Solution Sales Specialist - Cybersecurity and Sovereignty

Are you insatiably curious and do you lean into uncertainty, take risks, and learn quickly from? Are you passionate about cybersecurity? Do you enjoy working on a high-performing, fast-paced sales team? Are you insatiably curious and do you lean into uncertainty, take risks, and learn quickly from your mistakes?  If so, we are looking for you! 
 
Microsoft Security mission of making the world a safer place has never been more important. As threats become more frequent and sophisticated, we must work to keep our customers safe through our Security Solutions. With thousands of global security experts worldwide, $4 billion+ invested annually in security research and development, and the cutting-edge AI- based Security innovations, Microsoft is ideally placed to think outside of the box and protecting customers and partners around the world.

As an ATLAS Security Sales Specialist, you will drive consumption and grow the security business for your assigned territory by partnering with local, regional and national cybersecurity public sector customers by leading executive cybersecurity conversations, orchestrating envisioning workshops, collaborating  with partners or internal teams (e.g., Technical Sales Professionals, Global Black Belts) to drive PoCs and Pilots. You will bring impactful industry insights into customer engagements and close deals with customers. Acts as a thought leader across solution areas to advise customers across business functions on Gen-AI Cybersecurity transformations on next generation Public Sector SoCs. Lead virtual transformational shifts to drive deployment and create business value for customers. Lead partner integration into account/territory planning and customer engagements. Provides thought leadership. You will enable the PS move to cloud by rightfully positioning our public cloud and Microsoft Cloud for Sovereign (MCfS) capabilities.

You will develop sales and business strategy options, while also being able to successfully execute complex opportunities. You will work cohesively in a highly matrixed environment with members of the Microsoft account team and services field, Microsoft partners, and Microsoft corporate sales, engineering, and marketing to solve customer security challenges, leverage best practices and deliver results and sales outcomes.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

- Be the security leader and expert for your assigned territory. Leads and plans for accounts across territories, does business analysis to pursue high-potential sales opportunities and manages the End-to-End Security business across the territory.

- Drives Business Development for ATLAS and Digital Sovereignty opportunities in EMEA. Coordinates with ATLAS and MCfS global program lead on identifying gaps, trends and repeatable patterns that can be repeated across the globe.

- Leverages GTM and ISKs from ATLAS and MCFS global program leads to accelerate pipeline and revue in assigned territory

- Works with ATU/STU/NTO/CSU/WWPS stakeholders to identify and drive ATLAS and MCfS opportunities. Develop and maintain a strong pipeline of sales opportunities, ensuring that sales targets are met or exceeded.

- Build, own and manage key C-stakeholders' relationships in your accounts driving awareness and excitement for Microsoft security platform value and influence long term strategic direction. Understand customer budget, timeline, buying process and map out the key customer stakeholders.

- Understand customer cloud and security initiatives, compete landscape as well as gaps between current and desired security posture. Capture the opportunity of customers’ journey to balance the need for security and employee productivity with the right process and visibility.

- Orchestrates POCs, POTs, Pilots and envisioning sessions to influence decision makers. Demo and whiteboard the cloud security solutions and the relevant security architecture. Lead and orchestrate V-Team to drive an end-to-end value selling from discovery to demonstrating and proving business value.

- Coordinates EBCs, Executive engagement ( Microsoft and customer).

- Works with regional partners and ISD throughout sales cycles. Engage security partners to help scale and accelerate the sales cycle while also ensuring a deployment plan is in place for accelerated deployment with partner added value services.

- Perform Return on Investment (ROI) and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis and leverage various commercial offers and programs to build a compelling business case accelerating negotiations and deal closure. Drive to exceed quarterly and yearly revenue targets and other sales goals. Manage sales hygiene via accurate forecasting and deal updates within sales CRM. 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications (RQs)

• Technology-related security sales experience
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field AND experience of technology-related security sales experience
  • OR equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications (PQs)

• Technology-related sales or account management experience
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, or related field AND experience of technology-related sales or account management experience
  • OR Master's Degree in Business Administration (i.e., MBA), Information Technology, or related field AND technology-related sales or account management experience.
• Solution or services sales experience
  • OR Experience selling security solutions to CISO, CDO, CTO and other key C-level stakeholders.
  • OR Public Sector Industry experience and application of security solutions within Public Service, Defense, Critical Infrastructure, Government. is a plus
  • IR Technical passion with good understanding of Gen-AI, cloud security technologies - Threat protection (Endpoint security, E-mail security, Incident Response, etc.), Kill Chain, CNAPP, SIEM, Multi-Cloud Security, Identity and Access management,
• Experience with competitive Security solutions (e.g. Google, Palo Alto, Splunk,  Cisco, CrowdStrike, etc.) is a plus

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.

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