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The Sr. Account Manager is responsible for managing end-to-end customer relationships within the Retail and CPG vertical, driving cloud adoption and revenue growth across AWS's 200+ services, with particular emphasis on GenAI and Agentic AI solutions. This role requires deep industry expertise in CPG or Manufacturing business models, strategic account planning, and the ability to engage C-suite executives to drive digital transformation and AI-powered innovation initiatives.
Key job responsibilities
Strategic Account Management
- Manage customer relationships across retail and CPG accounts, serving as the primary AWS point of contact
- Develop and execute strategic account plans aligned to customer business outcomes and AWS growth objectives
- Drive annual revenue quota through new workload acquisition, service expansion, and multi-year agreements
- Build and maintain executive relationships with C-level stakeholders including Chief Digital Officers, Chief Marketing Officers, Chief Merchandising Officers, Chief Product & Technology Officers, and Chief Information Officers
Sales Execution
- Identify, qualify, and close sales opportunities across all stages (Prospect through Closed/Won)
- Articulate AWS value propositions for retail-specific use cases including CPG platforms, personalization, supply chain optimization, customer data platforms, and omnichannel experiences
- Collaborate with Solutions Architects, Customer Solutions Managers, Technical Account Managers, Partner Sales/Development Managers, and Specialist Sales teams to deliver comprehensive solutions and drive partner opportunities
- Leverage AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP), Professional Services, and partner ecosystem to accelerate customer adoption
- Coordinate with Marketing on customer references, case studies, and industry events
Business Planning & Reporting
- Maintain accurate pipeline and forecast data in Salesforce (SFDC)
- Conduct regular business reviews with customers and internal stakeholders
- Track key performance indicators including pipeline, win rates, customer meetings, and partner engagements
- Develop Value Maps and business cases demonstrating ROI and TCO benefits
A day in the life
AWS values diverse experiences

Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the 8 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.
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We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
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Work/Life Balance
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When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud.
AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector. The AWS Global Support team interacts with leading companies and believes that world-class support is critical to customer success.

AWS Support also partners with a global list of customers that are building mission-critical applications on top of AWS services.
The AWS Industries team is committed to helping industry customers enable their digital transformation journeys. Our primary goal is to meet customers where they are in their cloud journey and work backwards from their industry specific needs to transform their business and their entire industry. Our team speaks the language of our industry customers, which means that we focus on business outcomes and industry use cases on behalf of our customers, whether that is how we build products and solutions, how we sell, how we deliver, or how we partner.
About the team
We empower retail and e-commerce leaders to transform businesses through AWS cloud innovation.
Our Culture: We drive excellence through ownership-yet never alone

Each Account Manager owns their territory end-to-end, but we lift each other up through knowledge sharing and collective problem-solving. We embrace growth mindsets, champion customer obsession with backbone, and execute with urgency. We celebrate wins together and rally when teammates need support.
What Makes Us Different: We're not selling services-we're partnering with retail leaders to reimagine customer experience and optimize operations

We bring industry expertise, technical credibility, and genuine commitment.
Together, we're building the future of retail on AWS.