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Microsoft

Executive Director Enterprise and Commercial Sales

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Key details

Salary

Not specified

Employment type

Full-time

Seniority

Director

Years experience

10+

Location

Johannesburg, South Africa

Full job description

Microsoft seeks an Executive Director for Enterprise and Commercial Sales in South Africa to lead go-to-market sales strategy, drive revenue growth, and manage teams. Responsibilities include developing customer value strategies, leveraging Digital & AI transformation, fostering inclusive culture, leading business planning, and managing executive relationships. Requires a Master's or Bachelor's degree in relevant fields with 7+ to 13+ years in sales, marketing, or leadership roles, including 3+ years people management. The role demands strategic leadership, team coaching, and execution of scalable sales initiatives aligned with Microsoft and customer needs.

What you'll do

  • Develop and drive go-to-market sales strategy and execution to ensure success within the market
  • Lead and align business within the segment, driving strategic direction across teams
  • Define ongoing and long-term customer value realization and satisfaction strategies
  • Leverage industry and market expertise to identify solutions and drive new opportunities
  • Lead and coach teams on scalable go-to-market for maximizing revenue, consumption, and growth
  • Promote Digital & Artificial Intelligence transformation relevant to customers and partners
  • Foster a culture of inclusion, learning, mentorship, coaching, customer-centricity, accountability, collaboration, and achievement of bold goals
  • Lead business planning and alignment beyond fiscal year boundaries across segments, partners, and teams
  • Build and maintain a broad executive network inclusive of partners
  • Drive employee growth and development, execute projects, and manage performance
  • Represent Microsoft as a thought leader in the market
  • Coach teams to tailor customer engagement for specific industries
  • Drive communication on security, governance, and responsible use of AI
  • Develop and share strategies for expanding relationships across customers' lines of business
  • Lead and influence across segments, partners, and internal leaders to drive growth and transformation
  • Ensure secure operations adhering to compliance and data security standards
  • Manage customer planning across accounts to ensure end-to-end orchestration for customer value realization
  • Model and create a rhythm of business with customers and partners for continuous engagement and strategic planning
  • Attract and retain diverse talent and invest in the growth of others

Requirements

  • Master's Degree in Business Administration, Sales, Marketing, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Management, Economics, or related field AND 7+ years experience in sales, marketing/advertising, managing high performance sales and technical-sales teams, and/or leadership roles in multi-tiered large organizations
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Sales, Marketing, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Management, Economics, or related field AND 8+ years experience in sales, marketing/advertising, managing high performance sales and technical-sales teams, and/or leadership roles in multi-tiered large organizations
  • OR equivalent experience
  • 3+ years direct/formal people management experience
  • Preferred: Master's Degree and 10+ years experience in sales, marketing/advertising, managing high performance sales and technical-sales teams, and/or leadership roles in multi-tiered large organizations
  • Preferred: Bachelor's Degree and 13+ years experience in sales, marketing/advertising, managing high performance sales and technical-sales teams, and/or leadership roles in multi-tiered large organizations
  • 5+ years experience leading teams and/or managers in a Sales organization
  • 5+ years direct/formal people management experience

Tech stack

Digital TransformationArtificial IntelligenceSales StrategyCustomer Relationship ManagementSecurityGovernance

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