Strategic Account Technologist, Financial Services

Microsoft • New York, NY

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About The Position

As a Strategic Account Technologist, you will serve as a trusted technology advisor to C-suite and senior business, technology, and operations leaders within a large, complex global banking institution. You will own the account’s technology strategy, bringing together Microsoft’s cloud, AI, security, and industry capabilities to address critical business priorities, modernize the customer’s technology estate, and accelerate transformation.

In this director-level role, you will shape the customer’s long-term technology strategy and connect Microsoft’s innovation roadmap to opportunities in AI, Azure, cloud modernization, security, data, and financial services transformation. You will orchestrate cross-functional teams across Microsoft, including engineering and senior technical leaders, to identify opportunities, address complex business and technology challenges, and deliver measurable customer outcomes.

You will help expand the customer’s use of Azure and Microsoft AI by driving cloud adoption, consumption, workload modernization, and long-term platform commitments. Through executive relationships and banking industry knowledge, you will anticipate emerging needs, influence technology decisions, and position Microsoft as a strategic partner for important transformation initiatives. The role calls for executive presence, business and technical acumen, deep understanding of cloud and AI transformation, and the ability to influence and orchestrate across a complex enterprise environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field and 7+ years of technical consulting, technical consultative selling, practice building, or related technical, sales, or industry experience; or equivalent experience.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future; this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field and 14+ years of technical consulting, technical consultative selling, practice building, or related technical, sales, or industry experience; or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in digital transformation or using technology to drive customer business outcomes.
• 4+ years of experience in business consulting, consultative selling, or change management.
• 5+ years of experience leading technical, support, and/or partner teams.
• Experience in the financial services industry.
• Deep expertise in Azure or equivalent cloud solutions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic technology advisor to C-suite and senior technology and business leaders, applying banking industry knowledge and expertise in Azure, AI, data, security, and cloud technologies to influence technology decisions and transformation priorities.
• Own the customer’s technology strategy and roadmap, translating business priorities into a multi-year technology vision and identifying the architecture, platforms, modernization opportunities, and capabilities needed to achieve measurable business outcomes.
• Lead technology envisioning and opportunity creation, using industry, customer, and competitive insights to identify how AI, Azure, security, data, and cloud modernization can address business challenges and create value.
• Orchestrate Microsoft’s technical ecosystem, bringing together specialists, engineering, customer success, partners, and other technical resources to advance complex initiatives, remove technology barriers, and accelerate adoption and consumption.
• Act as the voice of the customer within Microsoft by connecting customer priorities and feedback with product, engineering, and leadership teams, and building executive alignment around Microsoft’s technology strategy and innovation roadmap.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director