• 7 plus years of business development, marketing, pursuit or consulting experience in the technology industry
• Extensive background in IT and or commercial / public sector pursuit management to identify, shape and lead competitive procurement
• Must have a demonstrated understanding of public sector procurement and contract mechanisms
• Must have demonstrated experience of successfully negotiating and executing public sector procurement and contract mechanisms
• Exposure to complex deal management
• Strong gravitas to engage with senior officials, customers, and influencers to drive change
• Excellent communicator who can quickly earn the respect of the team and customers
• Self-motivated with a great sense of urgency and follow-through
• Must have the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations
• Have the ability to think and act from a long-term strategic perspective
• University degree or equivalent experience
• Fluent in written and spoken English

Job summary
Would you like to influence cloud-computing adoption by Thailand public sector customers? Would you like to be part of a team focused on increasing awareness and adoption of Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform in Thailand by engaging with public sector organizations who are reinventing their IT strategy by adopting cloud computing? Do you have the business savvy, public sector industry experience and the technical background necessary to help further establish Amazon as a leading cloud platform provider in Thailand?
As a part of a specialized business development team called Capture within the public sector team of AWS, you will have the exciting opportunity to help shape and deliver buying, procurement and contracting strategies to build mindshare and broad use of AWS cloud services (Amazon EC2, Amazon S3 etc) in Thailand.
Your broad responsibilities will include building the necessary business and technical relationships with customers and partners to impact new AWS business in Thailand, develop key bid strategies, shape and influence solicitations, create cloud buying mechanisms for governments, support new business development, pricing, teaming, proposal strategies and help with written RFx proposals (e.g. Tenders, RFPs, Framework Contracts) for public sector opportunities. This role will work with the AWS account, partner and solution architect teams, and Thailand leadership to close strategic business at a rapid rate across the public sector. At AWS, you will work in close collaboration with the public policy teams to develop a long-term cloud environment in the country, our business development teams to advise on strategic opportunities to pursue and win, and with our partner teams to scale adoption.
The candidate must know government & public sector procurement guidelines, have experience with government RFx compliance requirements, have an ability to understand and navigate government contracting vehicles / procedures, and be a thought leader with respect to building cloud computing and procurement awareness, and program pursuits in Thailand for AWS. The ideal candidate will possess prior pursuit, consulting or business development background where she or he has experience in identifying, shaping and responding to RFx opportunities and developing win strategies and innovative technical solutions in Thailand. The candidate will possess understanding of cloud adoption trends and challenges in the public sector in Thailand. She / he must be able to develop a trusted partnership with senior customer and influencer stakeholders in order to shape the long-term cloud procurement environment and buying behaviours of public sector customers in Thailand. The candidate must have the ability to communicate effectively with technical leaders, architects and business leaders. Develop win themes, technical discriminators, and innovative strategies working with AWS stakeholders specific to RFx opportunities. Understand and navigate government contracting vehicles and procedures. Be a thought leader with respect to program pursuit, proposal responses, win themes, technical discriminators, solutions providers and pricing.
He/she needs demonstrated ability to think strategically and analytically about the mission, business, product, and technical challenges, with the ability to build and convey compelling value propositions, and work across multiple functional teams to build consensus. A keen sense of ownership, drive, and scrappiness is a must.
The position is an integral part of the country team working directly with the Public Sector sales leader, public policy, sales, partners, proposals, legal and contracts. You will also work closely with the International team and global AWS stakeholders to share best practices and learn from international experience on cloud acquisition strategies for public sector organizations.

• MBA or advanced college degree
• Deep public sector experience, especially in government

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