Relevant certifications from Microsoft or competitive platformsAND3+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related fieldAND4+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experienceOR equivalent experience
SC-900: Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals Certification or equivalent
Preferred Qualifications
SC-300: Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator Certification or equivalent
Ideally with basic business proficiency in additional languages like Korean, Japanese, Mandarin
Sales Excellence
Lead the discovery and qualification of new opportunities for Security cloud-based solutions, data services and AI solutions by building long-term relationships and by understanding customer priorities, budgets, and procurement processes.
Develop compelling business cases aligned to measurable outcomes
Maintain a healthy pipeline and provide regular updates on progress, including driving growth in cloud-based infrastructure migration opportunities, large data transformations and service consumption projects in targeted accounts.
Scaling and Collaboration
Collaborate with account and technical teams to execute strategic plans for customer engagement, and coordinate internal and partner resources to deliver proof-of-concepts and minimum viable solutions.
Align with partners to ensure the right expertise is engaged in strategic customer conversations and share opportunities with prioritized partners and ensure consistent review of partner referrals.
Industry Awareness
Facilitate customer workshops with partners to explore business needs and spark interest in transformative technologies.
Deliver solution demonstrations and solution accelerators to business and technical leaders to secure customer commitment to reinforce business impact.
Use available tools and programs to educate customers and uncover new opportunities.
Sales Execution
Focus on customer outcomes by increasing customer engagement through strengthening relationships with senior decision-makers to support digital transformation.
Accelerate adoption in larger accounts by driving year-over-year growth and expand workloads in mid-sized accounts with emphasis on migration and modernization.
Act on digital engagement signals and maintain a high-quality pipeline.
Learning
Stay current with industry trends, solution capabilities, and customer needs and use skilling programs to support customer learning and adoption.