Solution Area Specialists - Low Code Business Application at Microsoft Nigeria

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We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Solution Area Specialist - Low Code Business Application

Job number: 1788580
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-Time
Travel: 0-25 %
Profession: Sales
Role type: Individual Contributor
Worksite: Up to 50% work from home

Overview

• The reinvention of business processes and technology is a growth engine for Microsoft cloud services.  The mission of Microsoft Business Applications is to help our customers digitally transform their businesses to drive new sources of revenue, 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 in the rapidly evolving Digital Age.
• As a Sales Specialist for Microsoft Business Applications,  you will help organizations transform their business processes and technology to adapt and thrive in today’s data-driven AI Age.
• You will form strong relationships with C-Suite executives and Business Decision Makers among our top customers and help them solve their business challenges through long-term, consultative partnerships.
• You will help them achieve their business goals by bringing industry-relevant business value insights and innovative, industry-leading solutions to enable their end-to-end business transformations.
• You will organize and lead the entire sales process, from account planning to closing the sale. You will also be responsible for delivering the One Microsoft narrative, competitive differentiation, customer centric pitch, business value proposition and outcomes, and compelling proposals with commercial options.
• You will be part of a dedicated sales community supported by your adjoining account teammates and support teams.

Responsibilities
The following are the primary responsibilities of the Business Applications (Low Code) Sales Specialist:  

• Partner with and lead Account Planning Team on Account Plan for Business Application opportunities, including decision maker identification and solution play selection.
• Partner with other Microsoft solution teams members from the Modern Work, Azure Data Platform, Power Platform and Security teams to design solutions that will provide maximum impact to customers
• Engage with Microsoft’s SI partners to scale the business across your portfolio of customers
• Establish and build C-Suite and Business Decision Maker (BDM) relationships as an industry aligned Business Applications solution expert.
• Build & maintain the required range of qualified pipeline coverage for rolling 4 quarters through digital-first seller tools
• Deliver the One Microsoft narrative and solution pitches to C-Suite executives and Business Decision Makers.
• Orchestrate business value + technical solution demos to align with the customers’ desired business outcomes and solution requirements.
• Manage long-term contract renewals with existing accounts to ensure long-term satisfaction and successes.

Qualifications

• 5 years experience selling Business Application or cloud-based business applications to large enterprise accounts.
• Developing pipeline through BDM networking, internal collaboration, assessing strategic customer objectives, digital transformation opportunity discovery, and an ability to measure and present incremental and new economic value from solutions proposed.
• Ability to sell connected end-to-end business transformation solutions across business units within accounts.
• Leading/orchestrating sales processes across account planning, opportunity planning, customer decision frameworks, evaluation plans and sophisticated business case discussions.
• Deal crafting, negotiating terms and contracts for multimillion-dollar digital transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated accuracy in forecasting business and maintaining pipeline hygiene.
• Strong track record and history of exceeding sales quota.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.