Principal Sales, Mission Programs, Dept of War Sales Team

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. seeks a Principal Sales Executive to build and lead the Department of War cloud transformation initiatives, engaging with defense customers, SI partners, and solution providers to modernize enterprise and mission systems using AWS cloud services.

The role requires a US citizen with strong business and technical acumen, capable of strategizing growth across Defense and Intelligence and traveling as needed. Competitive compensation includes RSUs and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of technology sales experience.
• Experience reaching and exceeding sales revenue goals.
• Experience delivering results for large, cross-functional initiatives or reporting to senior leadership.
• Bachelor's degree or above, or 5+ years of equivalent experience.
• 10+ years working with Systems Integrators and/or technology partners supporting the DoW.

Responsibilities

• Develop a growing book of business in the Department of War sales team.
• Drive business and technical relationships and close business rapidly by defining, identifying, and pursuing key opportunities.
• Establish deep business and technical relationships through knowledge of the customer’s mission and AWS partner ecosystem.
• Interact daily with strategic partners, DIB partners and emerging tech partners.
• Engage at senior military and civilian levels with both business and technical staff.
• Think strategically about mission, product and technical challenges and convey compelling value propositions.
• Identify key growth strategies across Defense and Intelligence.
• Ability to travel as necessary.

Skills

Technology sales

Relationship building

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or above

5+ years equivalent experience

Job description

Description
How would you like to build the AWS Cloud Computing business for the United States Department of War? Would you like to be part of a team focused on cloud transformation and adoption of Amazon Web Services by engaging with key Defense customers, systems integrators, and solutions providers who are reinventing their IT strategy by adopting and delivering cloud computing solutions?

Description
How would you like to build the AWS Cloud Computing business for the United States Department of War? Would you like to be part of a team focused on cloud transformation and adoption of Amazon Web Services by engaging with key Defense customers, systems integrators, and solutions providers who are reinventing their IT strategy by adopting and delivering cloud computing solutions?

As a Principal Sales Executive for Amazon Web Services (AWS), you will have the exciting opportunity to help shape and deliver on a DoW partner strategy to build mind share and broad use of Amazon’s utility computing web services to help modernize and transform enterprise and mission systems with strategic partners to provide cloud based capabilities for the Department of War.

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen.

Key job responsibilities

In This Role, You Will

• Develop a growing book of business in the Department of War sales team.
• Drive business and technical relationships and close business at a rapid rate by helping to define, identify, and pursue key opportunities.
• Establish deep business and technical relationships through your knowledge of the customer’s mission and the AWS partner community.
• Have day-to-day interactions with key strategic partners, DIB partners and emerging tech partners
• Have both a business background that enables them to drive an engagement and interact at senior military and civilian levels.
• Have a technical background that enables them to easily interact with partners, staff officers, contracting officials, software developers, and architects.
• Have experience thinking strategically about the mission, product, and technical challenges, with the ability to build and convey compelling value propositions.
• Help identify key strategies for growth that apply across the Defense and Intelligence business areas
• Be able to travel as necessary.

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of technology sales experience
• Experience reaching and exceeding sales revenue goals
• Experience delivering results for large, cross-functional initiatives/projects, or experience communicating results to senior leadership
• Bachelor's degree or above, or 5+ years of equivalent experience
• 10+ years working with Systems Integrators and/or technology partners supporting the DoW

Preferred Qualifications

• US government security clearance of top secret or above
• 7+ years of enterprise scale infrastructure or development-based cloud programs/projects in a related industry experience
• Master's degree or above in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent, or Master's degree and 5+ years of professional or military experience

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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, VA, Arlington - 170,000.00 - 230,000.00 USD annually

USA, VA, Herndon - 170,000.00 - 230,000.00 USD annually

Company - Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Job ID: A10459790