Strategic Account Executive

Microsoft•New York, NY

About The Position

Lead the future of AI-powered transformation for some of the world's most influential Telco, Media, and Gaming organizations. The Telco, Media, and Gaming Operating Unit is a high-performing, industry-focused team dedicated to helping customers achieve ambitious business outcomes through Microsoft's AI, cloud, security, and data solutions. In this role, you will partner with solution architects, customer success leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders to drive customer transformation at scale. You will help shape sales strategy, accelerate growth, and ensure customers realize lasting value from their technology investments. Microsoft's Enterprise Account Team focuses on partnering with customers to achieve their strategic goals. This team is responsible for delivering a differentiated customer experience, providing solutions that drive targeted business outcomes, and accelerating revenue growth for Microsoft. As a Strategic Enterprise Account Executive, you will have the opportunity to drive transformation in partnership with some of our most strategic customers, with a focus on AI, Copilot, and Security solutions that enable both Microsoft and customer business outcomes. Leveraging a large, multi-functional team across the breadth of the Microsoft solutions portfolio, you will engage at the most senior levels of customer organizations and bring industry-relevant solutions that help customers adopt and embrace digital technologies. With a proven track record of driving market share growth, exceeding sales targets, demonstrating customer obsession, and fostering strong partner collaboration, you will have the opportunity to leverage your extensive customer network and sales expertise to execute against your customers' account plans.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree AND 10+ years experience working in an industry (e.g., financial services, retail, manufacturing, healthcare, energy, government, education, technology) and/or driving digital transformation OR Master's Degree AND 9+ years experience working in an industry (e.g., financial services, retail, manufacturing, healthcare, energy, government, education, technology) and/or driving digital transformation OR 13+ years experience in working in an industry (e.g., financial services, retail, manufacturing, healthcare, energy, government, education, technology) and/or driving digital transformation OR equivalent experience.
6+ years experience making recommendations to and/or collaborating with mid-to-senior level executives.
8+ years experience closing large, complex agreements/deals.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree AND 13+ years experience working in an industry (e.g., financial services, retail, manufacturing, healthcare, energy, government, education, technology) and/or driving digital transformation OR Master's Degree AND 11+ years experience working in an industry (e.g., financial services, retail, manufacturing, healthcare, energy, government, education, technology) and/or driving digital transformation OR equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Deliver business growth through leading and empowering account teams.
Lead execution of Go to Market (GTM) to achieve customer business outcomes across the entire customer lifecycle.
Accelerate customer satisfaction and model executive engagements with business decision makers and C-Level executives.
Win against competition by establishing Microsoft as market leader, maximizing Customer spend, achieving targets (billed revenue, consumption, and adoption).
Lead partnership across the organization to achieve business value for customers and business results for Microsoft.
Cultivate relationships and use 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.
Use 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.