Custom Consulting Lead
Posted 13 days 13 hours ago by Microsoft
In this role, you will lead and orchestrate customer value through complex deal making, tackle our customers' major business challenges, and accelerate your career growth by leveraging cutting-edge solutions to drive our most transformational projects. Some of your key responsibilities will include:
- Partnering with local leaders and their sales teams, establishing strong partnerships and driving a consistent Cross-CSA approach aligned to company strategy, applying a regional approach to meet customer needs. Strong stakeholder engagement with SPT and Area MCAPSSales teams.
- Bringing impactful technology and industry insights into customer engagements, closing deals with customers, and coaching and influencing others internally on how to do this. Leverage deep sales & delivery experience to drive a consultative sale and build trust with C-level executives.
- Influencing Microsoft's strategic direction across various markets. Leading a virtual cross-organizational team on strategic projects and high-impact solution sales deployments that enable digital transformation and deliver business value. Leveraging CSA assets and consulting IP (functions and industry) to deliver customer transformation.
- Actively participating in sales planning, orchestration, and deal closure leveraging Microsoft's sales methodology. Shaping and selling custom consulting solutions with technical acumen that maximize Microsoft investments.
- Providing deal coaching and shaping by encouraging cross-area learning and insights within the solution area to benefit our customers and wider Microsoft teams. Working seamlessly with the wider account team, building and strengthening relationships across Microsoft teams to drive consumption; putting AI at the forefront of everything we do.
- Continuously building sales expertise, learning, and evolving Transformative solutions knowledge to support customers and the wider Microsoft team, investing in personal development.
- Strong experience in solution-based selling across one or more of the CSAs. Able to effectively position cross-CSA offerings and align customer needs with our portfolio.
- Strong experience selling into commercial or public sector accounts, with an understanding of industry trends and challenges. Demonstrated ability to tailor solutions to industry-specific needs and significantly contribute to account planning.
- Experience interacting with senior stakeholders, with growing confidence in navigating C-level relationships. Capable of driving executive meetings and articulating the value proposition of our solutions.
- Exposure to consulting or solution architecture practices. Able to collaborate effectively with technical and consulting teams to develop and propose customer solutions.
- Experience driving the sales cycle for digital transformation initiatives. Proven ability to drive value conversations and position solutions aligned with transformation goals.
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Information Technology (IT), or a related field with proven industry sales experience in the commercial or public sector (e.g., Finance, Local Government), or a Master's Degree in Business, IT, or a related field with a strong background in technology sales within similar sectors.
- Substantial experience in consulting solution sales and delivery is highly desirable.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.
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