Partner Development Manager

Amazon Inc.; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Partner Development Manager based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to onboard, enable and manage strategic Consulting Partners along their AWS partnership journey.

You will cultivate executive relationships, develop ambitious business plans, and help partners grow their AWS cloud practice to accelerate customer adoption. You will coordinate with AWS sales, marketing, and service teams to deliver tailored roadmaps and drive strategic outcomes.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of developing, negotiating and executing business agreements.
• Ability to influence leadership decisions at organizational level.

Responsibilities

• Develop deep relationships with executive leadership of strategic Consulting partners in Saudi Arabia.
• Develop and execute ambitious business plans with these partners to accelerate AWS adoption by customers in the region.
• Help partners develop AWS cloud practice and bring to market compelling solution offerings.
• Be a trusted advisor capable of sharing industry insights and strategic guidance to empower partners.
• Collaborate with AWS teams to develop tailored transformation roadmaps and help execute engagements.
• Prepare and present business reviews to senior leadership and communicate partner needs and recommendations.

Skills

Executive relationships

Strategic partnerships

Business negotiations

Job description

Job Description :

Amazon Web Services is seeking a Partner Development Manager to be based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to onboard, enable and manage our strategic Consulting Partners throughout their AWS partnership journey.

Key job responsibilities

• Develop deep and trusted relationships with executive leadership of our most strategic Consulting partners in Saudi Arabia by gaining a comprehensive understanding of their challenges, goals, and long-term vision
• Develop and execute ambitious business plans with these strategic partners to accelerate AWS adoption by customers in the region.
• Help partners develop AWS cloud practice and bring to market compelling solution offerings that will help customers accelerate their cloud adoption.
• Be a trusted advisor and thought leader capable of sharing industry insights, best practices, and strategic guidance to empower partners.
• Collaborate with AWS sales, Marketing, Service teams and Operational teams to develop tailored transformation roadmaps to our partners and help execute those engagements.
• Prepare and present business reviews to senior leadership, both internal and external and effectively communicate market realities, partner needs and strategic recommendations to progress the partnership.
• Drive AWS relationship and business practice across stakeholders ranging from CxOs to Business Head to CTO to Technical practitioners.

About the team

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Basic Qualifications :

• 10+ years of developing, negotiating and executing business agreements experience
• Experience developing strategies that influence leadership decisions at the organizational level

Preferred Qualifications :

• Experience selling to Fortune 1000 or Global 2000 organizations
• Experience influencing internal and external stakeholders
• Experience identifying, negotiating, and executing complex legal agreements

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