Director, Industry Advisor (Automotive & Manufacturing)

AI-led transformation is impacting every industry around the world. From automotive and manufacturing to financial services and retail . Customers across all Industries are asking Microsoft to help them reinvent their business, innovate, and digitally transform to today's new realities , leveraging AI .

Microsoft's Worldwide Manufacturing & Mobility Industry Team , part of the Industry and Partner Organization, is accountable for leveraging deep industry and technical expertise to enable sales teams and partners to deliver relevant, customized industry solutions and services, built on a secure, integrated cloud platform, to empower our customers to digitally transform their businesses by leveraging AI . It's no longer about one simple software solution it's about creating a connected, secure, efficient, and scalable digital ecosystem. Further, they will guide our engineering teams to address key needs as part of the product roadmaps.

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If you have a passion for customer success and want to be part of the greatest digital revolution, we want to hear from you.

Th e Industry Advisor (IA) role, operating at a strategic level with Microsoft's top automotive customers, requires deep engagement and understanding of the Automotive & Manufacturing industr ies and its challenges. The ideal candidate is a subject matter expert in the Automotive industry. The Industry Advisor will act as the industry leader in a customer centric account team and will strive to build relationships and become a trusted advisor to key business decision-makers, helping them digitally transform their business .

The role of IA focuses on generating and owning industry relevant solution s and platform opportunities, working and selling closely with Microsoft and its partners. Th is industry sales role delivers growth of Microsoft C loud S ervices by building new relationships, uncovering opportunities , shape solutions that deliver measurable impact using Microsoft's cloud, AI, and data technologies.

The role will partner closely with the world-wide industry sales teams and specialist sellers to share best practices and customer references / case studies to bring Microsoft's industry digital transformation stories to life.