Partner Technology Strategist at Microsoft Nigeria
Microsoft
Services help customers realize their full potential through accelerated
adoption and productive use of Microsoft technologies. We are a global team of
exceptional people who deliver world class services with partners, earning
customer confidence, trust, and loyalty by Improving the overall Customer and
Partner Experience, Serving as the customer advocates within Microsoft and
Driving customer-centric product improvement.
Job
Title:
Partner
Technology Strategist
Location:
Nigeria,
Lagos
Job Description
The Partner
Sales team has an opening for a Partner Technology Strategist.
To be successful
in the market, Microsoft needs to develop presales and delivery capacity
through enabling our partners. The PTS presents significant opportunities for
Microsoft to win in the market through a deep and richly varied Partner
ecosystem.
The PTS role is
responsible for the technology enablement of all products with which we can
build ‘active’ practices and growth and utilization of the Virtual Technical
Solution Professional community.
Top
Responsibilities Include:
•
Enable partner technology capacity and capability that
results in skilling of the individuals in the targeted partners as demonstrated
by 3 successful sales wins per targeted workload at the partner
•
Drive the Virtual Technical Solution Professional
(V-TSP) Initiative in SMS&P through their targeted partner portfolio to
allow scale co-selling in Corporate Accounts
•
For those targeted on SMB: be inclusive of Distributor
and VAR on product enablement in alignment with Cloud Enablement goals
The Partner
Technology Strategist will
•
Assess Capability: Determine the technology sales
capacity and maturity of Partners by using a consistent assessment process
•
Plan Capacity: Apply an established set of criteria to
provide a foundation for the Microsoft Partner’s development plan, and
establish “gives and gets” with the partner to enable execution
•
Collaboration & Team Work: Help support the
Partner business planning process, partner portfolio development, sales
pipeline reviews, periodic business reviews. Key roles would be Partner Sales
Manager, Partner Practice Recruiter, and Partner Sales Lead.
•
Self-Development: PTS’s required to be Subject Matter
Experts on stated workload and own V-TSP community
Key competencies
required for this role include:
- Adaptability,
- Collaboration,
- Customer/Partner
Focus,
- Drive for
Results,
- Influencing for
Impact and Judgment
- A proven track
record of developing, implementing, & representing cross-group initiatives
is critical
As this is an
evolving role and mission, the most successful PTS will be creative in
uncertain situations, have a thirsty curiosity, be a flexible team player, and
possess a strong competitive and entrepreneurial spirit.
Qualifications:
- BA or BS’s degree
- 10 + years
of related experience
-
Management Experience is a plus
- Must be able
to accommodate 30%+ travel requirements and the ideal location would be in
WECA.
Application deadline
Not stated
How to Apply
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