Through our partners, Microsoft brings digital ambitions to life by helping companies empower their employees, engage their customers, optimize their operations, and transform their products. As such, we are looking for a highly motivated and passionate individual to join the Microsoft Global Partner Solutions (GPS) team as a Partner Technology Strategist Manager.

Come join the GPS team as a Partner Technology Strategist Manager.and you will have the opportunity to play a critical role helping Microsoft Partners to capitalize on the $2.2 trillion-dollar Digital Transformation market opportunity. Working in GPS means you are shaping the world’s largest eco-system of technology companies working to digitally transform the world’s most innovative companies, large and small.

The Partner Technology Strategist (PTS) is at the forefront of our digital transformation efforts for our partners. The PTS plays a critical role in working with partners to align their technology roadmaps with Microsoft's technology priorities, working with them to build new solutions that enable customers to realize the vision of Digital Transformation. The PTS is a Credible Technical Advisor to Partners C-Suite technical and practice management executives sharing a compelling technical vision leading to Partners committing to building new practices based on Microsoft’s technologies.

KEY SKILLS 

Examples of the kinds of skills that would be great for the role: 

• Understanding and thought leadership of digital transformation business drivers and cloud platforms such as Azure, with Microsoft or other technologies 

• Understanding of and interest in emerging industry & computing trends and their impact on customer opportunities.   
• Experience in partner practice development, product development or people management in the technology industry  

KEY PERSONAL QUALITIES 

• A strong passion for today’s and tomorrow’s technology with specific interests in Cloud based computing. 
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly and concisely to people with or without a technical background. 
• Inclusive and collaborative Ã¢â‚¬â€œ driving teamwork, diversity and cross-team alignment  
• Problem solving mentality leveraging internal and/or external resources, conflict resolution, and follow through with partners.  

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 
 

• Ownership of the technology engagement across the partner lifecycle through a team of Partner Cloud Solution Architects or Partner Technology Strategists.  
• Leadership and direction to support partner recruitment, portfolio optimization, capacity and capability to grow the business in alignment with global priorities and strategy 
• Recruit, retain and manage a world class high performance team 
• Ensure efficient and effective utilisation of the resources, prioritize top development opportunities 

Qualifications

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. 

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