Digital Enterprise Sales (DES), as part of Microsoft’s Global Enterprise Sales organization, empowers our customers through the unique value of the Microsoft Cloud by building a globally led, digital-first scale organization aligned with partners. As part of our local subsidiaries or Digital Sales centers around the world, you will engage a dedicated set of enterprise customers to identify and achieve their business objectives through best-in-class digital engagement and partner co-selling. If you have a passion for driving digital first solutions and delivering customer satisfaction, we invite you to learn more about this Digital Solution Area Specialist | Unified position and our Digital Enterprise Sales team and the value we bring to our customers, partners, and one another, every day.<br><br>As part of our transformation, one of our key areas of focus is the modernization of our sales motions. The Global Enterprise Sales organization with a charter to achieve Microsoft and Customer business outcomes with a focus on AI, Copilot and Security.<br><br>The focus of the Digital Solution Area Specialist | Unified's role is to drive and close Microsoft Enterprise Unified and Enhance Solution Support opportunities to ensure customers are supported throughout all stages of the product lifecycle, improving their health and enabling customer outcomes and consumption. The Digital Solution Area Specialist | Unified leverages Microsoft’s unique experience, including direct access to product teams, to help customers use their Microsoft investments as productively as possible.<br><br>Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.    <br><br>In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.    <br><br><strong>Responsibilities<br><br></strong><ul><li>Sales Execution – Acts as a thought leader across solution areas to advise customers across business functions on digital transformation, drive robust deployment and create business value for customers by Identifying and facilitating removal of blockers to consumption by partnering with internal and external stakeholders. Implements strategies to accelerate the closing of deals. Contributes input on strategies to drive and close prioritized opportunities. Coaches team members in deal plan execution. Implements close plans (e.g., how to map timeline, engage the customer, get customer buy in and commitment) to de-risk and drive predictable deal closure.</li><li>Scaling & Collaboration – Leads the sales orchestration to proactively drive deal closure by identifying and aligning internal stakeholders as well as leveraging and expanding relationships with partners</li><li>Provide guidance on Unified Support offerings aligned to driving consumption and adoption of the Microsoft Cloud to enable internal/external business outcomes </li><li>Sales Excellence –Manages the end-to-end sales and delivery success of the assigned territory; conducts forecasting for accounts and develops a portfolio and territory plan to drive intentional selling aligned with strategic priorities aimed at maintaining levels of client satisfaction. Reviews feedback report and coach’s others on ensuring customer/partner satisfaction and decreasing dissatisfaction by establishing recovery action plans to improve clients' overall experience.</li><li>Embody our Culture  &  Values  <br><br></li></ul><strong>Qualifications<br><br></strong><strong>Required/Minimum Qualifications<br><br></strong><ul><li> Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field AND 5+ years of technology-related sales or account management experience</li><ul><li>OR 6+ years of technology-related sales or account management experience.</li></ul><li>2+ years experience working in Enterprise sales roles, or related sales experience.<br></li></ul><strong>Additional Or Preferred Qualifications<br><br></strong><ul><li>Master's Degree in Business Administration (e.g., MBA), Information Technology, or related field AND 5+ years of technology-related sales or account management experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, or related field AND 6+ years of technology-related sales or account management experience</li><ul><li>OR 8+ years of technology-related sales or account management experience.</li></ul><li>3+ years of solution sales or consulting services sales experience<br></li></ul>Digital Solution Area Specialists IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $40.96 - $80.96 per hour. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $60.96 - $86.11 per hour.<br><br>Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay<br><br>Microsoft will accept applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.<br><br>Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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