Sr. Mgr Digital Sovereignty, Sovereign Cloud

AWS EMEA SARL (Abu Dhabi Branch) - O49; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud provider is seeking a Senior Sales Leader to build and lead its Digital Sovereignty Specialist Sales team in Abu Dhabi. You will drive adoption of AWS solutions and manage complex deals across partners and customers. Ideal candidates have extensive sales experience, proven leadership in enterprise sales, and a strong background in sovereign cloud solutions. The role offers the opportunity to mentor a dedicated team while influencing strategic customer relationships.

Benefits

Work-life balance

Mentorship and career growth

Inclusive team culture

Qualifications

• 8+ years of sales experience.
• Proven experience in complex enterprise sales.
• Experience managing teams to achieve significant revenue targets ($200M+).
• Ability to organize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Experience in sovereign cloud solutions or similar highly regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a dedicated digital sovereignty specialist sales team.
• Drive adoption of digital sovereignty solutions through strategic customer influence.
• Foster customer relationships to accelerate adoption of cloud solutions.
• Contribute to multi-year strategic roadmaps.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities.

Skills

Sales experience

Complex enterprise sales

Team management

Strategic relationships

Data analysis

Negotiation skills

Customer relationship management

Project delivery

Multi-tasking

Adaptability under stress

Data-driven decision making

Sovereign cloud solutions

Job description

Does the challenge that comes from leading and driving large, cross-organizational projects and initiatives for one of the largest Cloud providers excite you? Do you enjoy working in an entrepreneurial environment solving complex problems and delivering innovative solutions? We are seeking a senior sales leader to build and lead our Digital Sovereignty Specialist Sales team. This specialized team serves as trusted advisors, driving adoption of AWS solutions that help customers and partners navigate complex digital sovereignty requirements while supporting AGS, AWSI, and WWPS sales teams across partners and customers through complex deal negotiations worldwide and accelerating revenue growth and pipeline development. This role will manage our Digital Competency Partner initiatives, where we collaborate with partners to develop innovative sovereign‑by‑design solutions that address evolving market demands.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Team Leadership and Development: Build and lead a dedicated Digital Sovereignty specialist sales team comprising both partner and customer sales specialists. Drive operational excellence and strengthen strategic alignment across all Digital Sovereignty sales efforts. Provide coaching, mentoring, and guidance to drive performance and professional growth.
• Strategic Customer Influence and Adoption: Drive Digital Sovereignty adoption through strategic influence and collaboration with account teams who own the customer relationships. Partner with account managers to identify and pursue sovereign cloud opportunities. Act as the subject matter expert to help position sovereign cloud solutions, overcome blockers, and accelerate customer adoption. Build trusted relationships with key stakeholders across the account teams to ensure sovereign cloud solutions are effectively positioned in customer engagements. Provide thought leadership and expertise to help account teams navigate complex sovereign cloud requirements and drive successful customer outcomes.
• Strategic Engagement and Influence: Drive strategic relationships with C‑level executives and technical decision‑makers. Act as a trusted advisor to provide sovereign cloud expertise and value propositions. Take a leadership role proposing and closing large deals.
• Customer Success and Relationship Management: Foster and develop strategic customer relationships to accelerate adoption of sovereign cloud solutions. Identify customer needs and challenges while providing technical and business guidance to support customer success.
• Strategic Planning and Analysis: Contribute to the development of multi‑year strategic roadmaps. Analyze market trends and customer feedback to inform strategy and collaborate with BI/Sales operations to leverage data insights for decision‑making.
• Cross‑functional Collaboration: Drive alignment across multiple stakeholder groups and facilitate effective communication and collaboration between different business units.
• Business Growth and Innovation: Identify and develop new business opportunities through influence and expertise. Provide thought leadership in sovereign cloud solutions and support sales teams in complex deal structures and negotiations.
• Operational Excellence: Drive best practices and process improvements while ensuring alignment with compliance and regulatory requirements. Contribute to the development of scalable approaches for business growth.
• Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Demonstrate AWS leadership principles in all interactions while maintaining effective communication channels across all levels.

About the Team

Diverse Experiences

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Mentorship & Career Growth

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Work/Life Balance

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Qualifications

• 8+ years of sales experience
• Proven experience in complex enterprise sales
• Experience managing teams to achieve significant revenue targets ($200M+)
• Experience of developing long‑term strategic relationships with key accounts
• Experience analyzing data and best practices to assess performance drivers
• Experience planning, managing and closing competitive sales efforts and managing deals from negotiation, to closing and through delivery
• Experience proactively growing customer relationships within an account while expanding their understanding of the customer’s business
• A proven track record of implementing, delivering large projects and communicating effectively at executive level
• Ability to organize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Experience working in a global team environment with multiple time zones
• Ability to handle changing priorities and use good judgment when working in stressful situations
• Demonstrated ability to formulate data‑driven decisions that lead to results
• Experience in sovereign cloud solutions or similar highly regulated environments

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