Senior Sales Leader, Capital Markets, Us - fsi - capital Markets

Sales Leader Opportunity In Capital Markets

We are seeking an experienced Sales Leader to drive growth and customer outcomes within our Capital Markets business. This role will lead a high-performing sales team focused on serving the diverse needs of entities involved in the issuance, buying, selling, settling, and clearing of securities and derivative instruments.

Our Capital Markets customer base spans a broad spectrum of financial services organizations:

• Buy-Side: Hedge funds, asset managers, wealth managers, and private equity firms
• Sell-Side: Investment banks and market makers
• Market Infrastructure & Data Providers: 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 trading lifecycle—from pre-trade research and analytics, through trade execution, to post-trade settlement and reporting. Our cloud infrastructure enables Capital Markets 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, from post-trade reconciliations to real-time market analysis.

Key job responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a team of sales professionals focused on Capital Markets accounts
• Drive revenue growth and customer adoption across buy-side, sell-side, and market infrastructure segments
• 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

A day in the life:

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?

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Inclusive Team Culture:

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Mentorship & Career Growth:

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Work/Life Balance:

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud.