Senior Sales Specialist Manager
Sales & Business Development
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
- Lead, coach, and inspire a team of AI Business Solutions Workforce specialists.
- Build an inclusive, high-performance culture focused on customer impact, accountability, and continuous learning.
- Develop talent and create clear growth and career pathways within the organization.
- Recruit, retain, and develop top sales talent.
- Own the AI Business Solutions Workforce business across the assigned market and customer segment.
- Drive revenue growth, market share expansion, and pipeline development.
- Establish and execute business plans aligned with Microsoft priorities and customer needs.
- Build predictable business performance through strong operational rigor and sales discipline.
- Help customers transform workforce productivity through Microsoft Copilot and AI-powered experiences.
- Lead conversations with business and technology executives around AI strategy, adoption, governance, and change management.
- Position Microsoft as the trusted partner for workforce transformation.
- Help customers achieve measurable business outcomes through AI-enabled productivity and process modernization.
- Build trusted advisor relationships with senior executives and key decision makers.
- Engage with C-level leaders to shape transformation strategies and investment priorities.
- Articulate business value and ROI from AI and Business Applications investments.
- Sponsor strategic opportunities and executive-level customer engagements.
- Leverage Microsoft's partner ecosystem to scale market impact and customer value.
- Build strong relationships across sales, technical, customer success, consulting, and partner teams.
- Orchestrate resources across the broader Microsoft organization to deliver customer outcomes.
- Drive execution through effective collaboration and accountability.
- Coach teams on value-based selling, executive presence, account planning, and opportunity management.
- Ensure effective pipeline generation and execution across strategic accounts.
- Drive competitive differentiation in a rapidly evolving AI market.
- Foster a culture of customer obsession and solution-oriented selling.
Qualifications
- Proven experience leading enterprise sales teams and delivering business growth.
- Strong people leadership and coaching capabilities.
- Experience engaging senior business and technology decision makers.
- Demonstrated success in driving digital transformation initiatives and strategic customer relationships.
- Strong communication, influence, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience with Microsoft 365, Copilot, AI solutions, or SaaS platforms.
- Knowledge of workforce transformation, employee productivity, and business process modernization.
- Experience working through partner-led go-to-market motions.
- Strong business acumen and executive engagement skills.
- A highly engaged, high-performing specialist sales team.
- Consistent delivery of revenue and market share growth.
- Increased adoption of Copilot and AI-powered workforce solutions across enterprise customers.
- Strong executive relationships and customer advocacy.
- Successful execution of Microsoft's AI transformation strategy within the market.
- Demonstrated growth of talent, leadership capability, and organizational impact.
Solution Area Specialists M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across Norway is kr 865,000.00 - kr 1,378,000.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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