DIFFERENTIATED VALUE PROPOSITION

• Build relationships with senior business and technical leaders to align Microsoft solutions to future business needs
• Present Microsoft as the preferred partner by articulating long-term value and competitive advantage
• Provide insight into emerging technologies and market trends to support business growth

REQUIRED/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or Business or related field AND 5+ years technical consulting, technical consultative selling, practice building, or related technical/sales/industry experience

OR equivalent experience.

• 5+ years’ experience in digital transformation or using technology to drive business outcomes.
• 4+ years’ experience in business consulting, consultative selling, or change management.
• 5+ years’ experience leading technical, support, and/or partner teams

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ABOUT THE ROLE

The Strategic Account Technology Strategist (ATS) advises, collaborates with and leads clients within Microsoft’s Enterprise Commercial Segment. For those passionate about technology, the AI era presents an exhilarating opportunity to work alongside Microsoft’s largest Enterprise customers to deliver safe, secure and reliable AI and digital transformation.
As an integral part of the account team, the Strategic ATS facilitates interactions between our strategic customer and Microsoft, fostering new opportunities, generating demand and market share growth, and enabling AI and digital transformation. This requires deep curiosity and focus on aligning industry/business scenarios with technological solutions. Serving as the “Chief Technology Officer,” the ATS nurtures established, long-term relationships with technical and business decision-makers at the C Suite (Chief X Officer CXO level).
The ATS engages in discussions with clients to deeply understand their mission and objectives, highlighting as appropriate the strategic benefits of Microsoft and our partner ecosystems’ capabilities. The Strategic ATS serves as a reliable technology advisor, both within Microsoft and to clients. The ATS gains a profound understanding of the client’s business and devises modern architectural strategies to fulfill Microsoft’s commitments to the clients. The ATS teams with the Account Executive to powerfully lead and orchestrate Microsoft and ecosystem partners to support the client.