Senior Business Development Manager, AWS, Training & Certification

To meet the growing demand for AWS Training across various sectors in Saudi Arabia, we are seeking exceptionally talented, bright, and motivated individuals. If you have a passion for learning and can communicate highly technical concepts to audiences at different stages in their AWS journey, we’d like to speak with you.

As cloud technologies transform industries, the need for skilled professionals is growing rapidly. At AWS Training and Certification (T&C), we are committed to revolutionizing how people develop cloud skills and advance their careers. Our mission is to empower a diverse community of learners—today’s innovators and tomorrow’s leaders—with the tools to leverage the AWS Cloud. We create impactful training programs that drive innovation and success for businesses and individuals. By joining our fast-growing, dynamic team, you’ll contribute to a culture of collaboration, curiosity, and customer focus while shaping the future of cloud technology in Saudi Arabia and beyond.

You will be accountable for the development of Training Services revenue within key industry segments, including government, public sector, and private sector businesses. You will create strategic plans for these segments, set sales enablement goals, develop strategies, and forecast AWS Training business opportunities. You will collaborate with field teams to build and maintain a pipeline of training opportunities and provide regular forecasts and business reviews to senior management.

This role will also entail managing complex strategic relationships that span multiple workstreams. You will engage with various stakeholders across different teams within AWS, including the Training & Certification (T&C) team, to drive successful collaborations and ensure that the training solutions provided align with the needs of both customers and the business. The ability to work cross-functionally, engage with senior stakeholders, and manage complex initiatives will be essential.

Key Responsibilities

1. Define and drive the vision to accelerate AWS skills adoption and certification across Saudi Arabia market and the wider MENAT region.
2. Lead and execute comprehensive business plans, including managing performance scorecards and delivering measurable results.
3. Align the regional strategy with AWS customer and partner teams to ensure consistent and cohesive initiatives across the organization.
4. Collaborate with account managers, channel managers, marketing teams, and the regional Training & Certification lead to achieve business objectives.
5. Leverage global best practices and processes from the Worldwide Training & Certification team to develop and grow the business.
6. Build and maintain strong relationships with executive leadership and sales and marketing teams, introducing regular review cycles to support their success.
7. Represent and promote AWS Training & Certification at industry and company events, evangelizing its value and impact.
8. Manage and engage with strategic, cross-functional teams within AWS to drive key initiatives across various workstreams and ensure successful collaboration on training-related programs.

A day in the life

Your day revolves around understanding your customers' cloud workforce transformation goals and creating solutions to help them succeed. You’ll work with executives to align training strategies with business objectives and collaborate with technical teams to address skill gaps.

By partnering with account managers, marketing teams, and AWS partners, you’ll deliver scalable training programs tailored to customer needs. Regular activities include analyzing performance metrics, refining strategies, and presenting updates to leadership. Whether leading workshops or representing AWS at industry events, you’ll be driven by a passion for enabling customer success and advancing cloud adoption across Saudi Arabia.

Minimum Requirements

1. 5+ years of experience in developing, negotiating and executing business agreements.
2. Bachelor's degree and strong commercial experience and business acumen with the ability to plan strategically, prioritize effectively, and resolve challenges to achieve measurable results.
3. Proven ability to collaborate with diverse organizations, management levels, cultures, and personalities, consistent track record of exceeding sales quotas and key performance metrics.
4. Excellent organizational and project management skills, strong written and verbal communication skills, experience in engaging and presenting to senior executives (CxO level), expertise in managing complex, cross-functional strategic relationships across multiple workstreams, working closely with internal teams such as AWS Training & Certification, account managers, and partners to drive impactful business outcomes.
5. Native in Arabic, fluent in English.
6. Saudi Nationals would be preferred.
7. Sales and business development experience in the IT training industry and experience with virtual and blended learning modalities.
8. Technical background in engineering or computer science.
9. Knowledge of AWS training and certification portfolio.
10. Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Cloud Computing concepts.

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