“Would you like to influence cloud computing’s impact on U.S. Federal grant and R&D funding as part of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Worldwide Public Sector? Would you like to work as part of a team focused on increasing awareness and adoption of AWS by engaging with U.S. Federal grant programs and researchers in academia, industry, and not-for-profits to transform public sector IT strategy through cloud computing? Do you have a unique blend of business development acumen, technical depth, and familiarity with basic research, applied research, or experimental development to help further establish Amazon as a leading cloud platform provider?”
“Innovation in science and technology is a cornerstone of America’s economic progress. As a Business Development Manager at AWS, you will have the exciting opportunity to help create and deliver on a strategy to expand this progress by identifying ways for AWS to support and amplify U.S. Federal grant programs. Your responsibilities as an individual contributor will include working with internal AWS teams to develop and maintain a pipeline of Federal grant initiatives that AWS can influence to leverage cloud.”
“Internally, you will work closely with technical and business teams to identify disruptive opportunities for commercial cloud in grant funded initiatives. Externally, you will identify ways to influence grant initiatives (both tactically and strategically) and identify and support respondents, across Educational, State and Local Government, Not-for-Profit, and Private Sector organizations. In support of grant respondents, you will support bid/proposal approaches, technical solutions, and written proposals. You will operate in both strategic and tactical capacities and work to programmatize Amazon’s approach to influencing and supporting U.S. federal grant and R&D. You will close business at a rapid rate and high volume.”
“The ideal candidate will possess a unique blend of business development experience, technical depth, communication skills, and entrepreneurial acumen to build a new program. The candidate should understand common research requirements and operational models. They will have deep industry background that enables them to engage and communicate effectively in a wide range of technical and business discussions with internal AWS colleagues and external stakeholders. They will have demonstrable technical depth and the expertise to inform and support innovative cloud-based solutions, proposal win themes, and technical differentiators. They also will have hands-on experience in the full life cycle of capture management resulting in capture of individual contracts and large programs…” Read the full job description here.
G2X TAKE: Amazon is seeking a Business Development/Capture Manager to serve as part of a team focused on increasing awareness and adoption of AWS by engaging with U.S. Federal grant programs and researchers to transform public sector IT strategy through cloud computing.
