Partner Solutions Architect, Amazon

• You should be comfortable in managing a broad portfolio of partners from early stage cloud native, traditional large system integrators, value added resellers, and specialist providers
• 5+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
• 5+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
• Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients
• 5+ years of design/ implementation/ consulting with large-scale distributed enterprise applications experience
• 5+ years building out business relationships with multi-national partners and customers in support of technology sales
• Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying

Desirable

• This position is part of the AWS Specialist and Partner Organization (ASP). In this role, you will be responsible for the technical management and enablement of selected AWS Partner Network Consulting Partners located in the US
• You will have the opportunity to own the technical strategy and execution plan for how your partners will develop their business practices and grow
• As the right candidate, you are a leader who draws upon your experience with developing partners, joint technical business planning, opportunity identification, oversight and development of new lines of business, industry practices and APN Competencies, go-to-market solution development, relationship building, and working in both a direct and matrix operating structure
• You will need to collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders, partner development managers, partner core team leaders, be results driven, and have proven experience in developing a network of partners with deep capabilities and high-delivery quality
• This role is partner facing, which includes interacting and building relationships with consulting partners' senior stakeholders, consultants and AWS customers
• You will be responsible for earning the trust of the partner’s technical leaders, guiding the partner’s growth, transformation of their technology practices on the AWS Platform, and the creation of packaged offerings along with partner resources
• The US Consulting Partner (USCP) team drives the technical strategy and execution for our largest and most strategic partners to scale their growth. As a strategic contributor, you'll work at the intersection of partner and customer needs, ensuring the technical perspective of partners and customers shapes how we engage
• The team leads technical enablement initiatives, owns technical relationships with the partner, and provides operational support across the partner ecosystem. Your role will be instrumental in advancing USCP’s mission to make AWS partners more successful through technical innovation and excellence