Account Executive

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential - and excitement for the journey ahead. 

As an Account Executive, you will develop and oversee the execution of account plans for multiple accounts and work to ensure engagements yield high volume sales for both Microsoft and the customers that are on track with goals, budgets, and forecasts. You will understand customer drivers of digital transformation and leverage your understanding to engage internal teams to accelerate the customer's digital transformation and strategy.   

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. 

Required Qualifications

• • ​​Bachelor's Degree in Business, Technology, or related field (or currently pursuing). ​ 
  • ​​OR 2+ years expereince working or interning in an industry (e.g., Financial Services, Retail, Manufacturing, healthcare, Energy, government, Education) and/or driving digital transformation.​ 
  • ​​OR Master's Degree in Business Administration.​ 

• ​​Builds connections with executives and business and technical decision makers through consultative engagement in the assigned accounts to establish trust and credibility in future interactions. Liaises with customers during interactions, focuses on consistently addressing their technical and business needs, explains technical concepts relevant to the customer, and connects the customer to Microsoft executives. Leverages selling methods (e.g., digital) to network and create a pipeline, consume account-based marketing outputs, and reflect the engagement strategy in our customer plan. ​ 

• ​​Manages and executes plans utilizing common sales and delivery methodology for the Microsoft sales organization for multiple accounts to ensure Microsoft targets and customer business needs are met. Coordinates with extended virtual teams and holds self and the team accountable for executing on plans and meeting customer needs. Outlines revenue targets to deliver on account plans. Orchestrates extended team and embraces partners to scale business.​ 

• ​​Engages with internal and external stakeholders on account planning for assigned accounts and sets strategic priorities and plan to achieve outcomes. Structures and leads account planning rhythm to set priorities, aligns Solutions/Sales Plays and opportunities, partners, focus, and resources to regularly update the plan, ensuring that the extended virtual team (inclusive of partners) and other stakeholders are working toward common goals. Ensures teams are documenting in the Account Plan.​ 

• ​​Seeks feedback from customers (both formal and informal) of assigned accounts to identify and understand the drivers of satisfaction and establishes action plans to improve their overall experience. Leverages internal resources to support customer needs. ​