About this role
<b>Overview</b><br><p>The Senior Commercial Executive is a trusted advisor who leads the design and execution of the customer’s commercial strategy and negotiation, selling the right commercial solution at the right time and ensuring every deal is compliant and profitable for Microsoft. </p><br><br><b>Responsibilities</b><br><p><strong>Deal Making</strong></p><p>Lead internal and external sales and management teams through support sales commercial construct optimizing for the right level of investment and customization. Optimize deal customization leveraging price and non-price concessions. Identify business opportunities which vary based on deal lifecycle and artificial intelligence (AI). Take relevant steps to make sure deal execution is successful. Address necessary customer non-standard terms and conditions requirements in alignment with Microsoft policy.</p><p><strong>Negotiation </strong></p><p>Define, negotiate complex commercial Support Services terms and lead the strategy for the negotiation approach by engaging with stakeholders.</p><p><strong>Collaboration</strong></p><p>Develop trusted relationships with key customer stakeholders, partners, Account Team in order to help our customers deliver their business goals and achieve Microsoft Support Services revenue targets. Collaborate with your peers in other areas to achieve business continuity, balance workload if required and share learnings.</p><br><br><b>Qualifications</b><br><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li>Significant senior experience in sales and negotiation </li><li>OR Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Information Technology, Law, Marketing (or equivalent) or related field AND 3+ years sales and negotiation experience or related work or internship experience</li><li>OR equivalent experience.</li></ul><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li>Seasoned sales and negotiation professional, unafraid of conflict.</li><li>Positive attitude and a passion for working with customers and partners.</li><li>Comfortable speaking at all organizational levels, from the CxO to the procurement / purchasing teams.</li><li>Able to make the best choices for the customer based on their commercial strategic needs.</li><li>Strategic, long-term thinker able to analyze data to identify trends, risks and opportunities.</li><li>Team player and collaborative - high performing individualists will not be successful.</li><li>In-depth and strategic understanding of Microsoft Support, licensing programs and contracting will be essential but not required at hiring.</li></ul><p> </p> <br><br><p>Commercial Sales IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across France is € 98,100.00 - € 143,700.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. </p><p></p> <p>Find additional benefits and pay information here:<br><a href="https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/corporate-pay/france-corporate-pay.html">https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/corporate-pay/france-corporate-pay.html</a></p><br><p>This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.</p><br><hr><br><p>Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about <a href="https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html"><b><u>requesting accommodations.</u></b></a></p>