Description The Global Services, Security (GSS) team, a part of Amazon Web Services, leverages the expertise and ingenuity of our builders to establish scalable security solutions for both internal and external customers that drive business outcomes. Our goal of securing the world’s workloads and building a brighter future for humanity requires us to focus on reliable delivery of bar raising security outcomes and investment in security mechanisms and automation on behalf of our customers. The AWS Security Assurance Service team, within GSS, is seeking a talented business development lead to connect with and educate internal and external customers on how our product-led, people-powered services helps operate their business securely on AWS while also demonstrating assurance that compliance objectives can be achieved. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute at the intersection of cloud, cyber security, and compliance. You will have the opportunity to work with multiple lines of business, and learn from (and contribute to) a variety of security and compliance use cases. This is a customer facing role where success is measured by positioning solutions that lead to measurable customer impact. Key job responsibilities Set and deliver against goals that establish security and compliance as a customer business enabler - Triage and address customer inquiries on security, privacy, and compliance in partnership with Legal, Sales, engineering, and enterprise security teams - Develop and scale security and compliance messaging and sales assets to amplify business value and impact, leveraging your security expertise - Proactively anticipate and develop solutions (e.g., content, analyses, sales motions, etc.) and their associated roadmaps to provide incremental security assurance to customers - Engage in customer meetings, sales rhythm of the business activities and attend / host events that involve security decision makers and generate customer feedback - Proactively develop/improve feedback and information gathering mechanisms with internal and external customers - Provide business reporting that includes program metrics, anecdotes, goals statusing, etc. - Accuracy and attention to detail, strong written and verbal communications and business reporting for exec-level engagement, ability to understand and convey security and compliance nuances to a non-expert audience About the team AWS Security Assurance Services LLC, a PCI-QSAC (Payment Card Industry-Qualified Security Assessor company) and HITRUST External Assessor Firm, is a team of industry certified assessors, helping our customers achieve, maintain, and automate compliance in the cloud by tying together applicable audit standards to AWS service specific features and functionality. 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Basic Qualifications - Bachelor's degree or equivalent - Experience in business development, partner development, sales or alliances management - Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization - 3+ years experience in pre-sales focusing on IT security, IT management, compliance frameworks, identity and access management, information security audit, or the like. Preferred Qualifications - Experience setting up and managing a sales pipeline - Knowledge of Excel at an intermediate level (e.g., pivot tables & charts, multiple criteria lookups, nested logical/IF formulas, data cleansing, array formulas, etc.) - Industry certification in information security and other relevant disciplines, such as CISSP, CISA, etc Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $83,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $177,800/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.