Strategic Customer Engagements, Deal Team - Specialized, SCE

AWS EMEA SARL (UK Branch)•3h ago

United KingdomOnsiteFull-timeMid Level2+ yrs exp

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Deal Specialist for the Strategic Customer Engagements (SCE) team. This is a unique opportunity to engage with AWS customers on strategic opportunities, increase the growth of AWS and to establish AWS as their key cloud technology provider. As a Deal Specialist you will partner with AWS Service teams to develop commercial business models. You will inspire and influence AWS customers, field sales executives
other internal stakeholders to empower our customers to address business challenges and develop innovative solutions. As a Deal Specialist you will create actionable strategies, develop and shape opportunities
highly competitive deal engagements through negotiations and closure. You will continuously pressure-test whether those frameworks still reflect the environment in which you are operating. This highly visible role will own alignment with C-level executives, IT teams
multiple lines of business to achieve business outcomes, increase the adoption of AWS services
enable private pricing, go-to-market, pan-Amazon
other strategic relationships. Key job responsibilities
Act as trusted advisor and thought leader in the development of commercial strategy and deals: partner in the execution of the deal sales cycle for strategic commercial opportunities.
Partner closely with AWS Service teams to understand services and pricing: create sustainable and scalable frameworks that impact customer outcomes.
Inspire and influence key internal stakeholders, experts, and other indirect resources to remove barriers, drive efficiencies, and achieve desired business outcomes.
Advise and construct commercial deal terms: understand the competitive landscape and provide deal guidance.
Facilitate alignment and effective AWS communication with internal and external stakeholders to resolve conflict.
Cultivate best practices through analysis and reporting in support of continuous improvements
Proactively re-evaluate existing processes and decision-making frameworks: build scalable mechanisms, test the assumptions behind them
evolve them as conditions change. A day in the life You will lead deal engagements through qualification, negotiation
closure. You will work with field sales executives and internal stakeholders to shape opportunities and remove blockers. You will partner with AWS Service teams to understand their business and technical priorities and translate those into scalable commercial models. You will build new mechanisms that drive outcomes at scale and assess existing mechanisms to determine if they are still required and relevant. About the team About the team Diverse Experiences Amazon 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
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Experience working with customers on substantial, strategic
complex software or cloud services/infrastructure deals from opportunity through closure - Experience formulating competitive financial models (e.g., cash flow, NPV, deal comparisons, etc.) to use as comparative tools to grow opportunities - Experience leading cross-functional teams to establish strong partnerships with demonstrable results - Experience influencing internal and external stakeholders - Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail
effective communication abilities - Bachelor's degree or equivalent - - Proven expertise in building financial and pricing models to support competitive strategic, large, complex or highly competitive deals
proven expertise in building financial models, leveraged to support equivalent business outcomes
Experience establishing metrics for measurement of engineering and operational excellence - Direct field experience in working with enterprise or commercial accounts. -
Experience in project managing high-performance, highly-available and scalable systems. -
Advanced degree in a Quantitative Field, MBA, or equivalent relevant experience -
Strong written and verbal communication skills with an emphasis on delivering high quality document Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page ) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability
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Required skills

AWScloud servicesfinancial modelingproject managementanalytical skills