WWPS PAM Global Defense Partners, Mission Programs Team, Mission Programs

In this role, you will establish deep business and technical relationships with an AWS partner through your knowledge of the customer"s mission flying satellites, aircraft, and processing geospatial and mission data. You will have day-to-day interactions with your partner in support of their mission with their public sector customers and workloads. The ideal candidate will possess both a business background that enables them to drive an engagement and interact at the executive level, as well as a technical background that enables them to easily interact with software developers and architects. He/she/they should also have a demonstrated ability to think strategically about the mission, product and technical challenges, with the ability to build and convey compelling value propositions. In addition, technical skills and background are essential as AWS targets customers that are looking for front line technical expertise and cloud experience (sales and implementation).

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and obtain and maintain an active TS security clearance.

Key job responsibilities

Pipeline & Revenue Execution

Maintain an accurate pipeline and forecast of partner-sourced business opportunities within assigned emerging territory accounts

Work collaboratively with partners to identify and advance joint opportunities that grow AWS revenue

Support the execution of the territory sales plan in alignment with AWS strategic direction and team goals

Partner & Stakeholder Engagement

Build and maintain productive relationships with assigned public sector partners and their key contacts

Work closely with AWS sales, solutions architecture, and technical teams to support joint customer pursuits

Identify specific partner prospects and channels to approach, clearly communicating the AWS value proposition for their use case

Public Sector Knowledge & Navigation

Develop working knowledge of public sector contracting vehicles, procedures, and compliance requirements relevant to the emerging territory

Build foundational understanding of technical certifications and considerations specific to public sector customers

Support contract negotiations and coordinate with internal legal and deal teams as needed

Reporting & Communication

Prepare pipeline updates and progress reports for manager review

Communicate roadblocks and escalate issues in a timely manner to ensure deal momentum

Contribute to team business reviews with data-driven updates on territory activity

About the team

The team you will be working with is a hand picked team of talented individuals with varying background in DoD, Intelligence, IT operations and product management.