Technical Business Development Manager (AWS Training) South Africa at Amazon

In this role, you will work closely with our customers to craft training programs that will drive adoption and usage of AWS services. You will assist customers to understand their training requirements, develop detailed training proposals and manage the flawless execution of training plans. You will be fully engaged in all phases of the education sales cycle. This will include identifying, qualifying and recommending the education solution for clients and business partners, closing the opportunity, and working with Trainer and operation team to ensure successful delivery of the education, as well as being responsible for post sales client satisfaction results.This is a great opportunity to combine your passion for business development, learning and technology.

You will have excellent communication skills and proven business development experience, ideally in the IT Training sector. To be successful in this position, you must be a self-starter who is prepared to Think Big and Dive Deep.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct Training Needs Assessments with key customers.
• Develop detailed training proposals and plans to accelerate the adoption of AWS services.
• Maintain a strong relationship with customers to ensure flawless execution of training plans.
• Maintain SFDC for provide accurate forecasting and pipeline updates.
• Evangelize AWS Training & Certification at company and industry events.
• Build & maintain a pipeline of training opportunities and provide regular forecasts.
• Prepare and deliver business reviews to senior management

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• +5 years’ sales and business development experience, preferably in the IT Training industry. Experience conducting Training Needs Assessments and developing training plans. Strong verbal and written communications skills. - Experience with engaging and presenting to senior executives (CXO level). Strong commercial experience and business acumen.
• Experience leading a team of sales professionals. Knowledge of Amazon Web Services or Cloud Computing concepts. Marketing, operations and training delivery experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience leading a team of sales professionals. Knowledge of Amazon Web Services or Cloud Computing concepts. Marketing, operations and training delivery experience.