Account Management Executive - Public Sector at Microsoft Nigeria (Abuja & Niger)

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington. It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers. 

At Microsoft our mission and values are to help people and businesses throughout the world realize their full potential.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Account Management Executive - Public Sector

Job number: 1735248
Location: Abuja and Niger
Employment type: Full-Time
Work site: Up to 50% work from home
Role type: Individual Contributor
Profession: Sales
Travel: 0-25 %

Overview

• Microsoft’s Enterprise Account Team focuses on empowering customers on their digital journey.  This team is responsible for envisioning new possibilities for our customers, delivering solutions that result in targeted business outcomes and driving revenue growth for Microsoft.
• As an Enterprise Account Executive Public Sector, you will have the opportunity to drive digital technology transformation in partnership with your customer, to achieve both Microsoft and customer business outcomes.
• Leveraging large, multi-functional team across the breadth of the Microsoft solutions portfolio, engage at the most senior levels of your customer and bring industry-relevant solutions to help the customer adopt and embrace digital technologies.
• With a proven history of driving growth in market share, achieving sales targets, customer obsession, and partner collaboration, this role will give the opportunity to leverage extensive customer network and sales experience to execute against your customer’s account plan. 

Responsibilities

• Customer Advocate: Develops and oversees the execution of account plan(s) to ensure Microsoft revenue targets and customer outcomes are met. Engages with internal and external stakeholders on business planning, to promote mutually beneficial customer digital transformation strategies. Orchestrate full customer team across all areas of Microsoft to ensure we are focused on delivering customer outcomes across the customer lifecycle to build deep trust with Microsoft and grow business.
• Industry Relevant Trusted Seller: Proactively develops a strong understanding of the customer’s business, industry priorities to drive new business opportunities/ drive growth/net new business. Advocates on behalf of the customer internally, ensuring requests and needs of assigned accounts are being addressed.
• Deliver Sales Excellence: Leads and orchestrates extended virtual teams across our solution areas to consistently achieve growth in revenue & market share.
• Industry Knowledge: Builds and maintains a strong knowledge of customers’ industry, associated business strategy, and key industry partners and solutions. Gains deeper insights and knowledge through direct engagement in their customers’ business and operations.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Technology, or related field AND 5+ years of experience working in an industry (e.g., Government, Education), driving digital transformation, or other relevant work experience (e.g., consulting, technology).
• OR Master's Degree in Business Administration Degree AND 4+ years of experience working in an industry (e.g., Government, Education), driving digital transformation, or other relevant work experience (e.g., consulting, technology).
• OR 7+ years of experience in working in an industry (e.g., Government, Education), driving digital transformation, or other relevant work experience (e.g., consulting, technology).

Additional/preffered qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Technology, or related field AND 8+ years experience working in an industry (e.g., Government, Education), driving digital transformation, or other relevant work experience (e.g., consulting, technology).
• OR Master's Degree in Business Administration Degree AND 6+ years experience working in an industry (e.g., Government, Education), driving digital transformation, or other relevant work experience (e.g., consulting, technology).

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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