Account Executive, Local Government, Public Sector

A career at Microsoft will give you the opportunity to join a talented and passionate team in pursuit of helping Local Authorities drive meaningful, positive change, with greater outcomes for Citizens, Communities and Businesses in the region they serve. You’ll be given the reach, freedom and inspiration to make a difference and have a lasting impact on the UK. You’ll have access to talented people, technology and tools that enable you to utilise your skills, drive and, most importantly, your imagination.

In the Local & Regional Government Team, we care deeply about supporting Local Authorities to get the most out of the solutions they invest in. It is our responsibility to help Public Sector organisations in the UK to make better decisions that result in better care for the most vulnerable members of society. To do that, we need to help our customers become more productive, to get more from their data, and to digitise as many processes as possible to free up time for their people to offer fantastic services, care and compassion to those citizens who need it the most.

To help our customers achieve this, Microsoft have a broad family of resources who bring diverse perspectives to our customers. Building alliances with varying stakeholders at our customer to support their Digital journey. The Account Executive plays a crucial role in building long lasting relationships with Chief Executives, Chief Digital and Data Officers, Chief Information Officers and other key business decision makers.

We are currently looking for an Account Executive to support and lead our most valued customers across London on their individual and collective digital journeys. Embracing a challenger mindset, the successful candidate will orchestrate and lead their virtual teams and close opportunities with customers that will produce transformative business outcomes. The ambitions and challanges for Local Government are significant and the opportunity to transform and make an impact here has never been greater.

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Have a passion for working in technology-led business transformation that delivers both short and long term impact
• Articulate complex problems and solutions with clarity & challenge the status quo productively when needed to create new opportunities for growth for the client
• Assemble a multifunctional team and create a culture of inclusivity and ambition to deliver against the right business opportunities
• A can-do and tenacious attitude alongside a willingness to get stuck to deliver client outcomes & unmatched discipline in project management
• Experience building and maintaining relationships with diverse stakeholders at different levels of the organization with the right level of provocation to be seen as a partner
• Self-motivated, results-driven, accountable, curious with the ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment