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Cloud & AI (Azure) Specialist - Education at Microsoft

Required Skills

azureai/mlcloud infrastructuresecuritysolution sellingmarket intelligencepredictive analyticspublic sector

About the Role

Cloud & AI (Azure) Specialist role focused on driving digital transformation in education through Microsoft Azure solutions. Responsibilities include identifying business opportunities, leading customer discussions, and developing AI/cloud solutions. Requires extensive experience in solution selling and collaboration with sales, technical, and partner teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • Utilize AI-powered market intelligence tools to identify business opportunities and market gaps
  • Lead discussions with customer stakeholders and decision-makers to identify and qualify opportunities
  • Collaborate across organizations to develop AI- and cloud-driven transformation solutions
  • Engage in internal pipeline reviews and use AI analytics to improve forecast accuracy
  • Promote security-aligned sales strategies demonstrating Microsoft's value for AI-enabled transformation

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must Have:

  • 15+ years experience in solution selling for infrastructure, HCI, DC migration, VDI, security
  • Experience engaging customers on digital transformation in AI, data, security areas
  • Ability to collaborate with team members to discover and track new opportunities
  • Experience implementing strategies to accelerate deal closing and manage pipeline

Nice to Have:

  • Experience with Public Sector customers
  • Knowledge of Azure OpenAI and generative AI including competitive solutions
  • Understanding of Microsoft Azure Cloud platform with emphasis on Infra services, hybrid cloud, security
  • Experience leading large Public Sector cloud engagements involving data migration and application modernization

Benefits & Perks

  • Industry leading healthcare