Cloud and AI Platform Partner Solution Sales

At Small Medium Enterprises and Channel (SME&C), we are leading a high-growth, AI-powered global sales team—one that is deeply connected to our partners and driven by customer success. By uniting our Small Medium Business, Corporate, Strategy, and Partner teams, we are unlocking the largest customer opportunity, backed by the industry’s most significant investments. Leveraging the power of AI and our extensive partner ecosystem, we are redefining how businesses of all sizes adopt technology to drive growth and innovation. 

SME&C is more than a sales organization—it’s a culture of innovation, opportunity, and inclusivity. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, high-performing, and customer-obsessed team where collaboration, connection, and continuous learning fuel everything we do. 

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

As a Partner Solution Sales professional, you will focus on one of Microsoft’s core Solution Areas—AI Business Process, Cloud & AI Platform, or Security within the SMB segment. You will be responsible for driving opportunities from commit to complete (Stages 2–3 of the Microsoft Customer Engagement Methodology, MCEM), operating at scale across a portfolio of high performing CSP (Cloud Solution Providers) partners. This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your career growth, develop deep business acumen, hone your selling skills, and become adept at deal structuring. 

You will develop and execute a Partner Solution Area Sales Plan with assigned partners, driving sales through co-sell strategies to achieve quarterly CSA (Clous Solution Area) FRA across the SMB Business. You will lead your partners' commercial performance and drive sustainable sales impact to customers. A key responsibility will be driving Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) revenue through your partner portfolio. Your role will involve acting as a trusted advisor and business leader, developing the business strategy between Microsoft and your partners. You will also enhance your consultative selling skills through MCEM training and actively pursue additional learning opportunities. 

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.

Collaboration & Co-Sell
• Collaborates with segment sellers and other internal stakeholders on partner co-selling efforts with portfolio of assigned partners to drive sales pipeline. Develops and executes co-sell strategies that outline activities and expectations that drive Microsoft and partner sales targets. Leads collaboration between internal and external stakeholders to accelerate deal execution, leverage investments, and accelerate sales.
• Tracks cloud solution area co-sell pipeline performance and independently addresses low performance through correction of errors (CoE) efforts. Tracks partner sales capabilities and capacities for sales practice acceleration and growth. Tracks partner incentive utilization and impact on pipeline velocity, and provides recommendations to partner to improve performance. Tracks quarterly forecast to ensure it meets and/or exceeds revenue accountability.

Partner Engagement
• Shares top practices for co-selling with partners and global peers through community forums, contributes to listening circles and contributes to worldwide learning initiatives. Shares market local solution area business momentum insights and corporate research for customer demand.
• Drives the acceleration of cloud solution area sales practice with partners, with a focus on pipeline, go-to-market (GTM) sales and co-sell execution. Drives a predictable cloud solution area rhythm of business (RoB) and addresses performance issues with partners to ensure delivery of cloud solution area partner targets. Independently collaborates with segment sales teams to ensure co-sell performance with partners through joint execution.
• Independently works with prioritized solution area-aligned partners to identify new opportunities with customers. Drives the qualified partner pipeline and progress it through the sales cycle. Ensures partner adoption of investment levers to create opportunities and accelerate deal velocity.

Partner Solution Area Sales Plan
• Creates joint solution area sales plans in partnership with prioritized partners in their solution area portfolio relevant to customer segment to address customer needs and drive quarterly revenue accountability. Independently identifies, understands, and evaluates partners' cloud solution area sales practice(s). Contributes to the strategic alignment with organizational units and overall partner business plans to meet sales objectives.

Sales Process & Sales Management
• Independently initiates solution area sales planning with assigned partners and ensures coverage to support targets. Owns a predictable sales pipeline rhythm of business (RoB) with assigned solution area partners. Manages top partner deals and overall partner revenue aligned to solution area.
• Coaches partners on solution play and ensures partners have capability and capacity to deliver the value proposition of the solution play. Facilitates pipeline management meetings and unblocking deals by connecting with Microsoft resources. Develops plans leveraging all of the Microsoft internal resources (e.g., investments, funding) and coaches the partner on how to accelerate their sale process using these tools/resources. Leads business reviews with key partner stakeholders and holds partners accountable for delivery against agreed plan.
• Maintains an understanding of, and upholds Microsoft's current compliance processes.

Other
• Embody our Culture and Values

Required/minimum qualifications
Bachelor's Degree AND 4+ years experience in core sales, partner sales, industry or solution selling, marketing, or business development OR equivalent experience.

Additional or preferred qualifications
Doctorate AND 3+ years experience in core sales, partner sales, industry or solution selling, marketing, or business development OR Master's Degree AND 6+ years experience in core sales, partner sales, industry or solution selling, marketing, or business development OR Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in core sales, partner sales, industry or solution selling, marketing, or business development OR equivalent experience.

Partner Solution Sales IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $107,600 - $187,500 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $145,600 - $205,600 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

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.