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Microsoft Account Management - Edtech 
India, Haryana, Gurugram 
113335525

30.07.2024

Overview

Seeks to deepen relationship with customers during interactions by being customer-focused; connecting the customer to Microsoft executives. Proactively develops a comprehensive understanding of customer industry and identifies opportunities to drive optimization and digitalization solutions. Engages with customers to lead strategic technology transformation. Develops and oversees the execution of account plans for multiple accounts to ensure Microsoft revenue targets and customer business needs are met. Sets priorities, focus, and resources and strengthens operations. Expands network of key internal partners to ensure execution of core tasks and account transactions. Orchestrates others to anticipate issues on customer satisfaction, determine the root cause of problems, remove blockers, and establish recovery action plans as need to improve customers' overall experience. Leads and orchestrates extended virtual teams and key stakeholders with deep industry expertise to expand customer relationships. Educates decision makers of assigned accounts on Microsoft's value proposition aligned to customers' business objectives. Develops strategies to secure buy in and execution of plans and aims to identify new opportunities within assigned accounts. Implements strategies to engage stakeholders and sells opportunities and usage of Microsoft solutions. Proactively builds and maintains a strong knowledge of Microsoft's product landscape, solutions, and strategy in customer industry.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Technology, or related field AND 3+ years experience working in a relevant industry Government & Education) and/or driving digital transformation OR Master's Degree in Business Administration AND 2+ years experience working in an industry Government, Education)

3+ years account management experience OR equivalent.

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Responsibilities

Proactively builds and maintains a strong knowledge of Microsoft's product landscape, solutions, and strategy in the industry of assigned accounts, as well as of the business priorities and potential threats the customers face. Coordinates with internal industry experts (e.g., industry teams, industry specific partners) to gather industry data of assigned accounts and improve planning. Demonstrates a strong understanding of the customers' business strategy and the direction of the industry.

Leads and orchestrates extended virtual teams and key stakeholders with deep industry expertise (e.g., customers' sponsors) to expand relationship with decision makers and stakeholders of assigned accounts by leveraging best-in-class sales and communication techniques and tools to meet customer needs and accelerate sales. Document and creates stakeholder map in the account plan of the key decision makers, influencers, sentiment, etc.

Understands customer drivers of business transformation and leads new opportunities and orchestrates internal teams to accelerate the customer's digital transformation. Engages with customers to lead strategic technology direction/transformation within assigned accounts customer. Proactively mitigate competitive risk. Mitigate competitive risk. Ensures line-of-business wins are captured (e.g., testimonials) for referencing through insightful listening.