Applications And Infrastructure Azure Specialist

3 days ago


Auckland, New Zealand Microsoft Full time

Overview
In the Microsoft Small Medium and Corporate (SMC) customer segment we have set out with the purpose to empower our customers through the unique value of the Microsoft cloud by building a globally-led, digital-first scale organization aligned with partners.
Dedicated to one of the fastest growing customer segments, we are committed to delivering the digital scale engine for our business this is where you come in.
You will support a dedicated set of customers in identifying and achieving their business objectives through best-in-class digital engagement and partner co-selling.
You will also have an opportunity to work cross-collaboratively while living our shared SMC and Digital Sales Culture priorities : Diverse and Inclusive, Wellbeing, Sustainability, Giving and Learning.
If you have been described as customer obsessed and have a passion for digital-first solutions, we invite you to learn more about the SMC organization and the value we deliver to our customers, partners, and one another, every day.
The Digital Sales Enterprise team drives growth for Microsoft by helping customers realize the value of the Microsoft Cloud.
Powered by a world-class connected sales and marketing platform, this team leverages marketing insights to reach customers when and where they want to engage digitally to help solve their business problems.
We’re powered by the latest innovations in Microsoft Azure to engage with customers, collaborate across our global teams, and acquire and retain new business for Microsoft.
As an Applications and Infrastructure Azure Specialist you will work with our Financial Services customers.
You will drive the day-to-day execution of Microsoft's strategic business priorities selling best-in-class cloud services and platforms to our managed customers and building digital transformation momentum for our customers, partners, and Microsoft.
This role is flexible in that you can work up to 50% from home.
Qualifications
Required / Minimum Qualifications :
6+ years of technology-related sales or account management experience
o OR Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field AND 5+ years of technology-related sales or account management experience.
Subject matter expertise in any of the following is preferred :

3+ years of solution sales or consulting services sales experience
Understanding in one of the following : Systems Operations / Management - Virtualization; IP Networking; Storage; IT Security.
IT Infrastructure knowledge
Software design or development - languages such as.
NET, C++, Java, PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby on Rails or Pig / Hive; Migration virtual machines from private to public cloud environments.
SQL including OSS (postgres, My SQL etc), Azure SQL
No SQL Databases including OSS (Maria, Mongo etc), Cosmos DB
Data Governance
Competitive Landscape - Knowledge of cloud development platforms.
Partners - Understanding of partner ecosystems and the ability to leverage partner solutions to solve customer needs.
Financial Services Industry and / or sell to experience is a preference

Responsibilities

Proven experience of cloud technology related sales or consulting, particularly around Applications and Infrastructure.
Customer First Mindset - Engage with and enable our customers and key decision-makers, delivering a connected customer engagement experience and driving customer satisfaction, through digital sales excellence, empowered by world-class data, marketing systems and platforms.
Be the key trusted advisor and influencer in shaping customer decisions to buy and adopt Microsoft Azure solutions by winning the customers’ technical decision for consumption projects and usage scenarios through tailored messaging, technical discussions, and aligning the appropriate solutions partners, programs and resources to guide them in decision making and consumption plans.
Collaborates with Digital Specialists, extended sales team, partners to conduct business analysis (e.g., whitespace analysis, identify industry trends) to pursue high-potential customers and develop a target list of potential business.

Elevate team capabilities and focus on working smarter and more effectively.
Prioritizing time with customers and partners, leveraging tools and processes to run and grow the business and build a stronger team.
Lead technical demonstrations of Azure solutions to explain and prove the capabilities of Microsoft Azure relative to the customers business and technical objectives.
Collaborates with account teams, partners, or services to track, qualify, and expand new opportunities.
Collaborates with other teams (e.
g., account teams) and services to build pipeline.
Interfaces with customers and builds relationships via social selling.
Applies Microsoft's sales to determine the quality of the opportunity and whether to proceed.
Engages in conversations with customers to introduce how other workloads could enable digital transformation areas that is aligned with the customer's industry and turns opportunities into deals.
Has a deep understanding of customers' business and its priorities to drive conversations with customers on digital transformation across multiple solution areas, in collaboration with partners and services.
Creates guiding examples of digital transformation through seminars, workshops, Webinars, and direct engagement.

Build relationships with leadership and field stakeholders to enable team success across internal and external stakeholders.
Collaborates with account teams (e.g., Account Executives) to identify and engage senior business subject matter decision makers at the customer's / partner's business and maximize scale through partners;

work with technical specialist / CSA to secure commitment.
Applies the orchestration model to proactively drive deal closure by identifying and aligning internal stakeholders and leveraging and expanding relationships with partners, creating demand leading with industry use cases.
Benefits / perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Industry leading healthcare Educational resources Discounts on products and services Savings and investments Maternity and paternity leave Generous time away Giving programs Opportunities to network and connect
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