Responsibilities
- Lead mid- and long-term technology strategy and roadmap development for highly strategic Dutch central government accounts, aligning Microsoft cloud and platform capabilities to customers’ business and policy objectives.
- Orchestrate internal teams and local partners across functions and geographies to ensure the right technical expertise and resources are engaged to support demand generation, solution design, and delivery.
- Act as a trusted technology mentor for senior customer stakeholders, providing thought leadership on security, digital sovereignty, artificial intelligence, and cloud adoption while positioning Microsoft’s differentiated value.
- Drive account planning best practices by owning the technical components of the account plan, coordinating forecasting and pipeline health, and ensuring execution against agreed technology and consumption goals.
- Use deep customer and industry insights to inform strategy, identify risks and opportunities, and challenge customers to consider new approaches that accelerate digital transformation and business outcomes.
Qualifications
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business or related field and significant experience in strategic technology consulting, enterprise architecture, technical sales or technology advisory, or equivalent experience.
- Experience advising large or complex Public Sector customers on technology strategy and digital transformation.
- Fluent Dutch, written and spoken.
- Extensive experience developing technology strategies and roadmaps that connect customer business priorities with cloud, AI, data and security solutions.
- Strong experience engaging CIO, CTO and other senior technology stakeholders as a trusted strategic adviser.
- Deep understanding of Public Sector or Central Government environments and their technology priorities and challenges.
- Experience orchestrating cross-functional technical teams and partners to deliver complex customer outcomes.
Account Technology IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across Netherlands is € 86,300.00 - € 170,800.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/corporate-pay/netherlands-corporate-pay.html
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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Skills Required
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Significant experience in strategic technology consulting, enterprise architecture, technical sales, or technology advisory, or equivalent experience
- Experience advising large or complex public-sector customers on technology strategy and digital transformation
- Fluent Dutch, written and spoken
- Extensive experience developing technology strategies and roadmaps connecting business priorities with cloud, AI, data, and security solutions
- Strong experience engaging CIOs, CTOs, and senior technology stakeholders as a trusted strategic adviser
- Deep understanding of public-sector or central-government environments and their technology priorities and challenges
- Experience orchestrating cross-functional technical teams and partners to deliver complex customer outcomes
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