ResponsibilitiesPartner development and growth
- You will develop and execute a strategic and tactical business plan for GSI partners, aligned with Microsoft goals and objectives to grow their business. You will promote cloud consumption and digital transformation; plans will consider short and long-term goals and performance expectations aligned with partner needs and capabilities.
Partner Sales and Acceleration
- You will develop a go to market plan and co-sell execution tactics, lead the pipeline reviews with GSI partners and coach their sellers to transform their strategies around sales and consumption. You will facilitate collaboration between GSI and Microsoft sales teams to overcome obstacles, compete, and create proposals to meet consumption and revenue targets. You will work with GSI partners on top opportunities following the Microsoft sales methodology and prioritize transactions through marketplace, where possible.
Partner performance and Impact
- You will be responsible for GSI partners’ performance with Microsoft and accountable for keeping a regular rhythm of connection with executive, sales and delivery teams to identify and resolve blockers in execution, and to accelerate performance. You will drive adoption, usage and performance of programs and investments that contribute to sales and consumption. You will be responsible for the correction of errors plan when execution is below expectations.
Executive Relationship Building
- You will build a trusted-advisor relationship with C-suite leaders of GSI partners and align their priorities, strategies, and goals with Microsoft’s to build mutually beneficial account plans and achieve strategic alignment and growth.
Partner skills and capacity building
- You will lead the integration of capability and capacity plans for GSI partners, utilizing the right mix of sales and technical training to upskill your partners. You will enable GSI partners to build high-impact Microsoft offerings and practices to grow their business and deliver cloud consumption and digital transformation.
Advocate for Partner and Team Mobilizer
- You will represent your GSI partners and lead the orchestration resolution to complex and urgent escalations. You will guide internal groups to prioritize GSI solutions and issues. You will engage across groups internally and with stakeholders at your partner to accelerate performance and execution.