Associate Account Executive

<strong>Description<br><br></strong>This is not your typical Sales Development role. Do you crave an environment that is fast-paced and highly innovative? Do you aspire to continuously learn and grow? Join a growing team at the market leader for cloud services and help shape the future of the North America Sales organization!<br><br>Take the lead in unlocking growth potential for both new and existing AWS customers. As an AWS Demand Generation Representative you will be part of shaping the future of how technology is deployed for AWS customers. The Amazon Web Services cloud platform helps companies of all sizes transform and reinvent their businesses to meet the needs of their customers and communities around the world. From enabling rapid and individually customized cancer treatments to helping Fortune 500 companies meet their carbon emissions goals, the AWS technology stack is the backbone of some of the most innovative solutions to the World’s most pressing problems. According to Gartner, AWS is the leading cloud provider, both in terms of ability to execute and completeness of vision. With only 5% of all IT spend in the cloud, we are still in the early stages of what is possible.<br><br>Shape the future of how technology is deployed for our customers. Amazon Web Services is growing our Cloud Sales Center (CSC) team to help more companies make the move to AWS. If you are passionate about cloud technology, sales, and driving meaningful impact to a wide variety of customers, AWS could be the right fit for your next career move. AWS offers an innovative environment where you can advance your career through our growing sales organization on a learning and earning path.<br><br>Our Demand Generation team acts as the flywheel for pipeline and talent within the AWS Global Sales organization, focusing on prospects and customers of all types by generating new business opportunities across thousands of accounts. As a Demand Generation Representative (DGR), you will have the exciting opportunity to help prospects and customers solve critical business challenges, pursue growth, and maximize business impact using AWS solutions. You will own all top of funnel activity, conduct high quality account research and source net new contacts at scale to execute high volume prospecting, lead qualification and opportunity generation for your assigned territories. You will partner closely with Account Teams to develop a deep understanding of the primary industries, accounts and personas within your territories, developing new relationships across all organizational levels (from from technical admins to Line of Business executives). You will collaborate with internal and external partners to develop and execute comprehensive prospecting plans that identify new customer use cases. Once engaged with a customer or prospect, you will use effective communication and technical acumen to uncover and understand their critical business issues.<br><br>10019<br><br>Key job responsibilities<br><br><ul><li> Work with other sales team members to ensure the opportunity is understood and next steps are clearly defined via demonstrations, discovery, and qualification.</li><li> Utilize product knowledge and internal resources that will help you leverage technical skillsets to meet customers’ needs.</li><li> Achieve all input and output goals including: contacts sourced, leads qualified, customer calls complete, meetings scheduled, and opportunities created.</li><li> Drive net new business via customer acquisition by leveraging one-to-many and one-to-one outbound campaigns in addition to qualifying inbound opportunities from marketing and partner channels.</li><li> Expand services breadth and consumption within your existing customer base via account planning and territory management.</li><li> Accurately track activity and develop pipeline using a CRM (Salesforce), with the ability to leverage self-service reporting tools.</li><li> Innovate new and creative ways to engage with new customers and expand on existing customer relationships.</li><li> Understand the technology footprint, technical challenges, and business objectives that each one of your customers faces.<br><br></li></ul><strong>About The Team<br><br></strong>Diverse Experiences<br><br>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.<br><br>Why AWS?<br><br>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.<br><br>Inclusive Team Culture<br><br>Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.<br><br>Mentorship & Career Growth<br><br>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.<br><br>Work/Life Balance<br><br>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 in the cloud.<br><br><strong>Basic Qualifications<br><br></strong><ul><li> Experience in IT sales</li><li> Experience navigating prospective accounts from and into a senior executive level to identify new customer opportunities</li><li> Bachelor's degree or equivalent<br><br></li></ul><strong>Preferred Qualifications<br><br></strong><ul><li> Sales or equivalent certification</li><li> Experience using Salesforce</li><li> Experience with Microsoft Office products and applications<br><br></li></ul>Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>USA, VA, Arlington - 31.00 - 54.00 USD hourly<br><br><br><strong>Company</strong> - Amazon Web Services, Inc.<br><br>Job ID: A10421313

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