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We are seeking a Director, Business Development to join the team driving AI partnerships and strategic initiatives, focused on commercial growth of Azure AI across AI Natives and Digital Natives Companies.\nIn this role, you will:\nDefine and author commercial and ecosystem strategies in close collaboration with product and marketing teams including creative partnership constructs, business models, and GTM strategies\n\nExpand the reach and relevance of the Microsoft AI platform, through meaningful engagements with leading partners and customers\n\nBe knowledgeable on the AI space: follow the latest emerging AI news, develop technical / platform depth and have a systematic approach to identifying and executing against market trends\n\nDemonstrate and live our values and principles of teamwork, curiosity, self-awareness, integrity, diversity and allyship\n\nThis work helps to develop partner strategies that enable commercial acceleration of our AI Platform.\nResponsibilities\nPartner & Customer Focus\nLeverages internal and external network to develop new strategic relationships. Develops relationships as a trusted advisor with key stakeholders. Works cross-functionally on internal strategy and works with v-teams to deliver alignment on objectives and outcomes.\n\nArticulates the value of Microsoft solutions, leveraging knowledge of customer and partner business priorities and/or drivers to influence decision making. Looks across opportunities to identify and address broad issues and trends.\n\nMarket Signal\nDevelops processes and channels for information gathering and reporting, including synthesizing key insights and trends gathered from engagements for executive consumption.\n\nPartnership Strategy\nEncourages customers and partners to apply and amend a value proposition in order to create a partnership. Influences internal stakeholders and partners and promotes the value of opportunities.\n\nPositions the Microsoft value proposition versus competitors and works with stakeholders to influence the build/buy/partner decision to meet customer needs, leveraging knowledge of Microsoft and customer issues in conjunction with product/industry teams to establish a foundation for future opportunities in competitive situations through collaboration. Provides insight on industry and/or competitive trends and drives action based on insights.\n\nIdentifies and collaborates with a diverse set of stakeholders to develop plans to source deals that will accrue commercial value to the AI Platform. Identifies opportunities and strategy and maps target customers/partners. Provides input into recommendations on partners.\n\nFormulates partnership strategy for products and businesses with input from relevant stakeholders. Active management of deal pipeline by identifying, promoting, prioritizing, guiding, and influencing processes that develop and deliver on pipeline opportunities and optimize resources..\n\nNegotiation\nRepresents Microsoft in key customer and partner interactions and recommends deal structures. Collaborates proactively to close opportunities and scale the business. Identifies opportunities for customized approaches. Resolves deal issues as an escalation point for less experienced colleagues. Provides coaching and support to less experienced colleagues as a go-to resource for negotiation.\n\nDeal Management/Governance\nDevelops plans for managing deals, including communications, and reporting with Microsoft stakeholders. Resolves blocking issues using known techniques.\n\nCollaborates with customers, partners, and Microsoft colleagues to develop post-deal governance and ensure design, communication, and alignment in creation and implementation of execution plans across a portfolio of deals within a particular domain.\n\nEnsures customers and partners are prepared for implementation.\n\nOther\nEmbody our culture and values\n\nQualifications\nRequired Qualification\nBachelor's Degree in Business, Liberal Arts, Sciences, or related field AND 10+ years relevant work experience (e.g., investment banking, consulting, finance, marketing, corporate strategy, sales, venture capital, legal, business development, product management, project management, software development, or related field)\nOR equivalent experience.\n\nAdditional or preferred qualifications\nBachelor's Degree in Business, Liberal Arts, Sciences, or related field AND 12+ years relevant work experience (e.g., investment banking, consulting, finance, marketing, corporate strategy, sales, venture capital, legal, business development, product management, project management, software development, or related field)\n\nOR Master's/Advanced Degree in Business, Sciences, or related field AND 12+ years relevant work experience (e.g., investment banking, consulting, finance, marketing, corporate strategy, sales, venture capital, legal, business development, product management, project management, software development, or related field)\n\nOR equivalent experience.\n\n8+ years experience in the technology industry or in a related industry OR in a technical role (e.g., IT, Engineering, cloud platforms, digital transformation, capabilities, solutions).\n\nBusiness Development IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $130,900 - $251,900 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 $165,600 - $272,300 per year.\nCertain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:\nhttps://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay\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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