Head of Enterprise Sales, Financial Services

We are seeking an experienced Sales Leader to drive growth and customer outcomes within our Financial Services business. As a second line sales leader, you will be leading one of the following verticals (Banking, Payments, Capital Markets, Fintech or Insurance) within Financial services across North America. This role will lead a team of high-performing sales managers and their teams focused on serving banking customers.

Our Financial Services customer base spans a broad spectrum of financial services banking organizations: Organizations that power the financial markets ecosystem.

Across all segments, our customers share a common need for resilient and cost-effective technological infrastructure, including advanced trading platforms, real-time data feeds, research platforms, and risk management tools.

AWS is helping customers transform across all phases of the banking lifecycle. Our cloud infrastructure enables Banking firms to innovate faster, scale efficiently, and maintain the competitive edge required in today's dynamic markets.

AI and agentic workflows are revolutionizing the industry, enabling firms to unlock alpha through enhanced research capabilities, improved risk modeling, refined trading strategies, and increased operational efficiencies. AWS provides the foundation for customers to build and deploy production-ready AI agents that automate complex workflows.

Key job responsibilities

• Build and maintain executive-level relationships with C-suite stakeholders at key accounts
• Develop and execute territory strategies that identify whitespace opportunities and drive expansion
• Partner with specialist teams to deliver tailored solutions across the trading lifecycle
• Navigate complex sales cycles in organizations with conservative risk management cultures and stringent regulatory requirements
• Foster collaboration across AWS teams to deliver comprehensive solutions for trading platforms, data analytics, HPC workloads, and risk management systems

About the team

AWS Global Sales drives adoption of the AWS cloud worldwide, enabling customers of all

sizes to innovate and expand in the cloud. Our team empowers every customer to grow by

providing tailored service, unmatched technology, and unwavering support. We dive deep

to understand each customer's unique challenges, then craft innovative solutions that

accelerate their success. This customer-first approach is how we built the world's most

adopted cloud. Join us and help us grow.

About AWS

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Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of senior leadership experience
• 10+ years of technology sales experience
• Experience engaging and influencing C-level executives, both business and technical

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or MBA in management, business administration, economics, engineering, marketing

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments, restricted stock units (RSUs), and sales incentives. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, NY, New York - 205,700.00 - 278,200.00 USD annually