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Posted date: Jul 24, 2025
There have been 4 jobs posted with the title of Sales Excellence Manager all time at Microsoft.Category: Sales Enablement
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $164,500
Range: $106,400 - $222,600
Employment type: Full-Time
Travel amount: 25.0%
Work location type: Up to 50% work from home
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
With a vision to "Build and sell Microsoft AI, Cloud applications, services, and devices with partners, empowering people and organizations to achieve more," Windows & Device Sales (WDS) s responsible for driving revenue outcomes with partners through innovative solutions–at scale. As part of WDS, Device Partner Sales (DPS) plays a critical role in achieving this mission. We build, market and sell breakthrough AI-powered devices and cloud experiences with partners, including Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), device distribution and reseller channels, Original Design Manufacturers (ODM), and Silicon providers. We work closely across the device partner ecosystem and internal teams to transform the world of computing.Opportunities in DPS are expansive. We span the entire product lifecycle from incubation, prototyping, and portfolio planning to the device design, and selling them through the Retail, Distribution and Reseller channel, sell-through to their consumer and commercial customers. As a member of our team, you will be part of a growing multi-billion-dollar business, charting new areas of innovation, and contributing to our partnership engagements worldwide. You will play a pivotal role in driving the sales and growth of Windows devices and AI services in partnership with the strength of our device partners ecosystem.
As a Sales Excellence Manager, you serve as a trusted advisor to your manager, leading business, partner, people and fiscal planning through a predictable rhythm of business (RoB). You translate DPS strategies into actionable sales and go to market execution plans that will enable the team to achieve their revenue commitments. You demonstrate strong intellectual horsepower, a challenger mindset and objectively analyzing the business and encouraging teams to unlock growth opportunities. You act as the data expert for a team, proficient in running revenue and sales pipeline performance reports, hosting weekly outlook calls and summarizing insights. You possess strong data analytical skills to identify and capture growth opportunities and drive integrated planning across your team, ensuring high integrity in sales and go to market planning with clear execution accountabilities.
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.
Business Partnership and Enablement: Drives sales growth through business, account and portfolio planning. Analyzes the market outlook and leverages business insights that benchmark performance and makes suggestions on current and future actions based on key drivers, opportunities, and/or risks. Supports the integration, alignment, and execution of the actions defined in plans.Enables Sales Motion Strategy: Enables sales teams to execute strategies for opportunity management. Contributes to operationalizing prioritized sales and go-to-market plans and industry solutions. Identifies opportunities to generate new business.Leverages Insights and Reporting: Drives data analytics on key revenue drivers across segments, products and geos. Leverages reporting and analytical capabilities to generate insights and enable visibility into revenue and forecast for sellers, sales managers, leaders, and partners.Driving Sales Process Discipline: Instills process discipline, consistency, adherence to standards and excellence in execution, and shares best practices within their team. Holds sales managers accountable for partner account plan quality, completeness, and pipeline health.Extending Executive Capacity: Represents as an internal advocate and an extension of Sales leadership. Advises on and contributes to various aspects of business management (e.g., employee engagement, resource allocation, change management, building high-performing teams) in collaboration with leadership and cross-functional teams.
Qualifications
Required/minimum qualifications4+ years experience in sales, sales operations/management, account management, program management, business development, marketing, consulting, or a related field OR equivalent experience.3+ years of experience using data to drive business outcomes or inform business decisions.3+ years of experience managing relationships with stakeholders, clients, and/or customers.3+ years of experience across sales excellence, rhythm-of-business (RoB) processes, and partner engagement in a global or matrixed organization, with a focus on driving insights, planning, and performance management at scale.
Additional or preferred qualificationsBachelor's Degree in a related field.OR equivalent experience.3+ years managing projects, including planning, managing timelines, and tracking progress, and/or change management experience5+ years of experience using data to drive business outcomes or inform business decisions.5+ years of experience managing relationships with stakeholders, clients, and/or partners/customers.5+ years managing projects, including planning, managing timelines, and tracking progress, and/or change management experience.8+ years’ experience in sales, sales operations/management, account management, program management, business development, marketing, consulting, or a related field
Sales Excellence IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 - $203,600 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $137,600 - $222,600 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: US corporate pay information | Microsoft Careers
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until July, 30, 2025.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
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