As an Azure Data & AI Sales Specialist you will be a trusted advisor for our German Enterprise Clients and a subject matter expert in Analytics, Data & AI with core capability and expertise in Data Modernization, Analytics and AI. You will work with customers key stakeholders to leverage data helping them achieve their business priorities and guide customer’s journey through Analytics-led Azure Data transformation. You will help customers evaluate their applications and business requirements, recommend solutions that meet their requirements and demonstrate these solutions to win the technical decision. You will need to support customers to remove roadblocks to deployment and drive customer satisfaction. You will help our customers take advantage of our unique hybrid data platform and leading Analytics & AI solutions to realize the value of digital transformation.

REQUIRED/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, or related field AND several years (ideally 3+) of technology-related sales or account management experience
• Profound experience in solving customer problems through cloud technologies and expertise in selling to senior business decision makers by aligning & reinforcing the value of the solution to the customer’s overall business pain and/or strategic opportunities and decision criteria.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms including Azure data platform services, hybrid cloud technologies, developer tools and services and/or complementing solutions. Ability to engage with developers and IT architects as trusted advisors, as well as ability to articulate and present the business value of Microsoft’s Azure Data & AI related cloud solutions and have firm understanding of Microsoft’s strategies.
• Full proficiency in German AND English is a must.

ADDITIONAL/PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Several years (ideally 4+) of solution or services sales experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, or related field AND several years (ideally 4+) of technology-related sales or account management experience
• Previous experience with Microsoft Advanced Analytics platform (Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, PowerBI and Azure Machine Learning) and CosmosDB is a differential.
• Lead technical sessions making use of whiteboards or other resources to drive solution discussions leveraging published solution architectures for common infrastructure implementations, and demonstrate Azure Solution using pre-packed Azure Demo environments.
• Understanding of partner ecosystems and the ability to leverage partner solutions to solve customer needs.
• Success-driven, works well in a diverse team and enjoy a dynamic and changing environment.
  Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations