Sales Business Development: Internship Opportunities

at  Microsoft

MINIUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business Operations, Computer Science or a related field
• Fluent in English
• Legally authorised to work in South Africa
  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

• Actively supports efforts to identify appropriate parties to partner with/sell to through conducting a partner/customer assessment of their current needs and defining a value proposition to meet those needs.
• Contributes to the assessment and pursuit of market opportunities and trends for the specialists that provide opportunities for partners/customers to leverage Microsoft platforms/products by identifying, quantifying, and qualifying opportunities with guidance from others.
• Works with experienced peers/parties to support the evaluation of opportunities in cooperation with partners to identify and prioritize goals and objectives for an achievable target.
• Coordinates and collaborates with peers to seek out sales or partnership pursuits with customers/partners and represents customers/partners’ interests across internal teams to support the design and implementation of plans/programs with guidance from others. Increases customer’s awareness of key influencers/players, as well as Microsoft’s value proposition, to contribute to customer models and strategies.
• Contributes to building and maintaining trusted advisor partnerships with cross-functional partners, representing their team to segment leadership.
• Actively participates in closing mutually beneficial deals with customers/partners, in collaboration with internal partners (e.g., Sales Management Team).
• Supports discussions with customers/partners to align and help determine customer/partner and Microsoft needs and desired outcomes for a territory.