# Business Development Manager - Microsoft

When it comes to putting people first, we're number 1. The number 1 Top Employer in South Africa. Certified by the Top Employer Institute 2026. Role Purpose/Business Unit: To drive sustainable revenue and gross-profit growth for the Microsoft portfolio within Vodacom Business by developing new enterprise opportunities, expanding Microsoft wallet share across existing Vodacom customers, and executing the Microsoft go-to-market strategy across priority segments. The role connects customer business priorities with: Microsoft solutions across Azure, Microsoft 365, Security, Copilot and Business Applications. Vodacom capabilities across connectivity, cloud, cybersecurity, professional services and managed services. Microsoft co-sell, partner programmes, funding and technical resources. The Business Development Manager will: Build and convert a qualified Microsoft pipeline and protect the current base. Lead new-logo acquisition, whitespace development and competitor take-out opportunities. Support complex commercial structuring and outcome-based solution positioning. Enable account teams and channels to identify and progress Microsoft opportunities. Drive licensing, cloud-consumption, se

- **Id**: 4275681
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/vodafone-group-business-development-manager-microsoft>
- **Role**: Management
- **Role family**: Management
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Johannesburg, South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-13T13:23:36Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T18:55:29Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 7015
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Mobile Networks, Broadband, Information Security, IoT Connectivity

## Company

- **Id**: 51587
- **Name**: Vodafone Group
- **Domain**: vodafone.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/vodafone-group>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Eightfold

### Truth index

- **Grade**: C
- **Score**: 59
- **Open postings**: 450
- **Ghost share**: 0.411
- **Stale share**: 0.336
- **Repost share**: 0.509
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 47
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Technologies

- **Azure** — Optional: no
- **Copilot** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: Advanced (C1); Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T18:55:29Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 47
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-13T21:39:43Z

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