Executive Education Cloud Strategy Advisor

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a Higher Education Executive Advisor (EEA) to lead strategic education initiatives and drive transformational change at the CxO level. You will partner with higher education leaders to craft compelling value propositions and accelerate cloud adoption using AWS capabilities.

You will influence senior leadership through thoughtful, data-backed storytelling, build lasting relationships, and contribute to a collaborative team focused on education market transformation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Experience developing and executing GTM strategies that are large in scope.
• Experience developing strategies that influence leadership decisions at the organizational level.
• 15+ years of education domain knowledge, including IT, budget cycles, appropriations process and strategic planning and has a proven track record in leading and driving substantive change as an education leader.
• Executive Technology Leadership Experience
• 10+ years of demonstrated enterprise-wide technology strategy and operations in state or local government.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key member of the Education & SLG Vertical team to drive overall adoption of the cloud through thought leadership.
• Provide coaching and guidance to education executives on strategy, technology, and governance that can improve their cloud readiness and accelerate adoption.
• Stay abreast of changes across the education market and shape emerging trends into quantifiable solutions and present and develop thought leadership and other industry specific content.
• Help customers build business strategy and change management plans and advise them through the operationalization of the plan.
• Present business reviews and provide escalation material to the senior management team regarding our customers’ success and identify roadblocks to customer success and expanding AWS’ reach in the industry.

Skills

GTM strategy development

Leadership influence at CXO level

Strategic business/tech thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Education domain knowledge (15+ years)

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a Higher Education Executive Advisor (EEA) to lead strategic education initiatives and drive transformational change at the CxO level. You will partner with higher education leaders to craft compelling value propositions and accelerate cloud adoption using AWS capabilities.

You will influence senior leadership through thoughtful, data-backed storytelling, build lasting relationships, and contribute to a collaborative team focused on education market transformation