Account Technology Strategist
Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering · Data Science · Cybersecurity
In short
As an Account Technology Strategist for Microsoft's Public Sector organization, you will be the strategic technical advisor for state and local government customers in Thüringen, Sachsen, and Brandenburg, focusing on digital transformation initiatives. This role involves developing long-term technology strategies, building enterprise architectures, and guiding transformation programs to modernize administrations and enhance digital services.
Responsibilities
- Develop differentiated technology strategies and trusted-advisor relationships with state governments, municipalities, state IT service providers, and public institutions.
- Act as the customer's strategic technical advisor, bringing the Voice of the Customer into Microsoft, including requirements related to security, compliance, interoperability, accessibility, sovereignty, and public value.
- Design target architectures and transformation paths that connect cloud, hybrid, and legacy environments and can scale across ministries, agencies, municipalities, and shared-service structures.
- Create and execute mid- and long-term One Microsoft roadmaps spanning cloud modernization, Data and AI, cybersecurity, digital sovereignty, modern work, and application modernization.
- Lead strategic technical discussions with CIOs, Chief Digital Officers, CISOs, Enterprise Architects, public IT providers, and executive stakeholders.
- Identify reusable approaches and opportunities for cross-agency, intermunicipal, and cross-state cooperation.
- Orchestrate virtual and cross-functional teams across sales, consulting, technical specialists, customer success, engineering, and partner organizations.
- Translate customer business priorities into scalable technology architectures and transformation programs.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field AND several years of technical consulting, technical consultative selling, business consulting, practice building, or related technical or sales experience; OR equivalent experience.
- Experience developing technology strategies and architecture recommendations for large organizations.
- Experience explaining complex technical concepts to both technical and business stakeholders, including at executive level.
- Business fluency in both German and English.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working with public sector organizations, including an understanding of public-sector governance, procurement processes, and regulatory requirements.
- Experience with digital sovereignty, cybersecurity, or compliance requirements in regulated environments.
- Experience designing architectures that span cloud, hybrid, and legacy environments across distributed or federated organizational structures.
- Experience orchestrating cross-functional or virtual teams across sales, consulting, engineering, and partner organizations.
- Preferably located within Thüringen, Sachsen, or Brandenburg, given customer needs.
Benefits
- Typical base pay range for this role across Germany is € 81,500.00 - € 139,200.00 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/germany-corporate-pay.html
Skills
Cloud ComputingArtificial IntelligenceCybersecurityEnterprise ArchitectureDigital TransformationStrategic Technology ConsultingData & AIModern WorkApplication Modernization
#public administration#digital transformation#cyber resilience#artificial intelligence#cloud#strategy#enterprise architecture#governance#security#sovereignty#Thüringen#Sachsen#Brandenburg
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Company
MicrosoftJob Posted
1 day ago
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Salary
€81,500 – €139,200 · Negotiable
Experience Level
Mid-Senior
Locations
Germany
Qualification
Bachelor
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