Principal Account Manager, Enterprise, CPG

AWS is seeking an experienced Principal Enterprise Account Manager to lead and continue to expand the business with one of our company’s largest and most innovative CPG customers.

The Account Manager will be a key member of the team responsible for providing business leadership and creative direction for this highly visible customer. You will build and maintain broad relationships in the account, develop and manage opportunities, and lead a large team of extended resources. You will define the executive relationship strategy within the account; including building a strong working relationship with the AWS senior leadership team for executive sponsorship, executive business reviews, and shaping go-to-market opportunities.

Do you look around corners for ways to engage and service customers? Are you passionate about using technology to solve business problems that have big customer impact? Come build the future with us!

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the 8 description, we encourage candidates to apply.

Key job responsibilities
- Lead and direct the AWS customer account team, operating with significant autonomy and high judgment to set vision, drive strategy, and deliver results in ambiguous, complex environments.
- Build and maintain trusted advisor relationships with CxO and Line of Business leaders, defining executive relationship strategies, coordinating executive business reviews, and aligning stakeholders toward coherent, long-term solutions.
- Collaborate across internal AWS teams and external SI and ISV partners to deliver the best solutions for customers, influencing team priorities and business strategies through data-driven contributions and scalable best practices.
- Communicate with authority and clarity across all channels — including writing and presenting executive briefing documents to the most senior leaders — with the credibility to present decisions to leaders multiple levels above and build consensus across globally diverse audiences.

A day in the life
CPG is a team of bar raising field sellers who work toward the collective goal of solving challenges and innovating new ways to enable our customers to achieve their desired outcomes for their customers. We are at the forefront of emerging technology that may seem unimaginable now, but will be tomorrow's standard.

About the team
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.

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.

Basic Qualifications

- 12+ years of sales or sales management in infrastructure or cloud technology experience
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience working with, presenting to, and negotiating with C-level executives, IT, lines of business, procurement, finance, legal and internal stakeholders for sizeable commercial/enterprise deals

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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.

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.

USA, NC, Charlotte - 170,000.00 - 230,000.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Houston - 170,000.00 - 230,000.00 USD annually