CTO, Philippines

at  Microsoft

Synthesizes business insights and orchestrates global teams across the organization to deliver alternative solutions while applying deep expertise and thought leadership. Acts as a “virtual Chief Technical Officer” to provide Account Thought leadership, leverage deep knowledge of Microsoft’s solutions, industry, and customer needs, and acts as the voice of the customer, industry, and team. Leads technology strategy formulation by leading alignment of customer needs and technology solutions, execution of technology strategy/digital transformation, creation of mid- to long-term technical roadmaps, and translation of customer business objectives. Develops and drives opportunities, presents opportunities to the customer, and creates demand. Coaches peers on how to create and maintain an opportunity initiation and how to map Microsoft priorities to opportunities. Leads digital transformation using corporate and cross-industry resources, and partners with line-of-business leader or senior executive to articulate the benefits of Microsoft technology over competitor solutions. Helps customer technical specialists sell Microsoft offerings. Maps technical customer requirements and business scenarios to Microsoft technology platforms. Orchestrates necessary teams and partners to ensure demand generation and establishes best practices for account planning. Delivers regular industry/technology briefings to customer technology senior decision-makers technical teams. Uses readiness resources and demonstrates expertise in creating enablement plans

DIFFERENTIATED VALUE PROPOSITION

• Partners with a line-of-business leader or senior executive within a large-scale or high-impact customer organization to articulate how complex Microsoft technology/services will meet future business needs better than the competition and will enable the achievement of long-term growth and success. Provides an outside-in view around existing and emerging compete or other solutions that are also a requirement for the customer.
• Acts as the customer’s Technology Mentor in established relationships with a line-of-business leader or senior executive within a large-scale or high-impact customer organization senior leaders, including technical decision makers (TDMs) and/or Business Unit leaders at the C-level (e.g., HR, Risk, Finance leadership). Develops extended relationships beyond core customers, advises on solutions, and aligns Microsoft capabilities with customer needs. Drives market share (e.g., cloud, collaboration, AI). Leads customer business transformations through digital technologies for assigned accounts to drive business outcomes and create business value for customers by understanding customer industry and position to provide guidance and to challenge customer thinking with innovative ideas that showcase the need for change and new strategic direction, and proactively involves corporate and cross-industry resources to drive customer transformation. Ensures line-of-business wins are captured (e.g., customer write-ups) as reference for scale, and represents the face of the business during public relations events for significant business wins.

EDUCATION AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

• Uses existing and new readiness resources and demonstrates expertise in creating enablement plans for large and high-stakes customers, and all-up Microsoft business. Drives innovations to help customers meet capacity and capability goals, maximize reach, and impact and drive long-term engagement and thought leadership on the Microsoft platform, and influences large customers to see and adopt the strategic value. Drives customer skilling initiatives and execution.
• Leads customer technology engagement by engaging and influencing technical resources of customer, partner, and Microsoft towards customer’s business transformation. Delivers regular (e.g., quarterly, monthly) industry/technology briefings to customer technology senior decision-makers technical teams.

REQUIRED/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business or related field AND 6+ years technical consulting, technical consultative selling, business consulting, practice building, or related technical/sales experience OR equivalent experience.

ADDITIONAL OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 6+ years experience in digital transformation, or using technology to drive customer business outcomes.
• 6+ years experience in relevant customer industry.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business or related field AND 12+ years technical consulting, technical consultative selling, business consulting, practice building, or related technical/sales experience OR equivalent experience.
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