Senior Solution Area Sales Specialists AI Workforce- Education

As a Solution Area Specialist within Public Sector France , you will play a strategic role in accelerating Microsoft’s growth and supporting public sector organizations in their transformation through AI, Cloud, Data and Security , with a specific focus on the Education sector and its rapidly evolving transformation priorities .You will engage with senior business and technology decision-makers, connect Microsoft’s technology capabilities with customers’ most critical priorities, and identify and accelerate high-value opportunities. In Education, you will help institutions explore how AI and cloud technologies can transform learning, teaching, research and operations, while addressing their priorities around security, trust and responsible adoption. As a senior individual contributor, you will demonstrate strong business leadership through influence, bringing together Account Teams, Customer Success, technical specialists, Industry Solutions and partners to develop differentiated solutions and deliver measurable customer outcomes.You will act as a trusted advisor , combining deep solution expertise, strong industry understanding and commercial excellence to position Microsoft as a long-term transformation partner across Public Sector, including the strategic transformation of Education in the AI era .

Customer Engagement Leads the sales strategy tailored to each customer's security priorities, showcasing Microsoft's dedication to secure, AI-powered transformation and addressing their specific needs within the customer success plan, fostering long-term partnerships through AI-driven insights. Leads partner teams and resources, and fosters lasting relationships that activate co-selling strategies and drive partner attach to each opportunity through every stage in the sales lifecycle. Leads partner organization connections (i.e. GPS) that lead to enduring relationships, shared gains, partner health and alignment with execution plans to accelerate customer value realization at scale.Assesses and qualifies sales opportunities following sales frameworks and guidelines, ensuring alignment with AI-enhanced sales methodologies and best practices. Leads strategy development for driving and closing complex, high-value opportunities. Partners across organizations (e.g., Account Team Unit [ATU], CSU, ISD, GPS) to drive deal orchestration and ensure seamless handoffs throughout the deal lifecycle. Advances best practices to gain customer trust, secure deals, and strategically mitigate risks to enhance sales activities across the market. Sales & Pipeline Management Strategically analyzes business and emerging opportunities to enhance the customer portfolio and drive customer innovation. Integrates technology (e.g., AI sales agents, automation, Power Platforms) to accelerate growth across assigned domain. Employs comprehensive analysis of propensity, renewal, consumption, and usage data to refine and execute sales strategy. Manages optimization of partners assigned to each account and/or opportunity to ensure seamless handoffs with other teams (e.g., Global Partner Solutions [GPS], Customer Success Unit [CSU], Industry Solutions Delivery [ISD], Partner) throughout the deal lifecycle.Leads sales pipeline reviews with internal senior stakeholders to drive forecasting accuracy and meeting sales targets, ensuring the use of AI-powered analytics and forecasting tools to enhance precision. Coaches others on and maintains sales and/or consumption pipeline hygiene to enable tracking to achieve assigned sales metrics using all available tools, resources, and processes Coaches others on and leads to achieve usage and/or consumption pipeline hygiene targets to actively monitor adoption trends, identify opportunities for intervention, enabling customers to realize the value of solutions purchased, drive expansion, and ensure healthier, more predictable renewals. Sales Strategy Leads discussions with senior stakeholders