Are you passionate about making a difference?   Can you build an effective team?   Do you know what it takes to be successful in the UK Public Sector?  If you are motivated by growing a business, developing new strategies, and seeing customer and societal impact then this could be the perfect role for you!

The Microsoft UK Public Safety and National Security business prides itself on supporting our government customers to ensure UK citizen safety and security. The UK Public Safety and National Security (PS&NS) business work both directly with its customers and develops global and SME Partner relationships to deliver relevant, effective, and scalable technology solutions.  The PS&NS business sits within Microsoft’s UK Public Sector and covers our Defence, Policing, Justice and National Security customers. 

The role of the Public Safety and Justice Sales manager is to collaborate across the UK Public Sector business and develop a successful growth strategy and customer experience.   The successful applicant will be expected to drive customer and partner relationships resulting in positive commercial outcomes and customer satisfaction.

The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic, motivated team collaborator, with a track record of leading business development in customers and with experience in the Public Safety and Justice sector.  They will work with the account team and technical experts to define a strategy which continues to grow our business, whilst exceeding our customers’ expectations.  Effective and inspirational team management will be a core expectation.

Responsibilities

Key Accountabilities

• Attract, retain, and develop talent to enable the team and business to grow
• Promote diversity, and inclusion in the team and in all aspects of life at Microsoft  
• Inspire and engage a large team/v-team (60 plus)
• Take our customers on a journey of digital transformation and move to the cloud
• Take ownership for the customer experience
• Meet or exceed revenue goals set by the business
• Increase Microsoft’s credibility and depth of engagement in the sector
• Engage and successfully drive partners around relevant solutions
• Ensure that the customer gets best value from their investments by driving consumption of cloud services
• Work closely with the Microsoft consulting organization to the benefit of the customer, partners, and Microsoft

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the Public Safety and Justice sector  
• Track record of performance
• Proven executive level relationship skills
• Proven team development skills
• Experience of complex government organization environments
• Knowledge of digital transformation in public sector
   

Preferred Qualifications:

• Security clearance applicable to customer environment
• Strong academic background and evidence of strategic thinking
• Experience in selling cloud technologies

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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