Microsoft Looking For Security Specialist- US at Seattle, WA Full Time

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Responsibilities

The focus of the National Security Specialist (Security SSSP) role is to drive and close Security Consulting opportunities, developing and winning market-making opportunities that enable transformational customer outcomes and accelerating cloud growth in Microsoft’s most strategic enterprise customers. Recruit and onboard OU SSSPs, and lead the Security SSSP community.

Key Responsibilities:
Sales Execution – Drives intentional customer conversations with CXO level customer stakeholders and develops transformational Consulting propositions with customers.

Scaling & Collaboration – Collaborates with Specialist Team Unit (STU) & Customer Success Unit (CSU) peers on attach motions which are critical to Security sales pursuits, contributing to XIS team’s input to account planning, including partner strategy, where appropriate.

Technical Expertise – Leverages appropriate Security Go To Market (GTM) assets & motions to drive transformational customer conversations, communicating Consulting value proposition, aligned to customers’ priorities.

Sales Excellence – Drives the sales cycle from lead qualification through to deal closure, effectively executing per Microsoft selling processes and methods to drive deal velocity and successfully close deals.

Coaching – Coaches OU SSSPs to excellence through community leadership, 1:1 sessions, and direct engagement on strategic opportunities.

Key Capabilities: Individuals in the Security SSSP role should be able to demonstrate the following capabilities:

Sales Execution – Ability to: Articulate value propositions, aligned to customer priorities; Skilled in leveraging sales methods such as Business Value Assessments & 3-Horizon modelling, as well as sales techniques for creating cases for customer change, differentiating value & intentionally leveraging required sales motions & IP

Scaling & Collaboration – Ability to: Lead virtual teams to deal success & build relationships with CXO-level stakeholders. Skilled in identifying value-creation opportunities & in influencing, collaboration & relationship building

Technical Expertise – Ability to: Drive Security-enabled digital transformational conversations, aligned to customer priorities. Skilled in leveraging Security consulting expertise & knowledge of the overall Microsoft end-to-end security perspective, Azure Security solutions & enablement of employee & customer experiences, Modern Work End-User Security & Remote & Hybrid Work solutions, Managed Detection & Response, Modernizing Security Operations Centers & Building Reference Architectures

Sales Excellence – Ability to: Drive the sales cycle from lead qualification through to deal closure; Skilled in: Sales Process (0-100% lifecycle), qualification, close planning, pipeline hygiene & negotiation

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 5+ years experience in business OR Master’s Degree in in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 3+ years experience in business OR equivalent experience.

5+ years of cyber security experience and technical sales experience

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.

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