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Are you passionate about helping Education organizations unlock the full potential of their cybersecurity, cloud, and artificial intelligence capabilities? As a Strategic Account Executive, you’ll lead strategic engagements with K–12 customers to identify their needs and align them with Microsoft’s integrated security, compliance, identity, and AI solutions. You’ll guide customers through their digital transformation journey—demonstrating how Microsoft’s security and cloud platform, infused with AI and automation, can protect their digital estate, streamline operations, and empower their workforce. Your role will be central to helping customers achieve their potential through Microsoft technologies.

You’ll be part of a high-performing team focused on Microsoft’s Strategic K-12 Education customers, aligning with their priorities, and driving the day-to-day execution of ours. You’ll collaborate across internal teams and partners to deliver impactful experiences, generate pipeline, and close deals that deliver measurable outcomes. With a deep understanding of the Education sector’s unique challenges, you’ll help customers safeguard their digital ecosystems while unlocking new ways of working through AI. This role blends strategic engagement, industry and technical expertise, and collaborative execution—empowering you to help customers advance their security posture and realize the full value of their Microsoft investments.

Why Microsoft?

+ Lead with Purpose: Partner with mission-driven organisations to scale their impact through transformative AI solutions.

+ Thrive in a Culture of Empowerment: Join a workplace that values diversity, inclusion, and your holistic growth, ensuring you can balance ambition with well-being.

+ Make a Tangible Impact: Drive innovation that addresses real-world challenges, creating better outcomes for our local communities.

+ Innovate with World-Class Tools: Leverage Microsoft’s advanced AI capabilities, digital tools, and partner ecosystem to deliver scalable, impactful solutions.

Responsibilities

Empower Purpose-Driven Transformation

+ Collaborate with Mission-Driven Decision Makers: Work with K-12 leaders to design AI-driven digital transformation strategies that align with their missions and long-term goals.

+ Build Trusted Partnerships: Build trusted, lasting, high level relationships by deeply understanding customer needs, challenges, and opportunities.

+ Bridge Technology and Purpose: Align organisational objectives with Microsoft’s AI and cloud capabilities to tackle complex challenges and drive meaningful outcomes that amplify teaching and learning, societal and environmental impact.

Accelerate Results

+ Strategic Execution for Growth: Develop and execute strategic account plans that deliver measurable growth, enhance satisfaction, and achieve impactful results.

+ Deliver Collaborative Solutions: Partner with Microsoft teams and partner ecosystem to create scalable, tailored solutions for the unique needs of K-12 organisations.

+ Scale Through Skilling: Drive adoption of AI and cloud solutions by integrating AI skilling initiatives to empower K-12 organisations to achieve sustainable growth and long-term innovation.

Inspire Innovation

+ Ignite Vision in the Boardroom: Lead tailored board and leadership discussions that showcase Microsoft’s AI and cloud capabilities, inspiring leaders to think boldly and embrace transformative strategies.

+ Champion Data-Driven Transformation: Develop compelling business cases and strategic roadmaps that align with customer KPIs, ensuring data-driven decision-making and impactful change.

+ Foster Bold Thinking: Encourage visionary leadership by highlighting innovative solutions, global practices, and success stories that amplify impact at scale across a network of K-12 organisation leaders.

Drive Sales Excellence

+ Unlock Strategic Growth Opportunities: Design and execute detailed account plans using data-driven insights, proven methodologies, and proactive growth strategies.

+ Build Transformative Ecosystem Partnerships: Strengthen high-value relationships across Microsoft’s extensive partner network to secure impactful deals and develop innovative commercial models.

+ Master Operational Precision: Lead with discipline and focus through expert pipeline management, accurate forecasting, and strategic alignment to achieve and exceed measurable outcomes.

Be a Thought Leader: Stay ahead of industry trends, leverage deep expertise to influence strategic decisions, and position yourself as a trusted advisor by delivering innovative solutions that align with the goals of K-12 organizations

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

+ Master's Degree in Business Administration AND 2+ years experience working in Sales, Account Management, or a related OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Technology, or related field AND 3+ years experience working in Sales, Account Management, or a related field

+ Experience driving results in complex, multi-stakeholder sales environments.

+ Experience in leading cross functional virtual and diverse teams and navigating complex partner ecosystems.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Sales or account management experience, ideally working with K-12 or Public Sector organisations.

+ Demonstrated passion for social impact through though previous roles, leadership, or purpose-driven initiatives.

Account Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $107,600 - $187,500 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $145,600 - $205,600 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until Novermber 5, 2025.

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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .