Account Executive – Financial Services in Toronto, Ontario

Microsoft’s Enterprise Account Team focuses on empowering customers on their digital and AI journey. This team is responsible for envisioning new possibilities for our customers, delivering solutions that result in targeted business outcomes and driving revenue growth for Microsoft.

Microsoft is making a significant investment in the Major Account Market and as such we are looking for an Account Executive to manage a Financial Services Territory. This role will be based in Toronto, ON .

As an Account Executive, you will have the opportunity to drive digital technology transformation in partnership with your customer, to achieve both Microsoft and customer business outcomes.

Leveraging your large, multi-functional team across the breadth of the Microsoft solutions portfolio, engage with your customer and bring industry-relevant solutions to help the customer adopt and embrace digital technologies.

With a proven history of driving growth in market share, achieving sales targets, customer obsession, and partner collaboration, this role will give the opportunity to leverage your extensive customer network and sales experience to execute against your customer’s account plan.

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

• Customer Advocate – Develops and oversees the execution of account plan(s) to ensure Microsoft revenue targets and customer outcomes are met. Engages with internal and external stakeholders on business planning, to promote mutually beneficial customer digital transformation strategies. Orchestrate full customer team across all areas of Microsoft to ensure we are focused on delivering customer outcomes across the customer lifecycle to build deep trust with Microsoft.

• Industry Relevant Trusted Seller – Proactively develops an understanding of the customer’s business, industry priorities to drive new business opportunities/ drive growth/net new business. Advocates on behalf of the customer internally, ensuring requests and needs of assigned accounts are being addressed.

• Deliver Sales Excellence – Leads and orchestrates extended virtual teams across our solution areas to consistently achieve growth in revenue & market share.

• Industry Knowledge – Builds and maintains an extensive knowledge of customers’ industry, associated business strategy, and key industry partners and solutions. Gains deeper insights and knowledge through direct engagement in their customers’ business and operations.

• Microsoft Partner Ecosystem – Knowledge of and the ability to navigate successfully within the partner ecosystem, including being knowledgeable about specific partner programs and ongoing relationships.

• Consultative Selling – The ability to understand customer needs through dialogue before recommending products/services.

• Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years experience working in an industry (e.g., Financial Services) and/or driving digital transformation

• OR Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Technology, or related field AND 3+ years experience working in a relevant industry (e.g., Financial Services) and/or driving digital transformation

• OR Master’s Degree in Business Administration AND 2+ years experience working in an industry (e.g., Financial Services) and/or driving digital transformation.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years experience working in an industry (e.g., Financial Services), driving digital transformation, or other relevant work experience (e.g., consulting, technology)

• o OR Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Technology, or related field AND 6+ years experience working in an industry (e.g., Financial Services), driving digital transformation, or other relevant work experience (e.g., consulting, technology)

• o OR Master’s Degree in Business Administration AND 4+ years experience working in an industry (e.g., Financial Services), driving digital transformation, or other relevant work experience (e.g., consulting, technology).

Account Management IC4 – The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $102,300 – CAD $168,300 per year.

Find additional pay information here:

https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 7, 2024.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .