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Imagine being at the forefront of guiding customers through their Frontier AI transformation journey, helping them achieve their business priorities. Join us to recommend tailored solutions and demonstrate cutting-edge technologies that win technical decisions. Be a part of a dynamic team that empowers businesses to thrive in the age of Agentic AI.\nAs a Solution Engineer Manager, you will lead a team of Azure Solution Engineers who act as trusted advisors and subject matter experts in Azure. You will work closely with customers to guide them through their FrontierAI transformation journey, helping them realize their business priorities through Agentic AI and cloud platform. Your team will support customers in evaluating their applications and business requirements, recommending tailored solutions, and demonstrating cutting-edge technologies to win technical decisions.\nThis opportunity will allow you to accelerate your career growth, develop deep business acumen, hone your selling skills, and become adept at deal structuring. You will be a key leader in helping customers embrace and succeed through Frontier AItransformationin the age of Agentic AI. You will have proven experience developing a high-performance team through continuous coaching and inspiration andexcel at building strong relationships and leadership connections to understand customer needs and partner ecosystems. You will leverage partner solutions to solve customer needs and drive long-term sustainable growth for Microsoft.\nMicrosoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.\nResponsibilities\nRole Excellence & Team Leadership: Lead a team of Solution Engineers. Set clear role expectations and shared goals that strengthen both sales and technical discipline.Use a consistent model, coach and care approach to help the team deliver Azure consumption growth and customer outcomes.\nAI & Productivity Leadership: Model the use of Microsoft Copilot and AI tools to speed up the sales cycle. Help the team use AI to work more efficiently and effectively.\nMilestone & Forecast Discipline: Make sure the team keeps accurate, timely records in the customer relationship management (CRM) system for all technical engagements.Oversee technical assessments and workshops, including live technical demonstrations, architecture and whiteboarding sessions, rapid prototyping, and hands-on proofs of concept or pilots.Keep milestones, risks and blockers clearly visible so issues are raised early and deals move faster.\nSolution Mastery: Build a culture of continuous learning. Keep a strong foundation across Microsoft Cloud and AI solutions.Coach Solution Engineers to deep technical expertise in their areas of specialization.S\ntakeholder Management: Build trusted partnerships with internal leaders and customer executives to remove barriers and make sure Solution Engineer-led engagements run smoothly.\nPeople Development: Hold regular one-on-ones focused on career growth, development goals and skill gaps.Give timely, actionable feedback and recognition through structured performance and development processes.Build an inclusive team where people feel safe to share ideas, take smart risks and learn from setbacks.\nContinuous Learning: Invest in your own professional development and protect time for team learning.Encourage the team to earn certifications. Recognize achievements and share customer success stories across the organization.\nQualifications\nRequired/minimum qualifications\nMaster's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business or related field AND 4+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 6+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR 7+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR equivalent experience.\nAdditional or preferred qualifications\n8+ years technical pre-sales, technical consulting, or technology delivery, or related experience OR equivalent experience.\n6+ years experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management.\n3+ years people management experience (including leading virtual teams).\nSolution Engineering M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $128,000 - CAD $222,400 per year.\nFind additional pay information here:\nhttps://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html\nSolution Engineering M5 - L'échelle salariale de base typique pour ce rôle dans l'ensemble du Canada est de 128,000 $ CAD à 222,400 $ CAD par année. \nPour plus d'information au sujet de la rémunération, veuillez cliquer ici:\nhttps://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html\nCe poste sera ouvert pendant au moins cinq jours et les candidatures seront acceptées de façon continue jusqu’à ce que le poste soit pourvu.\nThis position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.\nMicrosoft est un employeur offrant l’égalité d’accès à l’emploi. Tous les candidats qualifiés seront pris en considération pour l’emploi, sans égard à l’âge, à l’ascendance, à la citoyenneté, à la couleur, aux congés médicaux ou familiaux, à l’identité ou à l’expression de genre, aux renseignements génétiques, à l’état d’immigration, à l’état matrimonial, à l’état de santé, à l’origine nationale, à un éventuel handicap physique ou mental, à l’affiliation politique, au statut de vétéran protégé ou au statut militaire, à la race, à l’ethnie, à la religion, au sexe (y compris la grossesse), à l’orientation sexuelle ou à toute autre caractéristique protégée par les lois, ordonnances et règlements locaux applicables. Si vous avez besoin d’aide avec des accommodements religieux et/ou d’un accommodement raisonnable en raison d’un handicap pendant le processus de candidature, apprenez-en plus sur la demande d’accommodement.\nMicrosoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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