Partner Development Management Apprentice

5 Days ago • All levels • Business Development • Undisclosed

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Job Description

The Partner Development Management Apprentice role at Microsoft involves recruiting, onboarding, and managing relationships with Microsoft partners. This includes differentiating Microsoft's value proposition against competitors, aligning partners with strategic accounts, and identifying market opportunities through analysis. The intern will develop and support partner business plans, skill growth, and industry presence, analyzing business metrics to assess performance and identify areas for growth. The role focuses on building a strategic vision for partner impact and potential, particularly for smaller partners and startups. Responsibilities include creating business design briefings, developing GTM strategies, leveraging internal resources, recruiting new partners, and identifying opportunities to sell Microsoft products and services.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree in related field
  • At least one semester remaining after internship
  • Legal authorization to work in France
  • C1 level English and French proficiency
  • Seeking an apprenticeship contract
  • Develop partner business plans
  • Manage partner relationships
  • Analyze business metrics
Perks:
  • Industry-leading healthcare
  • Educational resources
  • Product and service discounts
  • Savings and investments
  • Maternity/paternity leave
  • Generous time off
  • Giving programs
  • Networking opportunities

Overview

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University interns from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead.  

 

As a Partner Development Management Intern, you will recruit, onboard and manage relationships with Microsoft partners, differentiating the value of partnering with Microsoft versus competitors. You will align partners to strategic accounts and identify market opportunities through industry analysis and intelligence. You will develop and support partner business plans, skill growth and industry presence, and analyze business metrics to assess performance and identify areas for growth.

At Microsoft, Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You’ll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology.

 

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.


Rejoignez notre communauté, explorez vos passions et faites de votre mieux chez Microsoft avec des milliers de stagiaires universitaires du monde entier. Cette opportunité vous permettra de concrétiser vos aspirations, votre talent, votre potentiel et votre enthousiasme pour le voyage à venir.

 

En tant que stagiaire en gestion du développement des partenaires, vous recruterez, intégrerez et gérerez les relations avec les partenaires de Microsoft, en différenciant la valeur de collaborer avec Microsoft par rapport aux concurrents. Vous alignerez les partenaires sur des comptes stratégiques et identifierez les opportunités de marché grâce à l'analyse et à l'intelligence sectorielles. Vous développerez et soutiendrez les plans d'affaires des partenaires, la croissance des compétences et la présence dans l'industrie, et analyserez les indicateurs commerciaux pour évaluer les performances et identifier les domaines de croissance.

 

Chez Microsoft, les stagiaires travaillent sur des projets réels en collaboration avec des équipes du monde entier, tout en s'amusant en cours de route. Vous serez habilité à construire une communauté, à explorer vos passions et à atteindre vos objectifs. C'est votre chance de concrétiser vos solutions et vos idées tout en travaillant sur des technologies de pointe.

La mission de Microsoft est de permettre à chaque personne et à chaque organisation sur la planète de réaliser plus. En tant qu'employés, nous nous réunissons avec un état d'esprit de croissance, innovons pour autonomiser les autres et collaborons pour réaliser nos objectifs communs. Chaque jour, nous nous appuyons sur nos valeurs de respect, d'intégrité et de responsabilité pour créer une culture d'inclusion où chacun peut s'épanouir au travail et au-delà

Qualifications

Required Qualifications (RQs)

  • Currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business Operations, Computer Science or a related field
  • Must have at least one additional semester/term of school remaining following the completion of the internship
  • You must be legally authorised to work in France to be eligible for this role. (Legally authorised = has citizenship or has been granted a valid visa or work permit)

  • Must speak English and French to C1 level or above. 

  • Seeking an Apprenticeship contract.


Qualifications requises pour le stage

  • Actuellement en cours de préparation d'un baccalauréat en marketing, opérations commerciales, informatique ou un domaine connexe.
  • Doit avoir au moins un semestre/terme supplémentaire d'école restant après la fin du stage.
  • Vous devez être légalement autorisé à travailler en France pour être éligible à ce poste. (Légalement autorisé = a la citoyenneté ou a obtenu un visa ou un permis de travail valide)

  • Doit parler anglais et français jusqu’au niveau C1 ou supérieur.

  •  À la recherche d'un contrat d'apprentissage.

 

Responsibilities

Start Date: September 2025

Location: Paris, France

Type of Employment: Apprentice

 

  • Leads the creation of a strategic vision rooted to the partners impact and potential across segments and will generally serve partners that are smaller or startups. Demonstrates an expert understanding of the partners business and conveys the value of partnering with Microsoft based on the business opportunity and possible competition.
  • Contributes to Business Design briefings advising partner leadership on building a high-impact Microsoft Services practice.
  • Develops and executes forward-thinking partner business plans that develop partner business and support cloud consumption and digital transformation. Considers short- and long-term goals and performance expectations based on partner capabilities.
  • Leverages internal resources to develop Go-to-Market (GTM) and co-selling strategies that define activities and expectations to meet Microsoft and partner sales goals. Prioritizes accounts for developing GTM strategies. Advises partner on meeting various program, sales, and tech requirements.
  • Leverages and recruits new partners to grow business. Identifies opportunities to sell Microsoft products and services.

  • Dirige la création d'une vision stratégique ancrée dans l'impact et le potentiel des partenaires à travers les segments et servira généralement des partenaires plus petits ou des startups. Démontrer une compréhension experte de l'activité des partenaires et transmettre la valeur de collaborer avec Microsoft en fonction des opportunités commerciales et de la concurrence possible.
  • Contribue aux briefings de conception d'entreprise en conseillant la direction des partenaires sur la création d'une pratique Microsoft Services à fort impact.
  • Développe et exécute des plans d'affaires partenaires avant-gardistes qui développent l'activité des partenaires et soutiennent la consommation de cloud et la transformation numérique. Considère les objectifs à court et à long terme et les attentes de performance en fonction des capacités des partenaires.
  • Utilise les ressources internes pour développer des stratégies de mise sur le marché (GTM) et de co-vente qui définissent les activités et les attentes pour atteindre les objectifs de vente de Microsoft et des partenaires. Priorise les comptes pour développer des stratégies GTM. Conseille les partenaires sur la satisfaction des divers programmes, ventes et exigences techniques.
  • Utilise et recrute de nouveaux partenaires pour développer l'activité. Identifie les opportunités de vendre des produits et services Microsoft.

Application must be submitted in English / La candidature doit être soumise en anglais.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Industry leading healthcare
Educational resources
Discounts on products and services
Savings and investments
Maternity and paternity leave
Generous time away
Giving programs
Opportunities to network and connect
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