Digital Solution Area Modern Work Specialist - Portuguese & English Speaking

at  Microsoft

Modern Work Specialist, Portugeuse and English Speaking for Africa Markets
In Small, Medium & Corporate (SMC) and Digital Sales, we have set out with the purpose to empower our customers through the unique value of the Microsoft cloud by building a globally led, digital-first scale organization aligned with partners. Dedicated to one of the fastest growing customer segments, the Small, Medium, Corporate (SMC) and Digital Sales organization is on pace to be Microsoft’s next $100 billion-dollar business - this is where you come in. As part of local subsidiaries or Digital Sales centers around the world, you will support a dedicated set of customers in identifying and achieving their business objectives through best-in-class digital engagement and partner co-selling. You will also have an opportunity to work cross-collaboratively while living our shared SMC and Digital Sales Culture priorities: Diversity and Inclusivity, Wellbeing, Sustainability, and Learning.
As a Digital Solution Area Specialist for Modern Work, the successful candidate will be responsible for working with customers in African markets to enable their digital transformation with M365 solutions and M365 copilot.
This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your career growth, develop deep business acumen, hone your selling skills, and become adept at deal structuring.
As a Digital Solution Area Specialist – Modern Work, your focus is winning customers’ technical decisions and driving digital transformation through Modern Work solutions. Collaborate in a virtual team to educate customers, demonstrate solutions, and exceed revenue goals. Deepen technical expertise across Microsoft and non-Microsoft cloud technologies.
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.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 6+ years of 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 experience
• OR equivalent experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (PQS)

• 8+ years of technology-related sales or account management experience
• OR Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, or related field AND 6+ years of technology-related sales or account management experience
• OR Master’s Degree in Business Administration (e.g., MBA), Information Technology, or related field AND 5+ years of technology-related sales or account management experience
• 3+ years of solution sales or consulting services sales experience
  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

• You will proactively with customers to introduce how other workloads could enable digital transformation areas that is aligned with the customer’s industry and turns opportunities into deals leveraging your deep understanding of customers’ business and its priorities to drive conversations with customers on digital transformation across multiple solution areas, in collaboration with partners and services.
• You will collaborate with One Commercial Partner (OCP) and with a network of partners to cross-sell, up-sell, and co-sell as well as identify and support on-boarding new partners by researching and discussing customer scenarios.
• You will provide analysis of the competitive landscape in supported solution area as you collaborate with Global Black Belt (GBB) partners to analyze competitor products, products, solutions, and/or services and implements strategies to position Microsoft against competitors in customer communication.
• You will help influence internal and external stakeholders on business planning, rhythm-of-business (ROB) meetings to review and plan for accounts in the assigned territory.
• You will collaborate with extended sales teams, partners, and marketing to conduct business analysis (e.g., whitespace analysis, identify industry trends) to pursue high-potential customers and develop a target list of potential business.
• You will be responsible for managing the end-to-end business of the assigned territory as you conduct forecasting for accounts and develop a portfolio and territory plan to drive intentional selling aligned with strategic priorities.
• You will apply the orchestration model to proactively drive deal closure by identifying and align internal stakeholders, leverage and expand relationships with partners.