Strategic Account Executive - CTJ -Top Secret

Responsibilities

Develop and execute long-term strategic account plans to drive Microsoft sales goals and foster customer success. Orchestrate internal and external partnerships to deliver high-impact cloud and AI solutions that address complex business problems.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of industry experience or equivalent, along with 6+ years of experience closing large, complex deals. Candidates must possess an active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance and be U.S. citizens.

Skills

• Account Management
• Strategic Planning
• Sales Strategy
• Cloud Computing
• Artificial Intelligence
• Data Analysis
• Executive Engagement
• Business Development
• Relationship Management
• Digital Transformation
• Security Clearance
• Government Contracting
• Technical Sales
• Strategic Thinking
• Communication
• Leadership

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Professional Development

About this role

Overview
Develops strategies to execute plans for the assigned customer to ensure Microsoft and partner sales goals are on target, create high-value revenue generating opportunities, and establish long-term customer success and continued interaction. Leads efforts with key internal and external partners and business and technical decision makers in developing, sharing, and promoting mutually beneficial, long-term, tailored account plans to grow sales and partner impact, leveraging relationships, influence, and industry knowledge. Builds relationships with leaders of the assigned account and the broader ecosystem to shape strategic direction and business metrics, leveraging knowledge of customer business. Generates and leverages business strategic industry-focused insights to solve customer business problems. Cultivates relationships and uses Microsoft sales strategies throughout multiple levels of the customer's organization to establish strong alignment on long-term goals and secure buy in and execution. Orchestrates the creation of long-term strategies aimed at building a level of loyalty that would be hard for competitors to overcome. Proactively coordinates with internal network of industry experts to build and maintain strong knowledge of Microsoft's offerings, the industry, competitors, and customer business priorities to articulate Microsoft's value proposition and shape business direction.

Responsibilities
Account Management
Proactively solicits feedback on additional needs, products, and features to develop targeted strategies for customers. Demonstrates a strong understanding of the customer's business model to articulate growth opportunities, leveraging industry point of view to shape ecosystem. Influences relevant (internal and external) stakeholders and resources to drive change on behalf of the customer and to enhance team capabilities, improve Microsoft offerings, and adapt Microsoft's messaging to the assigned account.
Develops mature strategies to execute plans for the assigned customer to ensure Microsoft and partner sales goals are on target, create high value revenue generating opportunities, and establish long term customer success and continued interaction.
Orchestrates the execution of strategies for the assigned account to ensure engagements yield high-volume sales, drive plans to increase revenue potential, and open new opportunities for both Microsoft and the partners, aligned to goals, budgets, and forecasts, Leads and coordinates with key internal and customer stakeholders (e.g., industry experts) on plan execution (e.g., prioritization, delegation) and drives accountability to deliver on account plans and grow the account, leveraging industry knowledge.
Proactively expands strategic network of key internal and external partners and decision makers, including vertical industry partners, to ensure execution of core tasks and account transactions and to provide a comprehensive account management experience.
Leads efforts with key internal and external partners including vertical industry partners with business and technical decision makers in developing, sharing, and promoting mutually beneficial, long-term, tailored account plans to grow sales and partner impact, leveraging relationships, influence, and industry knowledge. Participates in discussions to impact the broader ecosystem (e.g., passing legislation).
Competitive Knowledge
Proactively coordinates with internal network of industry experts to build and maintain strong knowledge of Microsoft's offerings (e.g., product landscape, solutions, industry strategy), the industry (e.g., emerging trends), competitors (e.g., AWS, Salesforce), and customer business priorities (e.g., challenges, competitive landscape) to articulate Microsoft's value proposition and shape business direction.
Customer Engagement
Cultivates relationships and uses Microsoft sales strategies throughout multiple levels of the customer's organization (e.g., executives, business, and technical decision makers) to establish strong alignment on long-term goals and secure buy-in and execution.
Proactively develops understanding of customer's business needs, priorities, strategies, and industry insights. Anticipates customers' needs to deliver new insights on their business strategy, and educate customers on ways to address them jointly. Shows differentiated value for the customer, leveraging industry expertise and guides internal colleagues on ways to develop deeper customer knowledge. Delivers solutions into overall business strategy.
Sales Excellence
Leads the account management team and key stakeholders with deep industry expertise to engage business or technical decision makers of the assigned account. Leverages best-in-class sales and communication strategies and tools to deliver results and identify new opportunities.
Creates and qualifies new opportunities by identifying strategic opportunities within accounts and guiding the customer on how to best identify new opportunities, leveraging customer and industry relationships.
Uses business cases to develop and present compelling value proposition presentations and specialized business plans for customers that showcase Microsoft's products and solutions, generate business and upsells, and generate new opportunities.
Leverages understanding of customer business and engages Microsoft decision makers to drive customer's strategy, goals, and optimization. Engages and collaborates with decision makers of the account (e.g., director-level) to create a mutually beneficial business value proposition, and develop plans to customize solutions that satisfy customers' Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Orchestrates high-impact solutions that enable digital transformation for assigned accounts and drive outcomes that create business value for customers. Owns the development of strategies that showcase the value added by Microsoft's innovative cloud offerings and ideas grounded on a deep understanding ...

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