Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Technology

Sr.PartnerDevelopmentManager,WWPS,PARTNERS-PS

$90–200k Arlington, Virginia, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Sr. Partner Development Manager, WWPS, PARTNERS-PS at Amazon Web Services, Inc.. Skills: Partner Development, Frontier AI, Public Sector. Own strategic partner relationship end-to-end. Drive joint business planning”

What You'll Achieve.

Accelerate joint go-to-market motions; Drive adoption of frontier AI capabilities; Expand market penetration; Deliver differentiated customer outcomes; Contribute to pipeline development; Contribute to revenue acceleration; Drive co-sell pipeline development; Drive revenue growth; Accelerate customer adoption; Achieve measurable outcomes

Industry & Context.

Technology

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree, 3+ years public sector customers or partners, Experience managing strategic technology partnerships, 5+ years partner development, business development, alliance management, or enterprise sales

Nice to Have

Experience with AI/ML technologies, Familiarity with public sector security and compliance frameworks, Experience with AWS services, Build and manage executive-level relationships, Track record of building co-sell pipelines, MBA or advanced degree

What You'll Do.

Own strategic partner relationship end-to-end

Drive joint business planning

Achieve executive alignment

Drive mutual investment

Define joint go-to-market strategy

Accelerate adoption of frontier AI capabilities

Drive co-sell pipeline development

Identify joint opportunities

Qualify joint opportunities

Advance joint opportunities

Articulate differentiated value

Integrate partner models with AWS services

Align models to customer requirements

Navigate public sector compliance and security requirements

Maintain accurate pipeline and forecast

Build executive-level relationships

Deliver quarterly business reviews

Serve as internal voice of partnership

Support GTM activities

Support partner development activities

Contribute to co-sell pipeline generation

Contribute to joint solution positioning

Contribute to field enablement

Assist with business planning

Assist with partner engagement cadences

Contribute to team best practices

Share cross-partner learnings

Contribute to market strategy development

Accelerate customer adoption

Achieve measurable outcomes

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with AWS field teams; Collaborate with solution architects; Collaborate with service teams; Collaborate with product leadership; Collaborate with engineering leadership; Collaborate with WWPS ISV team

Communication Scope

Executive presentations; Technical documentation; Client meetings; Board-level reporting; Investor communications

Full Job Description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking an experienced Partner Development Manager to own and grow our strategic relationship with a leading frontier AI model provider, driving transformative artificial intelligence solutions across our Worldwide Public Sector (WWPS) customer base. In this role, you will be the primary relationship owner between AWS and the partner (80%), responsible for accelerating joint go-to-market motions, driving adoption of frontier AI capabilities in mission-critical public sector environments, expanding market penetration, and delivering differentiated customer outcomes across US Federal (Civilian and Defense), State & Local Government, Education, Healthcare, and Nonprofit verticals. Additionally, you will support go-to-market and partner development activities across a portfolio of strategic WWPS ISV partners (20%), contributing to cross-partner GTM planning, pipeline development, and revenue acceleration initiatives. Key job responsibilities Core Responsibilities — Frontier AI Model Partnership (80%) Own the strategic partner relationship end-to-end — serve as the primary point of contact between AWS and the frontier AI model provider, driving joint business planning, executive alignment, and mutual investment across the Worldwide Public Sector segment Define and execute a joint go-to-market strategy focused on accelerating adoption of frontier AI capabilities (foundation models, agentic AI, multimodal reasoning) across public sector customers, with emphasis on mission-critical use cases in Federal (Civilian and Defense), State & Local Government, Education, Healthcare, and Nonprofit verticals Drive co-sell pipeline development and revenue growth — identify, qualify, and advance joint opportunities with public sector end-customers, articulating the differentiated value of the partner's AI models deployed on AWS infrastructure (including GovCloud and classified environments) Collaborate with AWS field teams, solution architects, and service t

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