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Senior Director of Partner Technology Strategy
Location
United States
Posted
38 days ago
Salary
$155K - $303K / year
Seniority
Lead
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Senior Director of Partner Technology Strategy
Microsoft
Overview By joining our team, you will be at the heart of working with device partners to build the next generation of devices and cloud solutions, powered by AI. As Senior Director of Partner Technology Strategy you will lead a team of tech strategists working to accelerate the partnership with one of our top global strategic accounts. This is an opportunity to join the team at an exciting time for the industry. The Windows and Device Sales (WDS) team is a sales organization accountable for the global sales and go-to-market for the Windows devices business – delivering transformative AI-powered devices and cloud experiences with our partner ecosystem for customers around the world. Opportunities in WDS are expansive because we span the entire product lifecycle -- from incubation, prototyping, and portfolio planning to the design-in, sell-in, and sell-through motions that help our partners engage consumers, students, and businesses worldwide. As a member of our team, you will be part of growing a multi-billion-dollar business, charting new areas of innovation, and contributing to our partnership engagements that build, market, and launch devices and solutions worldwide. Within WDS, the Device Technology Sales (DTS) team is looking for a leader with experience working with partners to build devices and solutions that drive edge-to-cloud growth and keep us on the forefront of innovation. As a Senior Director of Partner Technology Strategy , you will develop deep relationships with the partner and internal teams to influence roadmaps and maximize the opportunity across key initiatives and priorities. 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. 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. Responsibilities People Management - Managers deliver success through empowerment and accountability by modeling, coaching, and caring. - Model - Live our culture; Embody our values; Practice our leadership principles. - Coach - Define team objectives and outcomes; Enable success across boundaries; Help the team adapt and learn. - Care - Attract and retain great people; Know each individual’s capabilities and aspirations; Invest in the growth of others. Gathering Insights - Acts as a thought leader in synthesizing and assessing business and technology insights, drawing on information across teams, global best practices, experience across countries and regions, and deep industry expertise. - Orchestrates teams across the organization to gather and utilize information to drive development of new products aligned to the strategy and goals. - Ensures execution of technology strategy and adoption of technology by anticipating and/or leading the resolution of technical blockers that arise during strategy planning and implementation and driving technology adoption. Trusted Advisor - Acts as the voice of the customer/partner and internal advocate by providing insights, feedback, and challenges from the customer/partner to internal teams (e.g., product groups, engineers) across all levels of the organization. Drives action to ensure that internal teams understand and respond to insights. - Acts as the "virtual Chief Technical Officer (CTO)" or "go-to" person in established, long-term relationships with technical decision makers (TDMs) and/or business decision makers (BDM) at the C-level (to the extent that the customer/partner will call for consultation without being prompted) and advises on solutions/opportunities and positions Microsoft offerings. - Acts as a trusted advisor to internal teams at Microsoft by educating teams on the portfolio of available and upcoming products, educating leaders on the impacts of technology changes, providing roadmaps to Microsoft's business, and consulting on future opportunities and future roadmaps. Ensures internal teams are prepared to engage with partners on future opportunities. Building Portfolio/Delivering Key Technologies - Leads design-in and portfolio planning, identifies key technologies to add to partner portfolio, and works with partner to get feedback on solutions and align with needs. Scales technologies out to new partners and continuously anticipates drives new opportunities to integrate Microsoft technology into the partner solution portfolio. - Manages planning and execution to drive key technologies to market by leading regular meetings with partner, driving long lead planning, and managing escalations from the partner. Considers product manufacturing and launch activities and engages as needed to ensure landing. Value Selling - Partners with leaders to create and customize the business case to articulate Microsoft's relevancy within the partner portfolio to meet business objectives and competitive advantage. Builds and tailors the pitch for the partner while selling the long-term strategic vision. - Aligns the partner's strength to identify maximum value opportunities and creates potential investments in certain products or solutions to maximize commercial success. Works with account leaders to help position investment vehicles. Thought Leadership - Participates in external tech community events (conference, hack-a-thon, ideathon), becomes a mentor to colleagues to provide technical education, and creates content to present at events and contribute to thought leadership. - Partners with line-of-business (LOB) leaders or executives within the customer/partner organization to optimize technology consumption and adoption across the enterprise. Creates benchmark processes that are adopted by others across accounts. Ensures satisfaction with Microsoft partnership across key product leadership stakeholders (business/product unit Vice President [VP] and above). Other - Embody our culture and values Qualifications - Required/minimum qualifications - Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field AND 8+ years technical consulting, technical consultative selling, product development, or related technical or sales experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field AND 10+ years technical consulting, technical consultative selling, product development, or related technical or sales experience OR equivalent experience. Other Requirements - This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must have authorization to work in the United States that does not now or in the future require employer sponsorship. Additional or preferred qualifications - Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field AND 12+ years technical consulting, technical consultative selling, product development, or related technical/sales experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field AND 15+ years technical consulting, technical consultative selling, product development, or related technical/sales experience OR equivalent experience. - 8+ years experience with relevant technologies (e.g., cloud, infrastructure, Microsoft platform). - 5+ years people management experience. Partner Technology Strategy M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $155,800 - $277,200 per year. 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 $202,400 - $303,600 per year. 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 This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
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