Join our team, to lead the Digital and AI transformation for a major transportation organisation in London.

As the Account Executive, you will play a pivotal role in helping this organisation on their digital and AI journey, delivering solutions that generate business outcomes and growth for Microsoft. You will collaborate with stakeholders to identify, design, and accelerate the most valuable digital and AI initiatives that align with the organisation's business goals.

 

You will leverage your understanding of the transportation and local government sector to guide the organisation in exploring new and emerging technology trends. Your role will involve creating a clear and shared vision for their transformation, coordinating opportunities across the organisation, Microsoft, and Partner teams. You will work closely with executives (Technology and Business) to develop and update their digital roadmap, ensuring alignment with their long-term goals and delivering incremental benefits throughout their digital journey.

 

In addition to your technical and strategic expertise, you will bring significant sales experience to the role. This includes:

Demonstrated success in achieving and exceeding sales targets, with a strong understanding of sales processes and methodologies.Experience in developing and executing sales strategies that drive business growth and customer satisfaction.Proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including C-level executives, to influence decision-making and drive sales opportunities.Expertise in identifying and qualifying new business opportunities, and effectively managing the sales pipeline to ensure consistent and predictable revenue growth.Strong negotiation skills and the ability to close complex deals that deliver value to both the customer and Microsoft.

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

A keen interest in technology with a solid foundation in core technologiesExperience of Local Government and Transport business and technology challenges, and creating solutions that use various technologiesA strategic planning approach that connects activity to long-term goals and outcomes while delivering incremental benefitsExcellent relationship-building and consultative skills to learn, build trust, and challengeA strong history of success based on collaboration and coordination of virtual teams

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