Job Description
This job is with Microsoft, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly. OverviewIn Small, Medium, Corporate (SMC) and Digital Sales, we have set out with the purpose of empowering our customers through the unique value of the Microsoft cloud by building a globally led, digital-first scale organization aligned with partners.As an Azure Infrastructure Specialist, you are a business leader with technical expertise working with our most important managed customers. You will lead a virtual team of sales, technical, and services resources to help customers realize digital transformation through cloud computing achieve/exceed quarterly Azure Infrastructure consumption targets for related workloads in your assigned accounts. You possess both a high EQ with executive presence, able to engage with senior decision makers to uncover digital transformation initiatives, and a passion to learning how Azure cloud services can deliver digital transformation.You will develop and maintain an Azure Infrastructure expertise, able to identify projects, build a compelling business case, and drive the consumption project to production. You will build and maintain relationships with customers, influence long-term strategic direction and act as a trusted advisor driving engagement at the CXO level with technology decision makers. You will help customers evaluate their cloud strategy, determine approaches to application and data migration and modernization, and recommend solutions that meet their requirements. This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your career growth, honing your solution sales and collaboration skills, and deepening your cloud expertise.This role is flexible in that you can work up to 50% from home.Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. Please note that we can only consider applications for those applicants that currenty live in Ireland. QualificationsRequired Qualifications (RQs) Demonstrated experience in technology-related sales or account management experience.OR Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field AND 5+ years of technology-related sales or account management experienceOR equivalent experiencePreferred Qualifications (PQs)Demonstrated experience in technology-related sales or account management experience.OR Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, or related field AND technology-related sales or account management experienceOR Master's Degree in Business Administration (e.g., MBA), Information Technology, or related field AND technology-related sales or account management experienceTechnical Skills: AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals Certified, SC-900 Security & Compliance Fundaments Certified or prepared to attain certification within 3 months. Experience in Azure platform and migration of core infrastructure workloads to public cloud. Proficient: Experience with complex sales training (e.g., Miller Hyman, Spin, Michael Bosworth, Holden, etc.) and sales methodologies 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. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.ResponsibilitiesEngage in conversation with customers aligned to their industry and collaborates with account and partner team to drive and qualify new opportunities and build pipeline and identify customer business and technology readiness, proactively builds external stakeholders' mapping, implements strategies to accelerate the closing of deals, contributes input on strategies to drive and close prioritized opportunities, coaches junior team members in deal plan execution, and implements close plans.Apply role orchestration model and navigates the Microsoft organization to bring the best impact to the customer and collaborate with Global Partner Solutions (GPS), identifies new partners, develops joint proposals with partners, and contributes to developing partner strategies. Leverage and share competitor knowledge across solution areas as a subject matter expert to inform decisions on pursuit or withdrawal. Lead conversations and sets up events within Microsoft, mentors others and develops strategies for best practice sharing, initiates conversations with prospective customers/partners at events, acts as a subject matter expert in one or more solution area(s). Collaborate with the 'compete' SMEs internally to analyze competitor products, solutions, and/or services and implement strategies. Drive the execution of projects, partners and collaborates with other teams on related deliverables, and leverages others in relevant work streams.#LI-DNI