Digital Account Executive - Public Sector (Dutch Speaking)

Overview

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.

The Digital Account Executive (Public Sector Netherlands Market) facilitates Microsoft to better serve our Medium Enterprise managed clients realize their potential and help them on their Digital Transformation journey. The Account Executive adds value by developing and maintaining strong customer relationships that include building relationships with executives at the Chief-level (CxO) as well as other Business and Technical Decision Makers within the customers' organizations. The Digital Account Executive has to effectively leverage all the digital tools and processes available and orchestrate the other members of the team to address customer needs and requirements. Additionally, the Digital Account Executive engages with Partners to be able to find the best solution that will address the customer needs.

Efficiently orchestrate resources between different sales and specialized roles. Excel in key business processes such as territory management, pipeline management and overall business disciplines. Accountable for forecasting expected sales revenue.

Also the voice of the customer for Microsoft and share industry and competitive knowledge. This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your career growth, honing your sales and collaboration skills, and deepen cloud expertise.

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

• You identify partners to drive new business and pipeline creation.
• You make recommendations or influence sales plays.
• You conduct analyses into what customers are using versus needs.
• You identify resources and partner solutions to help customers derive value from existing Microsoft investments.
• You mentor others in orchestration and serve as escalation point to resolve collaboration needs.
• You leverage relationships and resources across solution areas to drive account outcomes.
• You assist customers in building roadmap to achieve desired outcomes.
• You understand and accelerate customer cloud strategy.
• You consolidate and share best practices with others and use knowledge to engage with customers and with internal teams.

Qualifications

Required:

• Technology sales and negotiation experience with year-over-year growth OR Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Information Technology, Marketing (or equivalent) or related field AND sales and negotiation experience or related work or internship experience with year-over-year growth.
• Fluency with the English and the Dutch language skills.

Preferred:

• Strategic thinking & execution. Ability to develop sales and business strategy options, while also being able to successfully execute plans and build strong relationships.

• Excellent Communicator. Strong negotiation, organizational, presentation, financial acumen, written, and verbal communication skills.

• High Performer. Highly driven person who consistently exceeds goals and expectations and has the ability, characteristics, and determination to compete effectively against skilled and diverse competition.

• Collaborative. Work cohesively with members of the Microsoft sales & services team, Microsoft partners, engineering and marketing to solve customer and partner issues, leverage best practices, & deliver results.

• Growth Mindset. Ability to overcome and work around problems that are inevitable in rapidly growing businesses - positive approach to problem solving, learning, and development.

• Purposeful Planner & Executor - Delivers business impact with intentional planning, driving clarity to the team with consistent coaching rhythms, removing blockers and ensuring quarterly business budget goals are met.

• Disciplined Operator - Maintains excellence in pipeline management, forecasting and driving integrated territory and budget achievement planning.

• Complex sales training, (extensive presentation skills, effective marketing tactics, negotiation, financial analysis,

• Knowledge and sales experience of cloud offerings and solutions is preferred

• Knowledge and sales experience of line of Business applications, business process consulting or automation, CRM, Employee Performance Management (systems and processes).

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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 requesting accommodations.