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Commercial Partner Lead

Logistics, Sales & Operations · Sales & Business Development · Enterprise Sales · Sales Management · Business Analysis

In short

As Commercial Partner Lead for Enterprise Partner Sales (EPS) Austria, you will shape and drive Microsoft’s enterprise partner business, bringing together strategic partners, customers, and Microsoft sales teams to accelerate growth, platform adoption and AI-led transformation. You will represent the enterprise partner ecosystem in the country’s commercial strategy and execution, ensuring partners are an integral part of how Microsoft creates customer impact and grows the business.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Enterprise Partner Business in Austria, owning and driving strategy and commercial priorities.
  • Represent the partner ecosystem within the Austria Leadership Team, influencing country strategy.
  • Drive partner-led pipeline creation, co-sell, consumption, revenue, and customer adoption.
  • Provide commercial leadership and direction across the PDM community and broader partner organization.
  • Create alignment across Enterprise Partner Sales, Account Teams, Solution Areas, and other key stakeholders.
  • Shape and mobilize the Austrian ecosystem around Microsoft’s AI, cloud, and Frontier Transformation priorities.
  • Accelerate the journey from experimentation and pilots toward scalable enterprise transformation.
  • Make partners a systematic part of Microsoft’s enterprise sales execution.
  • Build executive relationships across Global System Integrators, System Integrators, Advisory and Consulting partners, ISVs, and other strategic ecosystem players.
  • Establish disciplined business planning and governance across the partner portfolio.
  • Focus resources, investments, and leadership attention on partners and opportunities with the greatest potential impact.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Management, or related field AND extensive related experience.
  • Experience in coaching solution sales and account development strategies.
  • Experience exceeding quotas by leading sales teams through complex sales cycles via a partner ecosystem and centralized marketing engine.
  • Global, Area-level Business Management experience as a leader of Sales, Customer, Partner teams.
  • Experience selling technology solutions/practice development, cloud/Infrastructure technologies, and/or subscription services.
  • Sales leadership experience or managing high-performance sales and technical-sales teams.
  • OR equivalent experience.
  • Experience in developing commercial strategy and translating it into execution, pipeline, and measurable business outcomes.
  • Deep understanding of enterprise customers, cloud, AI, and digital transformation, and how technology and partner ecosystems can drive business value.
  • Fluency in German and English is required.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience working with Global System Integrators, System Integrators, Advisory and Consulting firms, ISVs and other strategic enterprise partners.

Benefits

  • The typical base pay range for this role across Austria is € 105,100.00 - € 177,100.00 per year.
  • Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
  • Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/corporate-pay/austria-corporate-pay.html

Skills

SalesAccount ManagementCloudAIDigital TransformationBusiness StrategyCommercial StrategyEnterprise SalesPartner Ecosystem
#Enterprise Partner Sales#Austria#AI#Cloud#Digital Transformation#Sales Leadership
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Company

Microsoft

Job Posted

5 days ago

Employment Type

Full Time

Work mode

Hybrid

Salary

€105,100 – €177,100 / year

Experience Level

Senior

Locations

Austria

Qualification

Bachelor

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