Solution Area Specialist

Senior Cloud & AI Platform Specialist

Are you passionate about AI and eager to transform the IT landscape? Join our dynamic Cloud & AI team as we lead the charge in AI transformation! As trusted advisors, we help customers modernize their infrastructure, optimize operations, and drive innovation with Cloud & AI's cutting-edge AI capabilities. Whether it's migrating and modernizing estates to be AI-ready, accelerating innovation with AI agents and platforms, empowering development teams with AI, or unifying and modernizing data estates, we help customers build technology solutions to achieve their business needs. 

In this role, you'll be at the forefront of AI growth and disruption, guiding customers through their AI journey and helping them achieve their strategic goals. You'll ensure customers can fully harness the transformative potential of AI to stay ahead of the competition. If you're ready to make a significant impact and drive AI transformation, we invite you to join us and be part of this exciting journey!  

If you thrive in a fast-paced, digital-first environment and are eager to make a meaningful impact, explore how Microsoft can be the next step in your career. Together, we are shaping the future of business.  

As a Senior Cloud & AI Platform Specialist you will be a solution sales leader within our Enterprise Sales organization working with one of our most important Chemicals & Energy customers. You will collaborate with a team of technical, partner, and consulting resources to advance the sales process and exceed monthly Cloud & AI revenue targets in your assigned accounts. 

This opportunity will allow you to: 

• Accelerate your career growth by leading high-impact Cloud and AI Solution Plays across Professional Enterprise industries and engaging in strategic customer conversations.
• Hone your technical and consultative selling skills through deep engagements with customers and partners, while building confidence in solution design and execution. 
• Develop deep business acumen by aligning cloud strategies with customer transformation goals and success metrics, and by participating in immersive learning experiences. 
• Strengthen your leadership and influence by collaborating across teams, contributing to a culture of innovation, and sharing best practices. 
• Build future-ready capabilities through certifications, hands-on workshops, and continuous learning in cloud and AI technologies. 

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 Customer Engagements: Act as the Cloud & AI sales lead, guiding customers through cloud transformation across infrastructure, data, and AI platforms. Address business and technical needs with demos, whiteboarding, and solution storytelling.
• Own and Convert Pipeline: Manage forecast and pipeline from early-stage to close and always have a close look on your Net New Required Revenue. Use tools like Industry Account Plans, Landing Experience Plans, and checklists to execute territory planning and strategies and drive revenue.
• Orchestrate Across Teams: Partner with Account Executives, Solution Engineers, Cloud Solution Architects, and partners to co-sell, validate solutions, and ensure successful deployment through the Cloud & AI Marketplace.
• Accelerate Decisions: Engage decision-makers with clear business cases using Cloud & AI Pricing Calculator, ROI, and TCO tools. Scope proofs of concept and lead customers from commitment to consumption.
• Inspire and Influence: Bring technical fluency and inclusive leadership to virtual teams. Solve challenges with expertise in virtualization, cloud-native tech, data modernization, and AI.

Required/minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, Information Security, Information Security, or related field AND 6+ years experience in technology-related sales or account management OR equivalent experience.
• Business fluent German language skills in speaking and writing

Additional or preferred qualifications

• Master's Degree in Business Administration (i.e., MBA), Information Technology, Information Security, or related field AND 8+ years experience in technology-related sales or account management OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, Information Security, or related field AND 8+ years experience in technology-related sales or account management OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years solution or services sales experience.

In line with our Flexible Work approach, for roles at Microsoft Germany, we recommend spending at least two days per week in the office or at the customer site.  

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.