Microsoft Partner Sales Manager – Cloud, Data and AI
EPAM is looking for a Microsoft Partner Sales Manager to join our growing sales team in Zurich. You will be responsible for driving revenue related to our cloud offering by working closely with our internal Technology Consulting, Marketing, Alliances and Delivery, as well as with the cloud provider.
To be successful, you will have to get things done through relationships and influence because you will help identify and originate Cloud and Data project opportunities by several means: own research; joint planning with the EPAM and the Cloud Vendor Account Managers in current client accounts; joint planning with the Cloud Vendor Partner and Vertical Managers; joint proposition developing with the EPAM Consultants; and active prospecting.
Your role is that of the skillful originator and coordinator who organizes the meetings and follow-up steps that bring together all the different parties – prospects, clients, account managers, strategists, consultants, technologists and delivery experts on both the EPAM and the Cloud Vendor side – the multi-disciplinary teams who jointly produce the right solutions for our clients.
You need to be outgoing, self-motivated and self-propelled. You will need to proactively build your own pipeline through outbound activities.
Responsibilities
- Win cloud business for EPAM in new and existing clients
- Drive all Cloud-related (Azure) sales and marketing activities within your region but working cross regions to share knowledge
- Coordinate and oversee the preparation of business' value propositions, sales plans, RFPs/RFQs/ RFIs; by serving as liaison to Business Units, sales, partners and executive teams
- Work with the cloud vendor to identify opportunities and joint target accounts
- Coordinate with the EPAM and partner teams regarding joint opportunities, including pipeline and forecast reviews
- Promote EPAM's capabilities and success stories across Cloud and Data Vendors’ organization to stimulate partner-based lead referrals
- Work with the assigned partner manager to identify, prepare and deliver product messaging to demonstrate EPAM value prop as a trusted systems integrator
- Drive joint marketing initiatives with marketing teams
- Over time, develop into the internal trusted advisor on data services ensuring internal product management and managing access to early release programs and product roadmaps.
- From time to time, organize introductory training courses and supplementary materials (e.g. overview presentations and hands-on exercises) to illustrate platform-specific features and functionalities
Requirements
- 7 years + of experience in the sales lifecycle, including prospecting and outreach (calls, emails, LinkedIn), coordinating experts to develop proposals and working with Legal on contract execution
- Solutions selling skills and demonstrated success in developing and maintaining client and internal relationships
- Experience with Microsoft cloud and data offerings is desired but not critical
- Ability to communicate effectively across teams with strong verbal, written, collaboration and interpersonal skills
- Strong presentation skills
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to speak English and German to a fully fluent level is mandatory for this role
