The Modern Work Channel GBB team is responsible for strengthening our Microsoft channel with the introduction and commercialization of new Modern Work business opportunities. As a Channel GBB you will build and develop the partner channel in a select market or with a set of select partners business. You will be responsible for co-sell activities with these partners to the point of maturity and mainstreaming into our scale partner organizations (GPS). You will also be responsible for developing new partner types as defined by the strategy and marketing teams for this workload.
- Responsible for channel build and expansion in Asia, initially focused on the Japan market supporting Microsoft 365 platform, including Copoilot for Microsoft 365, Viva, and other Teams workloads.
- Engage and activate Hero Partners through sell-with motion and top deal execution
- Develop and land graduation plan with GPS for incubation products and partners
- Represent voice of field input into New Partner channel execution plans representing your area
- Deliver executive level monthly review of the business focused on insights, outlooks and revenue/deal/co-sell motion performance
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications
- 9+ years technology-related sales or account management experience
- OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field AND 8+ years technology-related sales or account management experience.
Additional or Preferred Qualifications
- 12+ years technology-related sales or account management experience
- OR Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, or related field AND 10+ years technology-related sales or account management experience
- OR Master's Degree in Business Administration (i.e., MBA), Information Technology, or related field AND 8+ years technology-related sales or account management experience
- 10+ years of related partner channel sales experience.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Business Acumen
- Business Knowledge
- Business Relationship Management
- Challenger Mindset
- Change Management
- Competitor Intelligence
- Conflict Resolution
- Consultative Selling
- Creativity
- Decision Making
- English Language Proficiency
- Executive Relationships
- Financial Analysis
- Forecasting
- Microsoft Product Knowledge
- Microsoft Services
- Negotiation
- Opportunity/Deal Orchestration
- Oral Communication
- Presentations
- Problem Solving
- Sales Strategy
- Sell-With Partners
- Social Selling
- Storytelling
- Technical Communication
- Technical Sales
- Technical Solutions
- Technology Industry Knowledge
- Trusted Technical Advisor
- Written Communication
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
