Sales Excellence Ic5

The Sales Enablement & Operations (SE&O) team plays an essential role in translating Microsoft’s Commercial Strategy to a local execution plan and driving operational excellence to achieve the greatest results possible. Our team drives cross-Region, cross-Area and cross-Subsidiary insight and execution excellence, bringing strategy and priorities to life by accelerating the pace of transformation and enabling Microsoft to deliver business impact at scale.

You will be part of a select Enterprise and PS Team that helps businesses achieve their digital transformation and business goals with Microsoft solutions and partners. Whether your segment is Customer or Partner focused, key to the role is the ability to drive actionable outcomes, guide and optimize the sales process Segment and sales leaders. You will cross-collaborate with other roles to forward-looking performance recommendations of your segment. We are looking for an outcome-driven Sales Excellence (SE) to support the Enterprise, and PS segment's current and forward-looking business goals. You will drive a predictable Rhythm of Business (ROB) with cross-functional teams to ensure quality four-quarter (4Q) rolling business outcomes. You will work with Segment and Sales leaders to instill sales process discipline on pipeline health management, guide Sales Leaders on Microsoft sales methodologies, and collaborate across roles and segments to proactively seek resolution to manage change within your segment. This role is flexible in that you can work up to 50% from home.

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.

**Responsibilities**:

- ** Pipeline Health and Management **- You will support execution of predictable revenue and consumption growth by segment / solution area and aligned with Microsoft sales methodology standards.
- ** Sales Execution **- You will drive and guide consistent sales excellence discipline, governance and partner insights within and across Enterprise, GPS, SMC-C and SMB.
- ** Sales Execution Transformation **- You will implement evolving and new Microsoft Sales strategies, processes and objectives to drive sustainable growth and improved sales performance.
- ** Planning Engagement - You will **partner with segment leads, Finance, Business and Sales Operations (BSO/SOPM) on fiscal year planning workstreams requiring sales excellence support.

Secondary responsibilities
- Program Optimization - You will collaborate with GPS on partner and sales programs to maximize sales capabilities and drive pipeline health and management (where applicable) to Microsoft sales methodology standards.
- Sales Execution - You will drive and guide consistent sales excellence discipline and governance across SMB and GPS. Analyze and align the impact of sales execution engines on the SMB business.
- Sales Execution Transformation - You will land sales strategies, processes, and objectives aligned with Microsoft sales methodology standards to drive sustainable growth and improved sales performance.

**Qualifications**:
**Required/Minimum Qualifications**
- 5+ years of experience managing relationships with stakeholders, clients, and/or customers.
- 5+ years of experience using data to drive business outcomes or inform business decisions.
- 8 + years experience with active participation in sales, sales operations/management, account management, program management, business development, marketing, consulting, or a related field
- OR equivalent experience.