Senior Manager, Technology Specialists, Startup GTM, Startup WWSO

Senior Manager, Technology Specialists, Startup GTM, Startup WWSO

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Are you a customer-obsessed builder with a passion for helping Startups achieve their full potential? Do you have the business savvy, Startup background, and tech skills necessary to help position AWS as the best cloud provider for Startups? Do you love building new strategic and data-driven businesses? Join the Worldwide Specialist Organization (WWSO) Startup team as a Sr. Manager of GTM Specialists!

The Worldwide Specialist Organization (WWSO) is part of AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS), 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. We work backwards from our customers’ most complex, business-critical problems to build and execute go-to-market plans that turn AWS ideas into multi-billion-dollar businesses.

WWSO teams include technical business development, specialist, and technical solutions architecture. As part of WWSO, you'll provide expertise across the entire customer life cycle, from accelerating the adoption of established businesses to developing ideas for new services. We pride ourselves on thinking big, delivering exceptional results for our customers, and working across AWS as #One Team.

The WWSO team helps customers adopt our newest and most advantageous technologies. We are technology specialists. The WWSO Startup team is dedicated to helping Startups scale quickly and cost-effectively on AWS. We want Startups to grow better when they choose AWS and we make it easier by recommending the right technologies and then by helping Startups get up and running quickly.

This position specifically is part of the WWSO Startup team, where you will lead a team of Technical Business Developers that helps Startups adopt AWS’ Compute, Generative AI, Database, Storage, and Containers technologies, among others.

• Hire and develop a team of excellent GTM Specialists who work with Startups in the Eastern United States.
• Interact at the CxO/VP level, as well as with developers and technical architects, to ease adoption, develop pipeline, secure lighthouse customers, drive top-line revenue, and explore strategic partnerships.
• Become a trusted business advisor within customer accounts through Technical Thought Leadership.
• Develop and deploy programs that leverage AWS Field teams, as well as technology and consulting partner channels.
• Collaborate with AWS Product and Technical teams to create solutions that solve customer problems, including reference architectures, patterns, automation, and release plan.
• Work with Marketing to develop and align digital marketing campaigns to drive awareness and demand.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• 10+ years of managing and developing high performance teams experience
• 6+ years of Go-To-Market, Business Development, Sales, or Consulting experience
• 7+ years of experience with at least two of the following technology categories:
  Compute, Containers, Analytics, Database, AI/ML, Storage.

• Startup background and experience at a VC or PE-backed firm in a Product, BD, or Sales Executive capacity.
• Established track record of building rapport with Startup executives and closing strategic deals.
• Familiarity with open-source software used by Startups and working knowledge of software development tools and methodologies.
• Strong data-based storytelling skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with Startup executives and developers.
• Recognized industry expertise in primary discipline(s) with proven public speaking prowess.
• Cloud expertise as demonstrated by one or more cloud certifications.
• Advanced degree highly preferred, especially an MBA or MS in CS or Engineering.

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