About this role

Overview Start Date: February 2027 - August 2027Type of Employment: 60% Paid Internship Duration: 6 months Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University interns and Student Workers from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead. As a Solution Area Specialist Intern, you will uncover and qualify new leads while driving consumption with both new and existing customers. You will identify customer and market needs, orchestrating deals with multiple stakeholders and positioning Microsoft solutions effectively in the competitive landscape. As a Solution Area Specialist Intern, you will develop and manage pipelines for territory and forecast resource needs and meet with customers on site to deepen relationships and solution development. At Microsoft, Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You’ll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology. Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. Responsibilities <ul style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Positions Microsoft solutions in competitive landscape through research and collaboration utilizing industry expertise to differentiate Microsoft solutions.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Reaches out to peers and senior team members within the subsidiary to gain technical knowledge in a solution area.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Learns how Microsoft's 3-cloud-platform can enable digital transformation areas. Supports team members on digital transformation opportunities in an assigned area by applying established processes and activities.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Identifies market and customer needs and collaborates with internal teams to devise solutions to meet those needs. </li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Develops and manages pipeline for territory and forecasts resource needs. </li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Meets with customers on site to deepen relationships and solution development.</li></ul> Qualifications Required Qualifications• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's , Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and must be in the final year of study• Must be available to do an internship in February 2027 until August 2027• Must be legally authorized to work in Switzerland? (Legally authorized = Has citizenship or has been granted a valid visa or work permit)• Fluency in English and German Preferred Qualifications• 1+ year(s) technical pre-sales or technical consulting, or technology delivery, or related experience OR equivalent experience.• Passion for technology and customer obsessed. • Excellent verbal and written communication, analytical and presentation skills.  • Strong Desire and business acumen for consultative solution selling.• Exceptional negotiation, customer service, and interpersonal skills This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. <hr> 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">requesting accommodations.</a>