Description

Would you like to be part of a team focused on accelerating cloud adoption and digital transformation across the UK insurance sector? Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking an exceptional Senior Sales Manager to lead our Insurance sales team within UK Financial Services, driving strategic growth with some of the most innovative insurers in the market.
This role requires a candidate who possesses both enterprise sales excellence and deep Financial Services Industry (FSI) domain expertise, with the ability to navigate complex, ambiguous situations while managing internal and external relationships at the highest levels. You will lead a team of account managers focused on the UK insurance vertical, including London Market accounts, specialty insurers, and traditional carriers. Working as part of the broader UK FSI organization, you will collaborate with multiple business units and specialists including FSI industry experts, Customer Success Managers (CSMs), Technical Account Managers (TAMs), Solutions Architects (SAs), Migration and Modernization specialists, Partner teams, and Digital Innovation experts to deliver exceptional outcomes for your customers.

Key job responsibilities
Key Job Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Team Development
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing insurance sales organization, creating the sales strategy, methodologies, and processes to accelerate customer adoption and meet revenue targets
- Hire and develop top talent, acting as a coach to account managers and cross-functional teams while fostering a culture of customer obsession and operational excellence
- Establish yourself as a key AWS executive within the UK insurance market, building relationships with industry influencers and serving as a thought leader on cloud transformation
Revenue Growth & Account Strategy
- Drive revenue growth across a defined portfolio of UK insurance accounts to meet or exceed ambitious targets through strategic account planning and execution
- Develop and execute comprehensive territory and account strategies that create robust sales pipelines, including opportunities in existing accounts and net-new business in untapped segments
- Own senior executive relationships (CxO level) across your account portfolio, establishing AWS as the trusted transformation partner for UK insurers
- Manage numerous strategic accounts concurrently, balancing deep engagement on transformational deals with scaled approaches for broader market coverage
Sales Excellence & Operational Discipline
- Establish regular sales and business reporting cadences with your team, managing the sales pipeline through AWSentral to accurately forecast business performance
- Evaluate sales metrics and data from accounts to continuously evolve strategy and drive improved outcomes
- Guide strategic thinking for account strategies, provide innovative ideas for opportunity development, and improve win probability through positioning of AWS differentiators
- Master operational elements of the business by coordinating with Sales Operations and engaging with Legal, Finance, HR, Tax, and other AWS teams as appropriate
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Industry Expertise

- Wield significant influence across internal AWS teams, working strategically with Marketing, Solution Architecture, Partner, Business Development, Professional Services, and Training organizations
- Collaborate with FSI industry specialists, including insurance subject matter experts, to leverage repeatable sales motions for industry-specific workloads
- Partner with the AWS Partner Network to execute joint selling opportunities, driving partner attachment and co-sell strategies across your portfolio
- Serve as the voice of UK insurance customers within AWS, providing feedback to product and service teams to shape the AWS roadmap
Customer Engagement & Transformation
- Engage at the CxO and Board level with insurance customers, understanding their business priorities and working backwards from their challenges to deliver industry-relevant business value
- Drive conversations around digital transformation, modernization, data-driven decision making, operational resilience, and emerging technologies including AI/ML and generative AI
- Navigate complex contract negotiations, deal structuring, and private pricing agreements in collaboration with Legal, Finance, and Compliance teams
- Champion customer success by orchestrating #OneAWS resources to deliver seamless, high-quality customer experiences

About the team
You will join a customer-obsessed UK Financial Services sales organization that strives every day to delight our insurance customers and aspires to be the UK's transformation partner and cloud platform of choice. The UK FSI team has established deep relationships across banking, capital markets, payments, and insurance sectors, with a proven track record of driving strategic wins and long-term customer partnerships. Our insurance vertical focuses on London Market accounts, specialty insurers, traditional carriers, and InsurTech innovators, supporting customers across Property & Casualty, Specialty, Health & Life, Reinsurance, and emerging insurance segments.

The team operates with a collaborative, One-Team mindset, working closely with Solutions Architects, Partner Success Managers, Customer Success Managers, and industry specialists to deliver comprehensive solutions. You'll be part of a tenured leadership team that values innovation, customer obsession, and continuous learning, with opportunities to influence AWS strategy at the highest levels.