Senior Account Manager - Telecommunications

Overview

Step into a dynamic position where your innovative ideas fuel impactful change daily. As a Senior Account Manager within the Enterprise Commercial Aviation, Retail & Telecommunications Industry team, you will be pivotal in managing relationships with leading telecommunication companies across Saudi Arabia. Your role will involve navigating complex sector challenges by leveraging Microsoft's solutions to help clients accelerate their business growth.

You will act as the primary business leader responsible for your telecommunication accounts, fostering executive-level partnerships while developing and executing comprehensive account strategies focused on cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation initiatives. Collaborating across sales, technical, partner, and customer success teams, you will ensure alignment between customer needs and Microsoft’s technology portfolio to drive sustainable growth and meaningful business results.

Your capacity to inspire innovation among customers will propel digital transformation within critical sectors and establish new benchmarks for trusted, high-impact partnerships regionally. Join our team dedicated to advancing the telecommunications industry's future and empowering organizations to accomplish more.

Microsoft’s mission to empower individuals and organizations globally shapes our genuine partnerships and solution delivery. Cultivating a growth mindset and responsible innovation, our success measures focus on collective progress and value creation for people, teams, and clients. Be a part of meaningful work that transforms the world and influences the next chapter for all.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and deepen executive relationships with top telecommunications customers, aligning Microsoft’s offerings with their strategic business objectives.
• Develop a thorough comprehension of customers' strategic outlooks, industry trends, and market forces to support their digital transformation ambitions.
• Lead coordination among internal Microsoft teams and external partners to craft and provide innovative, strategic solutions that deliver significant customer value.
• Manage and implement detailed account plans to ensure impactful engagement outcomes, achievement of sales targets, and uncovering of new business opportunities.
• Act as a trusted advisor to key stakeholders by translating Microsoft technologies into measurable business advantages, guiding customers through transformative change within the telecommunications sector.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Business Administration plus at least 4 years of experience in industries such as financial services, retail, manufacturing, healthcare, energy, government, or education, focusing on digital transformation or relevant fields like consulting and technology; OR
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Technology, or related discipline plus a minimum of 6 years of similar industry experience related to digital transformation or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Business Administration along with 6+ years’ experience in relevant industries leading digital initiatives, or
• Bachelor’s Degree with 5+ years’ experience in relevant industries driving digital transformation or comparable experience.
• More than 5 years of account management experience or equivalent are favored.

Additional Information

This role will remain open for at least 5 days, with continuous application acceptance until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive hiring practices. All applicants receive fair consideration without discrimination based on age, ancestry, citizenship, color, gender identity, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, disability, political affiliation, veteran status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any protected status under local laws. Assistance for religious accommodations or disability-related adjustments during the recruitment process is available upon request.