- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- 5+ years of B2B or enterprise sales with a focus on hunting new business experience
- Experience positioning and selling innovative solutions to new and existing customers and market segments
- Experience with Microsoft Office products and applications
- Experience with sales CRM tools such as Salesforce or similar software
The Amazon Business team is dedicated to developing solutions inclusive of an expanded online store that combines the selection, convenience, and value customers have come to know and love from Amazon, with new features and unique benefits tailored to customers in the commercial sector. As a Sr. Account Executive, Growth, you will have the unique opportunity to acquire new AB customers with annual revenues up to $3B. This role will work closely with internal partner teams to develop and implement GTM acquisition plans.
The Sr. Account Executives on the Growth team have a unique role that is responsible for identifying and acquiring new customer opportunities. This role requires a hands-on approach from a results-oriented individual who possesses strong analytical and communication skills that will thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment. The successful candidate will possess a business acumen that enables them to drive specific engagement and interaction with C-suite executives and understand how to identify, develop, negotiate and close large, complex deals. They should also have a demonstrated ability to think strategically and analytically about business, product, and technical challenges, with the ability to build and convey compelling value propositions, and work cross-organizationally to build consensus. The candidate should be a self-starter with a proven track record of exceeding monthly and quarterly input and output goals.
Key job responsibilities
The Senior Account Executive will be responsible for the following:
- Meet or exceed new account acquisition targets
- Own negotiations of agreements/deals and growth plans with prospects to drive business inputs
- Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams jointly charged with building, owning, and sharing financial goals and deliverables for select group of named accounts
- Relay market and customer needs back to internal Amazon teams including Product Management, Technical and Category Management teams
- Work closely with marketing, merchandising, demand generation, customer service and other key internal Amazon stakeholders
- Educate and network with key prospect and customer contacts
- Prepare and provide business reviews to the senior management team
Arlington, VA, USA | Austin, TX, USA | Boston, MA, USA | New York, NY, USA | Seattle, WA, USA
- 7+ years of B2B or enterprise sales with a focus on hunting new business experience
- Knowledge of procurement and source to pay processes and solutions or equivalent experience
- Experience identifying trends and needs to improve an already closed large-scale technology deal
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $90,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $176,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.