Derek Corry

Business Development Executive

Phoenix, Arizona, United States19 yrs experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in strategic deal-making and customer acquisition.
Proven track record in building efficient hiring processes.
Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Business Development expert in the SaaS and Recruitment industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business DevelopmentStakeholder ManagementRecruitingSales

Other Skills

Account ManagementAnalytical SkillsApplicant Tracking SystemsB2BBuilding RelationshipsCall CentersClosing CandidatesCloud ComputingCold CallingCustomer AcquisitionCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Data CenterDisaster RecoveryHiringInfrastructure

About

Senior Technical Business Development Manager at Amazon. I specialize in customer acquisition, strategic deal-making, and managing relationships with key stakeholders. By leveraging my expertise in CRM and analytical skills, I contribute to building innovative strategies that align with business goals and unlock growth opportunities. Previously, I served as a Senior Technical Client Lead at AWS, where I facilitated business partnerships and executed creative approaches to close strategic deals. My passion lies in fostering meaningful collaborations, designing efficient processes, and driving impactful solutions that deliver value to both partners and organizations.

Experience

Amazon

Senior Technical Business Development Manager

Mar 2023 – Present · 3 yrs

SalesBusiness Development

Amazon web services (aws)

Senior Technical Client Lead

Jul 2022 – Feb 2023 · 7 mos · United States · Remote

Own and manage opportunities with business stakeholders, build strategy, creatively hunt and close deals.

Business DevelopmentStakeholder Management

Gopuff

Principal Technical Client Lead

Sep 2021 – Jul 2022 · 10 mos · United States · Remote

Drove full lifecycle recruiting (sourcing to offer completion, i.e., full desk) for the company’s fully remote senior and principal level opportunities. Primary focus is Software Engineering, Software Development Managers and Technical Program Management.
Full Life Cycle recruiter - self sourced candidates that led to 26 offer accepts in less than a year including 3 principal engineers, 5 SDE IIIs and 7 SDMs - 84% offer close rate - closing candidates from and against the worlds top companies.
Rebuilt Gopuff's recruiting process - Created recruiting roadmaps, documentation, and trainings for new process. Partnered with senior business leaders to build an efficient hiring process and to execute roll out of corporate trainings

InterviewingStart-upsLeadershipNegotiationHiringApplicant Tracking Systems+4

Amazon

Senior Technical Client Lead

Sep 2014 – Sep 2021 · 7 yrs · Greater Seattle Area

Hiring Software Engineers, Engineering Managers, Data Engineers, Technical Program Managers and Product Managers for the SCOT Forecasting Business.
Amazon- SCOT Forecasting teams - The Supply Chain Optimization Technology team (SCOT) builds systems that peer into the future and estimates the demand for tens of millions of products every week.

InterviewingSourcingTrainingRecruitingApplicant Tracking SystemsStakeholder Management

Google

Technical Sourcing Recruiter

Jul 2013 – Sep 2014 · 1 yr 2 mos · Austin, Texas Area

Responsible for the hiring of Software Engineers for Google across all teams including Google Fiber, Geo, Android, Search, Ads, YouTube, Chrome, Gmail
Create custom targeted sourcing and engagement strategies to attract top engineering talent by utilizing internal resources, open source sites, professional and personal networks, as well as social networks

Recruiting

American express

Account Executive

Apr 2010 – Jun 2013 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Phoenix, Arizona Area

Responsible for promoting the suite of American Express Global Corporate Payment solutions in the middle market business segment.
Provide personalized consultations with C-level executives, implement tailored payment solutions to increase efficiency and cut costs, ultimately resulting in a better bottom line for their business
Identifies and understands trends and activities in the external market / industry and the impact on AXP
Interprets financial information to identify profitability drivers and other factors impacting business performance
Drives the best match between AXP products and services and customer/client requirements

Analytical SkillsSalesNegotiationCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Customer AcquisitionBusiness Development