Microsoft Looking For Microsoft Technical Trainer Leader, Americas at United States Full Time

Do you want to lead an exciting, fast paced, and innovative team? If you’re excited about technology and helping Customers, Partners and external communities learn, if you like to see that ‘lightbulb’ moment in others, come join us and put your skills to great use!

Skilling has never been more important than it is right now – technology is changing every second of the day and companies need (and are searching for) skilled employees to enable them to innovate and succeed. Worldwide Learning is looking for a leader to drive a team of trainers to skill 100’s of thousands of learners across Americas.

In this lead role, you will build, motivate, and guide your managers and their teams of trainers to deliver technical training content to current Microsoft customers and customers who are just starting to evaluate Microsoft Cloud technologies. Your team will teach the full range of our Microsoft cloud content and curriculum, and they will benefit from your previous real-world, hands-on experience in the cloud computing space.

You are passionate about developing your people, leading a high performing team, and ultimately helping us as we shape the future of skilling. Your previous experience in attracting, developing, and retaining talent from diverse backgrounds – ideally in a services, consulting, or training field – will enable your team to deliver high quality skilling and help our customers succeed.

If you’re already passionate about technology and motivating others, if you relish the opportunity to help revolutionize what it means to skill and be skilled, then all that’s left is for you to apply and help us empower every organization and individual to achieve more.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, and we’re dedicated to this mission across every aspect of our company. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Join us and help shape the future of the world.

Responsibilities

You will attract, develop, and coach a great team of Americas managers and trainers across several time zones.

You will manage the execution of the regional training team strategy in alignment with customer signals and close partnership with account aligned stakeholders.

You should enjoy continually skilling yourself on the most innovative technologies relating to cloud computing.

Your teams will be known as the benchmark for quality, innovative learning experiences which help customers develop digital skills for the future and adopt the Microsoft Cloud.

Through all the above, you will be a Microsoft cloud evangelist with customers, partners and external communities.

Qualifications

Qualifications:
10+ years of people management experience, building great teams and depth experience that will help you shape our program.

Bachelor’s Degree AND 8+ years training, education, information technology (IT), cloud systems, datacenter environments, server environments, computer technologies experience, or equivalent experience

You will have had experience with building a large-scale training program and the logistics involved with developing, supporting, and running these scale events.

You will have cross group collaboration experience which ultimately has led to the creation of new programs with measurable success metrics.

You will have experience in managing and leading teams. Ideally you will also have experience in training, support, or consulting management.

Ideally you will hold a current Microsoft Certified Trainer qualification.

You will have conducted classroom training/evangelism related to technology.

You will have an in-depth, broad understanding of cloud computing concepts and solutions.

You will be a motivating communicator, able to foster energy and enthusiasm for skilling across your team and therefore to our customers.

You should enjoy meeting people from all backgrounds and can travel to engage them (0-25%).

Preferred Qualifications:
If you have hands-on experience with Microsoft Cloud solutions, then that’s a bonus.

The salary for this role in the state of Colorado is between $157,300 and $236,300

At Microsoft, certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual bonus and stock. These awards are allocated based on individual performance. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee’s role.

Benefits/perks listed here may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.US-based employees gain access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, and fitness benefits, among others.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.