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The Commercial Executive plays a key role in supporting AI transformation across accounts, maximizing business opportunities with new offerings (such as Copilot), and ensuring compliant, on-time deal execution. As a trusted advisor, the CE crafts and negotiates commercial solutions that are both compliant and profitable, aligning customer needs with Microsoft's business goals.\nThe role involves leading deal-making processes, optimizing customization through price and non-price concessions, defining complex negotiation strategies, and building trust-based relationships with stakeholders across customer, partner, and internal teams. The CE serves as a lead point for escalations and negotiations, develops and models commercial options, drives creative and transformative deal strategies, and continuously seeks revenue growth opportunities through up-selling and cross-selling - with a strong focus on supporting AI Transformation in every account (Copilot and new offerings).\nSuccess is measured by impact on customer commercial strategy, achievement of quota and consumption targets, timely renewals, and compliant deal execution.\nResponsibilities\nDeal Making\nLead internal and external sales and management teams through commercial construct, optimizing for the right level of investment and customization.\nOptimize deal customization leveraging price and non-price concessions.\nIdentify business opportunities that vary based on deal lifecycle and AI (Copilot and new offerings).\nCreate and manage the commercial plan / contribute to the account plan for strategic accounts, mapping how to maximize qualified medium-to-complex commercial opportunities.\nAnalyze customer commercial opportunity history, including discounts, concessions, and consumption across the territory.\nAnticipate and verify upcoming renewals; lead renewal processes with account teams to maximize on-time revenue and recapture rate.\nConstruct compliant commercial solutions to maximize renewals.\nIdentify renewal opportunities during account planning; inform strategy, coach sellers, accelerate adoption, and address deal blockers.\nClose eligible workloads and expiring contracts\nAdopt Deal Agent and adhere to Tranche Framework when launched.\nTake all relevant steps to ensure deal execution is successful.\nNegotiation\nDefine and negotiate complex commercial terms; lead the strategy for the negotiation approach by engaging with stakeholders.\nPartner with leaders when negotiating complex commercial terms, in collaboration with the account team and deal manager.\nUnderstand stakeholders and priorities; leverage formal negotiation strategies, anticipate potential vulnerabilities, understand customer measurement of value, and define walk-away positions.\nConsult with leaders on rhythm of negotiation team planning and reporting to stakeholders.\nAct as Trusted Advisor and Negotiation SME for deals negotiated by AEs or other stakeholders.\nDrive accountability for negotiation outcomes.\nEnsure adherence to commercial solutions policy for deal execution, including regulatory laws, local market principles, company policies, and guidance for consistent deal making.\nPrioritize \"configuration\" over \"customization\" in deals of all sizes; validate that a deployment plan is in place.\nCollaboration\nDevelop trusted relationships with key customer stakeholders, partners, and Account Teams to help customers deliver their business goals and achieve Microsoft revenue targets.\nDemonstrate in-depth and strategic understanding of Microsoft licensing programs and contracting.\nCollaborate with Internal and Partner teams.\nUnderstand and apply the Sales Cycle Framework; share accountability with the account team to drive Security and Usage; structure deals to drive usage.\nConsult with leadership and account team to ensure customer and teams are aligned on the value proposition of commercial programs.\nCompliance & Other\nEmbody Microsoft's culture and values.\nModel integrity and ethical behavior daily; full adherence to company policies and processes.\nComplete 100% of required Compliance Trainings by due date.\nCooperate with audits, investigations, and remediation actions; proactively identify and escalate role-inherent risks.\nQualifications\nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelor's Degree in Business Management, Information Technology, Law, Marketing, Finance, Communication, Education (or equivalent) or related field AND 6+ years of sales and negotiation experience (or related work / internship experience) OR 8+ years of sales and negotiation experience OR equivalent experience.\n5+ years of experience with deal strategy, deal execution, and contractual negotiations.\n5+ years of experience in customer-facing commercial roles and presenting to C-Level executives.\nPreferred Qualifications\nSeasoned sales and negotiation professional, unafraid of conflict.\nPositive attitude and passion for working with customers and partners.\nComfortable speaking at all organizational levels - from CxO to procurement / purchasing teams.\nStrategic, long-term thinker, able to analyze data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.\nTeam player and collaborative - high-performing individualists will not succeed in this role.\nIn-depth and strategic understanding of licensing, cloud principles and contracting.\nAbility to simplify complex legal and commercial constructs.\nProficiency in consultative selling.\nKey Skills & Habits\nStrong commercial acumen and judgment.\nIndustry knowledge and ability to leverage competitive analysis to craft commercial solutions.\nUnderstanding of the MCEM Framework and sales process compliance.\nAbility to de-risk revenue in peak periods through on-time renewal rigor and early/right submission.\nActive interest in corporate governance and compliance.\nThis position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.\nMicrosoft 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. 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