Sales Specialist Genai/ml, Data and Ai, Specialist Team

**DESCRIPTION**:
AWS Global Sales drives adoption of the AWS cloud worldwide, enabling customers of all sizes to innovate and expand in the cloud. Our team empowers every customer to grow by providing tailored service and unmatched technology. We dive deep to understand each customer's unique challenges, then craft innovative solutions that accelerate their success. This customer-first approach is how we built the world's most adopted cloud. Join us and help us grow.

Do you want to own driving the adoption of Amazon Web Services (AWS) in ANZ’s largest and most innovative companies? Want to be part of a cross-functional team focused on increasing technology adoption of cloud computing by engaging directly with C-level executives and influencers at all levels?

Your responsibilities will include working within a cross-function go-to-market team, partnering with the account and channel teams to define key market segments to target, driving the necessary business and technical relationships with customers and partners to establish new business in those markets, and enabling the account team drive the day-to-day interactions with prospects in order to build long-term business opportunity. You’ll also work closely with the other specialist teams (Storage, DB, Analytics, Connect) to develop and take solutions to market, and product/service teams to help them evolve the products/services and address concerns.

Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities
- Help define the market segments, customer base, data use-cases and industry verticals we target within ANZ
- Contribute to the strategic business development plan to execute for target markets in line with the ANZ, Regional, and Global, strategic direction
- Execute the strategic business development plan while working with key internal stakeholders (e.g. account teams, channel teams, service teams, partner teams, and support).
- Identify specific prospects/partners to approach while communicating the specific value proposition for their business and use case
- Relevant technical experience/knowledge is helpful, such as: data and analytics, core distributed computing concepts, fundamentals of cloud computing and virtualization, big data concepts, storage systems, content delivery networks (CDNs)

About the team
Diverse Experiences

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
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) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

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 in the cloud.

What if I don’t meet all the requirements?

That’s okay We hire people who have a passion for learning and are curious. You will be supported in your career development here at AWS. You will have plenty of opportunities to build your technical, leadership, business and consulting skills. Your onboarding will set you up for success, including a combination of formal and informal training. You’ll also have a chance to gain AWS certifications and access mentorship programs. You will learn from and collaborate with some of the brightest technical minds in the industry today.

**BASIC QUALIFICATIONS**:

- 7+ years of direct sales or business development in software, cloud or SaaS markets selling to C-level executives experience
- 10+ years of business development, partner development, sales or alliances management experience
- Experience positioning and selling technology to new customers and new market segments
- Experience proactively growing customer relationships within an account while expanding their understanding of the customer's business
- Ability to operate with a high degree of ambiguity and in a matrix organization
- Proven track record in engaging with C-Suite contacts in customers communicating and present with impact towards agreed project outcomes.
- Proven track record of successful engagements with Public Sector customers in Australia & New Zealand.

**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS**:

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