Microsoft

Account Technology Strategist

Microsoft • $96K — $177K *
Calgary, AB T1Y 7M8In-Person
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, Business or related field and 6+ years in technical consulting or sales
  • 12+ years experience in technical consulting or sales preferred
  • 6+ years in a relevant customer industry preferred
  • 6+ years in digital transformation experience required
  • Proven history of delivering technical solutions that align with customer business objectives.

Responsibilities

  • Lead customer AI and Security strategy by aligning technology initiatives with business goals
  • Drive Microsoft business growth through partner collaborations and manage consumption strategies
  • Facilitate technology discussions across multiple solution areas, focusing on AI and Security alignment
  • Utilize industry knowledge to develop AI strategies that meet customer needs
  • Create Industry Sales Kits and collaborations with partners based on deep or broad expertise
  • Analyze market trends and address customer-specific challenges and opportunities.

Benefits

  • Flexible work options, including remote work
  • Opportunity to innovate and influence customer technology strategies
  • Fast-paced work environment with a focus on AI technologies
  • Access to a vast network of Microsoft and partner resources
  • Potential for career development in a leading tech company.
Full Job Description
Overview

As a Strategic Account Technology Strategist, you will have the opportunity to design and drive leading edge technology initiatives in partnership with your customers, both supporting your customers' desired business outcomes and achieving Microsoft's business objectives.

Paired with a Strategic Account Executive, leveraging your large, multi-functional v-team across the breadth of the Microsoft product portfolio and the vast catalog of Microsoft Partner offerings, you will build and grow your network of technology executives within your customers and bring industry-relevant solutions to help the customers adopt and embrace AI technologies. With a proven history of innovating technical solutions to achieve customers' business objectives and achieving account growth targets, this role will give you the opportunity to combine your technology and industry knowledge to deliver on AI solutions to accelerate your customers' AI vision and to ultimately become their trusted technology advisor. [This role is flexible in that you can work [e.g., up to 50%, up to 100%, etc.] from home. Alternative: This role is Microsoft onsite only.]

Responsibilities
  • Customer AI and Security Strategy Leadership - Document and articulate the customer's business objectives, technology landscape and AI and Security strategy.
  • Technology Relevant Trusted Seller - Drive Microsoft Business growth including partner co-sell motions and governance around consumption and intent to use
  • Technology Leadership across Solution Areas - Lead AI, (including data and migration) and Security, conversations across the rooms of the house showcasing how they align to the customers business priorities.
  • Industry Knowledge - Apply expertise in customer businesses, technology platforms and industry to build AI strategy with the customer that is aligned to business outcomes. Challenge customers' assumptions with constructive dialogue about their business and technology.
  • Applies expertise (deep expertise across few accounts or broad expertise across many accounts) and thought leadership to identify and inform the development of the right Industry Sales Kits and industry partners within the customer's vertical industry.
  • Articulates and understands specific industry-related market trends, as well as customer threats, opportunities, and barriers to growth as they relate to the customer's broader industry.


Qualifications

Required (RQs)
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business or related field AND 6+ years technical consulting, technical consultative selling, business consulting, practice building, or related technical/sales experience
    • OR equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications (PQs)
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 12+ years technical consulting, technical consultative selling, business consulting, practice building, or related technical/sales experience
    • OR equivalent experience
  • 6+ years experience in relevant customer industry
  • 6+ years experience in digital transformation, or using technology to drive customer business outcomes


Account Technology IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $96,000 - CAD $177,600 per year.

Find additional pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html

Account Technology IC4 - L'échelle salariale de base typique pour ce rôle dans l'ensemble du Canada est de 96,000 $ CAD à 177,600 $ CAD par année.

Pour plus d'information au sujet de la rémunération, veuillez cliquer ici:
https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html

Ce poste sera ouvert pendant au moins cinq jours et les candidatures seront acceptées de façon continue jusqu'à ce que le poste soit pourvu.

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

About Microsoft

Microsoft is an American multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services. Microsoft’s devices and consumer (D&C) licensing segment licenses the Windows operating system and related software, Microsoft Office for consumers, and the Windows Phone operating system. The company’s computing and gaming hardware segment provides Xbox gaming and entertainment consoles and accessories, second-party and third-party video games, and Xbox Live subscriptions; surface devices and accessories; and Microsoft PC accessories. Its phone hardware segment offers Lumia smartphones and other non-Lumia phones. Its D&C segment provides Windows Store, Xbox Live transactions, and Windows phone store; search advertising; display advertising; Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal; first-party video games; and other consumer products and services as well as operating retail stores. Microsoft’s commercial licensing segments license server products, including Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and related Client Access Licenses (CALs); Windows Embedded; Windows operating system; Microsoft Office for business, including Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, and related CALs; Microsoft Dynamics business solutions; and Skype. Its commercial segment offers enterprise services, including premier support services and Microsoft consulting services; commercial cloud comprising Office 365 Commercial, other Microsoft Office online offerings, Dynamics CRM Online, and Microsoft Azure; and other commercial products and online services. The company markets and distributes its products through original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and resellers, as well as online.

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Size
181,000 employees
Market Cap
$1,762.4 billion
Industry
Enterprise Technology
Net Income
$51.3 billion
Founded
1975
5 Year Trend
+15.5%
Revenue
$153.2 billion
NASDAQ
MSFT
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