Global Account Manager, Media & Entertainment

DescriptionAmazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a sales professional to help manage our relationship with one of the largest media companies in the world.

The Global Account Manager (GAM) will be responsible for providing regional and segment based business leadership and management within this global account.

Your responsibilities will include identifying great ways to improve outcomes for customers, driving revenue & adoption, and helping refine the AWS strategy within the Media and Entertainment vertical market segment.

This role will own, define, develop, and execute a business plan and consistently deliver on revenue targets while thinking strategically about long term customer outcomes.

Key job responsibilitiesThe GAM is responsible for teaming with the customers Business & IT Organizations to build strategic relationships across the account, articulating a clear vision and generating enthusiasm, while driving revenue and market share.

The GAM is responsible for selling at the most strategic level within the account and implementing a broad strategy for earning customer acceptance and service implementation.

The GAM will work with all appropriate AWS resources (Executives, Solution Architects, Business Development, Marketing, Partners, Support, Service teams and Professional Services) to support customer interests.

Maintaining a robust sales pipeline and developing formal case studies and other forms of references highlighting activity and workloads running on AWS are core to the role.

About the teamAbout AWSDiverse ExperiencesAWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply.

If your career is just starting, hasnt followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, dont let it stop you from applying.

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Work / Life BalanceWe 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, theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector.

The AWS Global Support team interacts with leading companies and believes that world-class support is critical to customer success.

AWS Support also partners with a global list of customers that are building mission-critical applications on top of AWS services.

The AWS Industries team is committed to helping industry customers enable their digital transformation journeys. Our primary goal is to meet customers where they are in their cloud journey and work backwards from their industry specific needs to transform their business and their entire industry.

Our team speaks the language of our industry customers, which means that we focus on business outcomes and industry use cases on behalf of our customers, whether that is how we build products and solutions, how we sell, how we deliver, or how we partner.

Basic Qualifications7+ years of enterprise technology selling experience in large global accounts7+ years in identifying, developing, negotiating and closing large-scale technology deals as primary account owner3+ years working with a large media company in a cloud or SaaS technology roleA BA or BS degree in computer science, engineering, business, or equivalent experiencePreferred QualificationsA strong understanding of AWS and / or technology as a service (IaaS, SaaS, PaaS)Experience managing large enterprise accounts within the industryFamiliarity with specific applications, workflows and partner ecosystemExcellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication, analytical and presentation skillsExperience communicating and presenting to senior leadershipAmazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https : / / www.amazon.jobs / en / disability / us.

• Los Angeles County applicants : Job duties for this position include : work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff;
• adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service;

and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position.

These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $128,600 / year in our lowest geographic market up to $212,600 / year in our highest geographic market.

Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Amazon is a total compensation company. This position is eligible for variable pay via a sales compensation plan. These plans pay according to achievement level against sales targets and / or business objectives.

Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and / or other benefits.

For more information, please visit https : / / www.aboutamazon.com / workplace / employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled.

Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.