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Business Development Specialist, Microsoft Dynamics 365
Location
United States
Posted
48 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Business Development Specialist, Microsoft Dynamics 365
Ludia Consulting
• Engage Dynamics 365 customers who are live, partially deployed, or underutilizing the platform. • Identify opportunities for optimization, expansion, modernization, or adjacent workloads (Finance, Supply Chain, CE, Power Platform). • Position Ludia Consulting as a trusted advisor, not a transactional reseller. • Lead structured discovery conversations to understand customer pain points, business priorities, and operational challenges. • Walk prospects through Dynamics 365 capabilities, differentiators, and real-world use cases relevant to their industry and maturity level. • Translate technical capabilities into business outcomes and ROI-driven value narratives. • Build and maintain strong relationships with Microsoft sellers, managers, and solution specialists. • Participate in planned Microsoft cadence calls, account planning sessions, and opportunity alignment meetings. • Support co-sell motions by providing customer insights, use-case alignment, and opportunity shaping. • Drive conversion from discovery to sales-qualified opportunities using Ludia’s CRM and internal collaboration tools. • Coordinate opportunity briefings, internal handoffs, and stakeholder alignment. • Support opportunity strategy, next-step definition, and closure planning. • Provide field insight and customer perspective to support marketing campaigns, industry events, and Microsoft-sponsored initiatives. • Assist with event targeting, account selection, and follow-up strategy. • Represent Ludia Consulting at conferences, onsite meetings, and community events as needed.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Demonstrated experience selling or supporting Microsoft Dynamics 365 solutions, ideally within a partner or consulting environment.
- Strong understanding of the Dynamics 365 ecosystem, including Finance, Supply Chain, CE, and Power Platform.
- Proven success in consultative, multi-stakeholder sales motions.
- Experience leveraging CRM systems for pipeline management and opportunity tracking.
- Familiarity with outbound prospecting and account research tools (e.g., ZoomInfo).
- Strong communication, presentation, and executive-level engagement skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across sales, delivery, and Microsoft teams.
- Curious, energetic, and motivated to continuously learn and grow.
- Willingness to travel within the United States as needed (travel requirements may vary).
Benefits
- Family- and community-focused culture
- Remote-first environment when not traveling
- Unlimited PTO
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 401(k) plan
- Ongoing learning, growth, and Microsoft ecosystem exposure…and more!
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