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Technical Sales Specialist - Data and AI

Microsoft Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Posted: 15 Oct 2024

Financial

  • Estimate: $150k - $200k*
  • Zero income tax location

Accessibility

  • Hybrid
  • Visa Provided

Requirements

  • Experience: Senior
  • English: Professional
  • Arabic: Fluent

Position

About
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. We come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. As part of our team, you will help customers transform their businesses, guiding them through the potential of AI to solve problems, boost efficiency, and drive innovation. You will be instrumental in ensuring customers harness AI's transformative power for actionable insights and industry success.

Responsibilities

  • Proactively own technical discussions with customers using consultative sales methodologies and technical expertise to influence customer vision.
  • Build a technical strategy mapping agreed customer vision into a strategy and validating a strong business case for investment.
  • Work with customers and partners to orchestrate a roadmap for implementation, guiding them to choose the best Microsoft Intelligent Data and Analytics platform.
  • Design solutions using your technical knowledge to meet customer needs and drive POCs/Pilots to create momentum.
  • Enable cross-team collaborations to drive AI Design Wins and support customer AI transformations.
  • Identify new opportunities within customer engagement and partner with teams to pursue them.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor, understanding customers’ pain points and designing solutions to address them.
  • Maintain and grow expertise in database scenarios, analytics, and relevant AI technologies while keeping up to date with market trends.

Requirements

  • 7+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience, or equivalent work experience.
  • 3+ years experience with cloud and hybrid or on-premises database infrastructures, architecture designs, and migrations.
  • Experience creating Database, Analytics, and AI Proof of Concepts (PoC) that lead to production deployments.
  • Experience leveraging partner solutions to solve customer needs and scale opportunities.
  • Proficiency in hands-on programming languages (e.g., Scala, Python, SQL).
  • Language proficiency in English and Arabic.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Certification in relevant technologies or disciplines (e.g., Azure Data Engineer Associate, Azure AI Engineer Associate).
  • Knowledge of database platforms (AWS, GCP, MongoDB, Oracle) and analytics platforms (Snowflake, Azure Databricks).
  • Deep domain knowledge in Databases, Analytics, and AI.

Benefits

  • Industry-leading healthcare.
  • Educational resources.
  • Discounts on products and services.
  • Generous time away.
  • Maternity and paternity leave.
  • Opportunities to network and connect.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as per local laws.

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About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is a leading technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. We specialize in software products like Windows OS, Microsoft 365, and hardware like Xbox and Surface PCs. Our mission is to empower every person and organization to achieve more through innovative technology.

Benefits at Microsoft

    • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans.
    • Hybrid workplace model for work-life balance.
    • Access to learning resources and professional development.