Amazon Web Services, Inc.

cloud computing

StrategicPursuitsManager,USStrategicPursuits

$148–200k Arlington, Virginia, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Strategic Pursuits Manager, US Strategic Pursuits at Amazon Web Services, Inc.. Skills: Strategic pursuits, AI solutions, Cloud solutions, Deal leadership. Assemble pursuit teams. Lead pursuit teams”

What You'll Achieve.

Win net-new revenue; Build large pipeline; Maintain large pipeline; Expand business strategically

Industry & Context.

cloud computing
Problems you'll solve

Translate ambiguity; Analyze trends; Simulate scenarios

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree, 10+ years leading pursuits, Experience presenting to executive audiences, Experience in Go-To-Market, Experience interpreting data, Experience making business recommendations

Nice to Have

15+ years leading pursuits, Experience developing business agreements, Experience negotiating business agreements, Experience executing business agreements

What You'll Do.

Assemble pursuit teams

Win strategic contracts

Develop win strategies

Execute win strategies

Conduct disciplined qualification

Influence requirements

Position AWS solutions

Own deliverable quality

Provide strategic guidance

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional compete teams; Proposal teams; Solution architecture teams; Legal teams; Pricing teams; Partner resources; Senior leadership

Communication Scope

Executive presentations

Process & Methodology

Campaign management

Full Job Description

The Federal Strategic Pursuits Team (SPT) is seeking a Strategic Pursuits Manager — the principal deal leader for the most consequential AI and cloud opportunities in the federal civilian market. You will assemble and lead pursuit teams to win our most strategic contracts worth $50M+ that change the trajectory of the business. If you thrive on competitive intensity, can translate ambiguity into structured action, and want to shape how the U.S. government adopts AI, this role is for you. Key job responsibilities - Assemble and lead cross-functional compete teams — including proposal, solution architecture, legal, pricing, and partner resources — to win high-value AI and cloud opportunities from early shaping through award - Develop and execute campaign-style win strategies for complex, large competitive procurements, including comprehensive win plans mapping stakeholders, competitors, evaluation criteria, pricing dynamics, and win themes - Conduct disciplined qualification — walking away from deals that are unwinnable or too costly to win is as important as winning the ones we pursue - Influence requirements and position AWS AI and cloud solutions well before formal solicitations are released through deep customer engagement and stakeholder mapping - Own the quality of all customer-facing deliverables — contributing directly, inspecting work product from the proposal team, and ensuring every artifact advances the competitive position - Provide direct strategic guidance to senior leadership on pipeline health, competitive positioning, and pursuit investment decisions A day in the life You operate between two modes: deep tactical involvement on must-win pursuits and broad strategic thinking across a large pipeline. On any given day, you may be directing technical approaches, pressure-testing a pricing strategy with leadership, mapping the political landscape of a customer's decision-making body, or inspecting a deliverable before it reaches the customer. But no two dea

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