At Small Medium Enterprises and Channel (SME&C), we are leading a high-growth, AI-powered global sales team—one that is deeply connected to our partners and driven by customer success.
By uniting our Small Medium Business, Corporate, Strategy, and Partner teams, we are unlocking the largest customer opportunity, backed by the industry's most significant investments.
Leveraging the power of AI and our extensive partner ecosystem, we are redefining how businesses of all sizes adopt technology to drive growth and innovation.
SME&C is more than a sales organization—it's a culture of innovation, opportunity, and inclusivity.
Here, you'll be part of a diverse, high-performing, and customer-obsessed team where collaboration, connection, and continuous learning fuel everything we do.
If you thrive in a fast-paced, digital-first environment and are eager to make a meaningful impact, explore how SME&C can be the next step in your career.
Together, we are shaping the future of business.
As a Commercial Executive, you will serve as a trusted advisor to customers, leading the design and execution of commercial strategy and negotiations.
You will be responsible for selling the right commercial solution at the right time, ensuring every deal is compliant, profitable, and aligned with Microsoft's strategic goals.
This role is pivotal in driving customer success through commercial excellence and strategic engagement.Responsibilities
Partners with various sellers in order to achieve revenue targets with general guidance. Collaborates with business stakeholders (e.g., Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs [CELA], operations, finance) and across teams. Applies knowledge of critical resources (e.g., deal desk, sales support, partners) and leverages them to drive business outcomes. Provides advice to peers and manager on how to adjust commercial licensing approach to meet customer needs. Ensures others are aware of their roles in orchestration. Contributes to overall success by driving strong team collaboration, cross segment and cross group collaboration.
Educates peers and teams by sharing knowledge, supporting the onboarding of others in the same role, and proactively seeking help.
Demonstrates fundamental understanding of customer business needs and desired outcomes to achieve revenue goals using an ethical selling perspective. Utilizes knowledge of customer needs and desired outcomes to develop commercial proposals. Develops industry knowledge and understanding of competitive analysis to contribute to crafting commercial solutions. Participates in early engagement, planning and ideation process with limited supervision. Prepares account territory planning and actively seeks feedback on plan. Crafts close plan strategies. Understands the correct commercial channel and how to leverage it. Leverages Microsoft financing knowledge if applicable to advance commercial outcomes. Incorporates principles of ethical selling into tasks. Renews agreement and knows/adjusts language of renewal or negotiation.Understands and anticipates business opportunities which vary based on deal lifecycle and artificial intelligence (AI) (e.g., upsell/cross-sell, expanding footprint, transformational).
Uses knowledge of both customer and Microsoft commercial strategies to influence the likelihood of winning new opportunities that grow the Microsoft annuity footprint.
Proactively consults sales support to maximize pipeline conversion. Engages in account planning. Proactively identifies target opportunities and develops execution plan. Measures results against plans. Prioritizes execution appropriately. Leverages knowledge to secure upsells that aligns to proven value.Works with account teams to identify growth opportunities and solutions. Provides offers.
Demonstrates knowledge of monetization of products and solutions. Develops working knowledge of industry and industry trends. Develops customer-centric offers with minimal guidance. Engages and aligns with the account team around the deal(s) that they are casting. Partners with account team members to determine how opportunities in the account plan may be most effectively monetized. Identifies and recommends the best contract structure to enable capitalization on opportunities.
Works with customer/partner support/account teams during lifecycle management planning to ensure that value is delivered and that customer/partner priorities, strategies, and budget are clear so that they can structure deals that drive annuity and cloud growth.
Structures deals that drive value and contribute to Microsoft growth through attainment of revenue-based, share-based, and/or consumption-based quota. Demonstrates empathy with customers and partners. Grows share and adoption while simultaneously driving business value for customers. Balances customer and Microsoft needs when crafting value-based solutions. Seeks and uses knowledge about customer/partner priorities and industry challenges. Simplifies commercial strategies for customers and partners with general guidance.Engages with partners (e.g., licensing solution partner [LSP], cloud solution provider [CSP]) in effective ways to establish customer solutions for the benefit of all parties with general guidance.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Information Technology, Law, Marketing, Finance, Communication, Education (or equivalent) or related field AND 3+ years sales and negotiation experience or related work or internship experience OR 5+ years sales and negotiation experience OR equivalent experience.
Language:
Japanese (native), English (conversational)
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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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 requesting accommodations.
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