Job Description
In a highly visible and strategic leadership role, the Applications & Infrastructure Managed Services Sales Lead for NA will act as a strategic leader and business builder with a goal of Managed Services sales growth and increased market share for our NA region.
Demonstrating an innovative and results-oriented approach, you will achieve and exceed performance growth targets and establish Avanade as a leader in Managed Services.
As a member of a highly-matrixed and global environment, you will work closely with NA Regional Leadership, Sales Leadership, and other Solution Area Stakeholders to implement a go-to-market strategy for originating, driving, and capturing Managed Services sales across our App & Infra solutions such as Cloud Managed Services etc.
Role Responsibilities :
Capture and communicate high quality sales, solution, and delivery assets to help Avanade lower the cost of future sales and deliveries
Candidate Profile :
You have passion , enthusiasm , and entrepreneurship in driving our Managed Services business.You have a demonstrated leadership track record in Managed Services sales and deal shaping acumen and developing and growing long term, high value client relationships.
You bring energy to our clients and the various people you interact with daily and youre adept at communications, especially with influencing and negotiation capabilities that help you establish and grow our Managed Services sale opportunities with key clients.
Internally, you enjoy advising leadership teams in the development, production, and promotion of our Managed Services sales and offerings to grow our Managed Services business.
In Addition, your Skills & Experience Include :
Experience with sales principles and practices, including business development, marketing, and complex channel management
Successful history of meeting assigned sales targets
Experience selling and delivering ERP and CRM software suites, preferably Microsoft Dynamics 365, as well as a working functional knowledge in this domain area
Experience in selling or delivering managed services in a shared service model
Ability to effectively team with peers in large, matrixed organizations, including experience with offshore teams and delivery
Experience delivering solutions for client organizations through complex solutions / projects with heavy client interaction
Strong Managed Services background and preferably also a consulting / project-based background, which includes assessing and managing the qualification, value creation, sales capture, and contracting of large scale, complex Managed Services projects
You possess a Batchelor's degree in a business or technology-related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
An advanced degree or MBA is preferred, particularly technical (IT, Engineering, or related)
You likely have about 10 years of relevant sales, technology, and business leadership experience, including sales, solution selling, creation, delivery, and business management, and more than 5 years of demonstrated people and / or business leadership experience, particularly within a consultancy company
Your Business Leadership Experience Encompasses :
Location : Flexible on location with client specific travel as needed
About Avanade
Avanade is the leading provider of innovative digital and cloud services, business solutions and design-led experiences delivered through the power of people and the Microsoft ecosystem.
Our professionals bring bold, fresh thinking combined with technology, business and industry expertise to help fuel transformation and growth for our clients and their customers.
Avanade has 30,000 digitally connected people across 24 countries, bringing clients the best thinking through a collaborative culture that honors diversity and reflects the communities in which we operate.
Majority owned by Accenture, Avanade was founded in 2000 by Accenture LLP and Microsoft Corporation.
