AWS Professional Services Partner Leader, ProServe Partner Organization

DESCRIPTION

AWS Global Services includes experts from across AWS who help our customers design, build, operate, and secure their cloud environments. Customers innovate with AWS Professional Services, upskill with AWS Training and Certification, optimize with AWS Support and Managed Services, and meet objectives with AWS Security Assurance Services. Our expertise and emerging technologies include AWS Partners, AWS Sovereign Cloud, AWS International Product, and the Generative AI Innovation Center. You’ll join a diverse team of technical experts in dozens of countries who help customers achieve more with the AWS cloud.
The Amazon Web Services Professional Services (ProServe) Partner team is looking for an experienced Partner Leader to lead a small cohort of strategic partner relationships for AWS Professional Services. You'll drive transformative IT projects for customer, focusing on IT Strategy, distributed architecture, and hybrid cloud operations, scaling through our ProServe Partner network. The PPL is a trusted advisor who collaborates with ProServe sales and delivery teams to ensure sellers are working backwards from our partners, customers and proposing solutions that optimize the delivery of customer business outcomes.

PPLs support partner, and customer relationship management while enabling sellers to lead partner included sales activity ensuring customer satisfaction for a defined set of partners and customers. PPSMs are primarily focused on delivering outcomes through their teams, removing roadblocks, and ensuring their partners, and teams have the tools and support to achieve their goals.

Your experience gained within the technology sector (and partner ecosystem), will equip you with the ability to translate technical concepts into business value for customers. You will demonstrate proficiency in sales methodologies and CRM systems coupled with strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management abilities. PPLs will be measured on the performance of their partners against key metrics including but not limited to Partner Pipeline, Revenue, and Billable Bookings.

The AWS Partner Professional Services organization is a global team of experts that help our partners and customers realize their desired business outcomes when using the AWS Cloud. We work together with customer teams and the AWS Partner Network (APN) to execute enterprise cloud computing initiatives. Our team provides assistance through a collection of offerings which help customers achieve specific outcomes related to enterprise cloud adoption. We also deliver focused guidance through our global specialty practices, which cover a variety of solutions, technologies, and industries.

Key job responsibilities
As an experienced ProServe Partner Leader, you will be responsible for:
• Developing and supporting execution of partner involved sales strategies to meet team targets and drive revenue growth
• Managing partner relationships, ensuring high satisfaction and identifying new opportunities
• Leveraging deep AWS knowledge to guide sellers in proposing optimal solutions
• Monitoring and analyzing key performance indicators, ensuring accurate reporting and forecasting to optimize operational processes and manage risk

A day in the life
As a ProServe BCAP Partner Leader you will establish and grow business and technical relationships and manage the day-to-day interactions associated with your strategic BCAP pursuits. You will be responsible for driving top line revenue growth, a tighter BCAP plus ProServe relationship, major strategic agreements, and overall end customer outcomes. The ideal candidate will possess a business background that enables them to engage at the BCAP Sr. Partner and CXO level. This includes the channel experience to understand the needs and capabilities of their partner, and the sales background to easily interact with Clients and sales/field reps. You should also have a demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges, with the ability to build and convey compelling value propositions.

About the team
The Business Consulting and Advisory ProServe Partner Team is redefining the Cloud industry by building and coordinating the Amazon partnering strategy with the Business Consulting and Advisory Partners beyond IT.

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.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of developing, negotiating and executing business agreements experience
- 5+ years of professional or military experience
- Experience developing strategies that influence leadership decisions at the organizational level
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules