Data And Ai Sales Specialist

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• The purpose of the role
• Responsibilities

The Data and AI Sales Specialist is a solution sales expert within our enterprise sales organisation, partnering with our most important customers. They will collaborate with a team of technical partners, and consulting resources to advance the sales process and exceed quarterly revenue targets across assigned accounts.

• Engage customers to create new opportunities and develop pipelines tailored to their industry.
• Identify customer readiness and foster external stakeholder relationships.
• Implement strategies to expedite deal closures and contribute to opportunity strategies.
• Collaborate with internal teams to identify and develop partnerships.
• Develop joint proposals and contribute to partner strategies.
• Lead conversations and events within Microsoft, mentoring others and initiating discussions with potential customers and partners.
• Possess comprehensive knowledge of technology trends, market dynamics, and industry priorities.
• Qualifications
• Minimum Qualifications
• 7+ years experience selling business solutions to large or global enterprise clients, specialising in data platform, analytics, or artificial intelligence (AI) technologies
• Preferred Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Business Administration.
• Proficiency working with data solutions, encompassing cloud-based data warehouses such as Hadoop, Spark, Data Lake, SQL solutions, and PostreSQL, as well as Machine Learning and AI solutions.
• Team Culture and Support

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• What next?

Even if you feel you may not meet 100% of the criteria, please apply. You may exceed your own expectations, or we may have another opportunity that suits your potential. While we're not able to reach out directly to every applicant, we will always do our best to help you feel heard and supported throughout the experience.

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