Manager : Enterprise Digital Sales (Azure) - Western Europe

<p>In SMC and Digital Sales, we have set out with the purpose to empower our customers through the unique value of the Microsoft cloud by building a globally-led, digital-first scale organisation aligned with partners. Dedicated to one of the fastest growing customer segments, the Small, Medium, Corporate (SMC) and Digital Sales organization is committed to delivering the global digital scale engine for our business-- this is where you come in. As part of local subsidiaries or Digital Sales centers around the world, you will support a dedicated set of  Enterprise customers in identifying and achieving their business objectives through best-in-class digital engagement and partner co-selling. You will also have an opportunity to work cross-collaboratively while living our shared SMC and Digital Sales Culture priorities: Diverse and Inclusive, Wellbeing, Sustainability, Giving and Learning. If you have been described as customer obsessed and have a passion for digital-first solutions, we invite you to learn more about the SMC and Digital Sales organization and the value we deliver to our customers, partners, and one another, every day.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that this position in based in Dublin, Ireland. </p> <h3>Responsibilities</h3> <p>Customer market: Western Europe</p><p> </p><p>The Digital Sales Enterprise team drives growth for Microsoft by helping customers realize the value of the Microsoft Cloud. Powered by a world-class connected sales and marketing platform, this team leverages marketing insights to reach customers when and where they want to engage digitally to help solve their business problems. We’re powered by the latest innovations in Microsoft Azure to engage with customers, collaborate across our global teams, and acquire and retain new business for Microsoft.</p><p> </p><p>In the Digital Sales Enterprise team, we are looking for leaders who embrace uncertainty, take risks, collaborate, and coach. As an Enterprise Digital Sales Manager, Azure, you will manage a team of highly talented early in career as well as skilled sales specialists, driving the day-to-day execution to exceed business performance targets and coaching team members. This opportunity will allow you to help our customers digitally transform their businesses, create new and engaging ways to serve their customers, and to transform the way in which their business runs to drive new levels of profitability for their organization.​. This role is flexible in that you can work up to 50% from home.</p><p> </p><p>Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organisation 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.</p><p> </p><p>People Management</p><ul><li>Microsoft managers bring out the best in their people to achieve team and organization priorities. As a manager, personally commit to deliver success through empowerment and accountability by: </li><li>Modeling: Live the culture, values and leadership principles. Share your management philosophy with your team and make it real through your words and actions.</li><li>Coaching: Enable others’ performance. Build management skills by completing your learning path and development opportunities.</li><li>Caring: Empower others to discover, connect, and grow. Have healthy, candid conversations (Connects, Perspectives, 1:1).</li><li>Develop a high-performing team by hiring diverse talent, prioritizing people development, leading by example and preparing people for more senior positions within the organization</li></ul><p> </p><p>Sales Leadership &amp; Execution</p><ul><li>Develop teams’ Solution Sales skills to deliver the business outcomes of the broader Business Applications platform in an ever-changing landscape of customer transformation needs and solution innovation.</li><li>Coaches their team to collaborate with partners and other internal teams (e.g., Account Executives, Technical Sales Professionals, Global Black Belts). Leads with technical and industry insights on how to grow customer business.</li><li>Guides and orchestrates their team on communicating with customers to understand their business needs or facilitates customer interactions to assess customer needs. Provides direction/guidance on the development of solutions across solution areas and support areas. Helps the team create vision for the customers and develop plans to drive sales.</li><li>Leads their team to develop strategies for driving and closing opportunities. Drives the implementation of strategies and the collaboration with the account team to ensure alignment. Leads their team on ways to implement and share close plans (e.g., how to map timeline, engage the customer, get customer buy-in and commitment) to de-risk and drive predictable de