Softchoice

Manager, AWS Scale

Softchoice

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • Virginia

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

AWSCloudSFDC

About the role

  • The AWS Sales Manager for the AWS Agency Model plays a critical role in hiring, onboarding and managing an AWS sales team
  • These sales teams will have a direct impact on growing Softchoice’s customer base and deepening those relationships through services attached
  • Role is hybrid with the expectation of working in your local office once a week
  • Report to and collaborate with the Softchoice AWS Sr Manager to ensure this sales team becomes an onramp for new customer acquisition and demand generation
  • Build strategic relationships with your AWS counterpart supporting their territory and account managers
  • Build and manage a team of dedicated AWS Account Executives who will actively pursue onboarding new AWS customers and creating value through selling Softchoice AWS services
  • Help develop and manage the sales management process that activates a group of direct report AWS account executives to achieve growth targets set through the AWS agency funding investment
  • Ensure pipeline health and pipeline conversion is achieved; ensure Salesforce.com hygiene and processes are followed; provide forecast reporting, pipeline review and regular communications
  • Define and document the agency sales team's processes and workflows for new account acquisition, including qualification, deal management and handoff to the sales teams
  • Act as a mentor and coach: conduct annual performance reviews, participate in merit process, and ensure all team members have actively managed career development plans
  • Goals include hiring open roles, activating/onboarding new team members, hitting strategic objectives (new customers, services wins), and leveling up the team with coaching and training

Requirements

  • 3+ years sales leadership experience within the technology industry
  • AWS certifications and/or accreditations (preferred)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience in presenting to large groups of people
  • Ability to build and execute a prospecting strategy
  • Experience in sales, marketing, or customer service for a technical products and services
  • Experience with CRM software (Salesforce.com preferred)
  • Experience in sales operations and/or marketing automation software preferred
  • Understanding cloud professional services is required
  • Passionate about technology and learning more about Softchoice capabilities
  • You share Softchoice values and work in accordance with those values.