakeholders and executive teams to achieve a common goal
· Experience using data and trends to build insight and articulate business needs
· Exceptional communication and presentation skills
· Knowledge and understanding of existing and developing technologies as it relates to cloud computing; understand and identify opportunities for customers


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All offers are conditional on references, verification of the right to work in the UK, and successful background screening check. This will include previous employment verification, qualification verification (if relevant) and a relevant criminal check.”