Account Executive - Public Sector, Enterprise - New York, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Amazon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 157,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs and sales incentives

401(k) matching

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) in New York City is seeking an Account Executive for the Public Sector, Enterprise team to drive revenue with state and local government customers. You will partner with customers and diverse teams to identify opportunities, develop go-to-market plans, and influence contract strategy.

This role blends sales and technical insight, engaging CXO level and IT architects to shape cloud adoption and services while aligning with procurement and legal processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional or military experience in sales or related fields.
• Experience structuring and negotiating complex agreements and leading cross-functional groups to close deals.
• Experience with sales CRM tools such as Salesforce or similar software.

Responsibilities

• Grow adoption and deepen cloud engagement with government customers.
• Partner with customers and cross-functional teams to define go-to-market strategies.
• Articulate and implement strategic territory and account plans aligned to AWS's direction.
• Understand public sector procurement processes and certifications.
• Identify prospects and channels and communicate a compelling value proposition.
• Collaborate with customers to ensure successful AWS service adoption and cloud use cases.
• Guide customer IT development teams to shape product direction and offerings.
• Collaborate with Legal and others to manage contract negotiations.
• Maintain accurate pipeline and forecast of opportunities.
• Prepare and deliver business reviews to senior management.

Skills

5+ years experience

Deal structuring

CRM tools

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Account Executive - Public Sector, Enterprise - New York, Amazon Web Services

Job ID: 10475077 | Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Would you like to own driving the revenue for a leader in cloud computing with state and local government customers? Would you like to be part of a team focused on increasing awareness and adoption of Amazon Web Services (AWS)? Do you have the business acumen, relationships, government sales experience, and the technical background necessary to help further establish Amazon as a leading cloud platform provider?

As an Account Executive within Amazon Web Services (AWS), you will have the opportunity to help drive the adoption and growth of emerging cloud-based technologies. More importantly, you will help government customers transform their IT services and significantly improve the citizen experience.

Your responsibilities as an Account Executive on the City of New York team will be to partner with our customers and develop long-term strategies to enable their success. You will deepen business and technical relationships and launch new customer services by helping to define, identify, and pursue key opportunities. This includes determining the most effective go-to-market strategies and collaborating with AWS Solution Architects, Partners, Legal, Marketing, Product, Capture/Contracts, and Executive leadership.

You will establish deep business and technical relationships through your knowledge of the customer's goals and environment. You will have day-to-day interactions with customers and our ecosystem of partners (SIs and ISVs) that support these customers.

The ideal candidate will possess both a sales and technical background that enables them to drive an engagement at the CXO level as well as with software developers and IT architects. You should also have a demonstrated ability to think strategically about government priorities and technical challenges and to convey compelling technical solutions to address them.

The location for this role is New York City, New York, where the majority of your customer base works, lives, and operates.

Key job responsibilities

• Grow adoption and deepen cloud engagement across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania state government portfolio.
• Serve as a key member of the AWS Public Sector team, helping to advance our market and technical strategy.
• Articulate and implement strategic territory and account plans aligned to AWS's strategic direction.
• Understand the technical considerations, certifications, and procurement processes specific to the public sector.
• Identify specific prospects, partners, and channels to approach while communicating a relevant value proposition for your customer.
• Work closely with customers to ensure they understand relevant cloud use cases, are successful using AWS services, and are able to build the technical resources required to fully embrace cloud services.
• Understand the technical requirements of your customers and work closely with their IT development teams to guide the direction of our product offerings.
• Collaborate with AWS Legal and others to manage complex contract negotiations.
• Maintain an accurate and robust pipeline and forecast of business opportunities.
• Develop and manage the sales pipeline by engaging with prospects, partners, and key customers.
• Prepare and deliver business reviews to senior management regarding quarterly and yearly strategies that align with revenue growth expectations.
• Accelerate customer adoption and ensure customer satisfaction.

A day in the life

Diverse Experiences

AWS 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 AWS?

Amazon 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.

Inclusive Team Culture

AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We'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.

Work/Life Balance

We 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.

About the team

The AWS Worldwide Public Sector team helps government, education, healthcare, and nonprofit customers build on AWS to deliver their missions. This role sits within the State and Local Government team covering New York City, where AWS is actively investing in long-term customer relationships and cloud adoption across state agencies. We value diverse experiences and encourage candidates to apply even if your career has not followed a traditional path.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional or military experience
• Experience structuring and negotiating complex agreements and leading cross-functional groups to orchestrate and successfully complete deals
• Experience with sales CRM tools such as Salesforce or similar software

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience influencing multiple stakeholders and leading cross functional teams across geographies and business units
• Experience working with technical and product stakeholders to define requirements, prioritize features, and influence product roadmaps
• Experience designing, implementing, and scaling upskilling, apprenticeship, or workforce development programs across large-scale operations or corporate environments, including forecasting workforce needs and leveraging analytics to drive program decisions

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments, restricted stock units (RSUs), and sales incentives. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience influencing multiple stakeholders and leading cross functional teams across geographies and business units
• Experience working with technical and product stakeholders to define requirements, prioritize features, and influence product roadmaps
• Experience designing, implementing, and scaling upskilling, apprenticeship, or workforce development programs across large-scale operations or corporate environments, including forecasting workforce needs and leveraging analytics to drive program decisions

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments, restricted stock units (RSUs), and sales incentives. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, NY, New York - 157,100.00 - 212,600.00 USD annually

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Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.