Americas Sales Manager, Kuiper Mobility Business Unit

Description

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity for Mobility customers worldwide.

Amazon Kuiper is looking for experienced, self-starter Sales professional to drive adoption of Kuiper broadband and additional services with Mobility partners and end users. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the definition and execution of the Amazon Kuiper sales pipeline around the world. Amazon Kuiper Mobility solutions support airlines, business aviation owners, machinery, rail and delivery OEMs, shipping and energy companies and many more use cases where satellite end points are connected on moving customer end points.

This position may require access to information, technology, or hardware that is subject to export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Employment in this position is contingent upon obtaining any required export licenses or other approvals from the United States government. As such, the successful candidate must be eligible to obtain any necessary export licenses or approvals based on their nationality, citizenship, and any other factors considered by the applicable export control regulations.

Key job responsibilities
• Contribute to the build out of Amazon Kuiper service revenue with specific focus on Mobility partners and end users.
• Be customer obsessed. Think on behalf of the customer and work to meet the customer’s stated and unstated needs and aspirations
• Execute strategic and tactical sales initiatives while working with key internal stakeholders (e.g., Amazon Kuiper product and engineering teams, legal, finance) and sales team colleagues.
• Be the internal coordinator supporting complex contract negotiations and complex business requirements and activities which deliver results. • Adept at thinking strategically and analytically about business priorities, product, and technical challenges, with the ability to deliver target based results working cross-organizationally.
• Excellent written and verbal communications including a passion for writing detailed strategic documents and a preference for a second fluent spoken language.
• Consistently exceeds key performance metrics and delivers results.
• Experience driving consensus across multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Must be able to articulate business value & technical approach.

A day in the life
Kuiper's sales strategy and Go-To-Market plan is well defined and yet each working day is different from the next. The satellite Mobility sector is global and our customer engagements take us around the world whether on video calls on supporting face to face engagements. We may start the day with a customer call with Australia and finish the day with a channel partner meeting in Austin.
Taking time during a busy day to evaluate critical data points and develop strategies and tactics is important. As is the process of codifying these decisions and their outcomes.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree.
Experience working with emerging technology solutions and providers including experience with cloud computing technology.
Experience driving consensus across multiple internal and external stakeholders.
Experience working with product management or participating in technical integrations.
Experience with development and support in negotiation of commercial frameworks.
Must be able to articulate business value & technical approach.
Excellent English language written and communication skills with a preference for a second fluent spoken language.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience developing, negotiating and executing business agreements experience
Experience in one or more of the following industry sectors: Automotive/Land-Mobile, Aviation or Maritime.
Direct experience in customer-facing role interacting with multinational customer organizations.
Understanding of Cloud Services and Content delivery.
Experience in satellite communications.

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.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $153,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $252,900/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. This position is eligible for variable pay via a sales compensation plan. These plans pay according to achievement level against sales targets and/or business objectives. 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.