Microsoft

Enterprise Deal Manager

Microsoft$130K — $251K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Finance, Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years relevant experience
  • 6+ years experience in Near Term Strategy, Management Consulting, Sales, or Finance
  • Master's Degree in Business Administration or related field AND 5+ years of relevant experience
  • Strong problem structuring and data-driven decision-making capabilities
  • Experience in complex environments with multiple stakeholders

Responsibilities

  • Partner with stakeholders to structure and implement complex enterprise deals
  • Build business cases backed by data for executive alignment
  • Define operating models for deal governance, including intake and escalation processes
  • Deploy investment levers aligned to deal criteria
  • Develop deep understanding of ecosystem dynamics and enterprise customer needs
  • Identify at-risk opportunities with sales and data teams
  • Drive accountability to ensure successful deal execution
  • Communicate deal strategy and performance insights to senior leadership

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
  • Generous paid time off and vacation policy
  • Professional development and training opportunities
  • Access to employee resource groups and community initiatives
  • Flexible working hours and work-from-home options
Full Job Description
Overview

As part of WDS, the Pricing, Strategic Deals, and Investments team is responsible for defining investment strategy, managing a multi-billion-dollar incentive stack, and structuring strategic deals that accelerate growth and competitiveness across the ecosystem.

We are establishing a new Enterprise Deals capability focused on growing Windows platform share in the world's largest corporate accounts. As Enterprise Deal Manager, you will play a foundational role in building and scaling this capability globally.

This role sits at the center of Microsoft's enterprise device motion, working across sales, partners, finance, and category to shape deal outcomes in complex and competitive environments.

Importantly, this role does not own the commercial sale. Instead, it influences platform choice by structuring deal interventions, orchestrating stakeholders, and ensuring Windows remains competitive in strategic enterprise opportunities.

Role Scope & Impact
  • Build and scale a new enterprise deal capability to grow Windows platform share in strategic accounts
  • Design and operationalize end-to-end deal constructs, including governance, funding mechanisms, and decision frameworks
  • Act as a central orchestrator across Microsoft teams and external partners to shape deal outcomes without owning the sale
  • Drive targeted interventions in competitive enterprise opportunities
  • Establish clear investment discipline, ensuring funding is prioritized against the highest-impact opportunities
  • Create repeatable playbooks, processes, and tools to enable global scale and consistency
  • Provide visibility and insight to senior leadership on deal performance, risks, and strategic trade-offs

#WDS

Responsibilities
  • Partner across stakeholders including Senior Leadership, Finance, Category, Account Sales and Marketing, Legal, and Operations to structure and land complex enterprise deals
  • Build robust business cases supported by data to secure executive alignment and approvals
  • Define and implement deal governance forums and operating models, including intake, triage, and escalation processes
  • Structure and deploy investment levers, including pricing support, funding programs, and non-monetary interventions, aligned to clear deal criteria
  • Build deep expertise on ecosystem dynamics, competitive positioning, and enterprise customer needs
  • Partner with sales and data teams to identify at-risk opportunities using signals and field insights, and prioritize interventions accordingly
  • Drive accountability across Microsoft and partner teams to ensure successful deal execution and follow-through
  • Establish and lead performance management discipline, including ROI tracking, pipeline visibility, and impact measurement
  • Communicate deal strategy, performance, and insights to senior leadership, enabling informed decision-making and continuous improvement


Qualifications

Required/minimum qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Finance, Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years experience in business consulting, sales, sales operations, information technology (IT), account management, business development, marketing, IT field sales, or a related field
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • 6+ years experience in in Near Term Strategy (2 years out), Management Consulting, Sales, or Finance.


Additional or preferred qualifications
  • Master's Degree in Business Administration or related field AND 5+ years of marketing, strategy, sales, sales leadership, program management, project management, business planning, consulting, banking, finance, economics, and/or partner organization experience
    • OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or related field AND 7+ years of marketing, strategy, sales, sales leadership, program management, project management, business planning, consulting, finance, economics, and/or partner organization experience
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • Strong problem structuring and data-driven decision-making capabilities
  • Experience operating in complex, ambiguous environments with multiple stakeholders
  • Proven ability to influence senior leaders and align cross-functional teams without direct authority
  • Track record of structuring and negotiating complex commercial agreements is a plus


Sales Strategy Enablement IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $130,900 - $251,900 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 $165,600 - $272,300 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.

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