Senior Technical Sales Specialist - Azure

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Hiring Remotely in Greenville, SC, USA
In-Office or Remote
150K-180K Annually
Senior level
Information Technology • Consulting
The Role
Lead technical presales for Microsoft solutions, owning solution direction, discovery, demos, POCs, and solution definition across Azure data and AI, Dynamics 365, and Power Platform. Drive pursuit strategy with account teams, produce architecture and estimates, contribute to proposals/RFPs, and maintain Microsoft partner/co-sell relationships to close enterprise opportunities.
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Company Description

Hitachi Solutions is a global Microsoft solutions integrator passionate about developing and delivering industry-focused solutions that support our clients to deliver on their business transformation goals. Our industry focus, expertise, and intellectual property is what truly sets us apart. We have earned, and continue to maintain, a strategic relationship with Microsoft. Recognized for our achievements - teaming with our clients to deliver innovative digital solutions and services - is how we have achieved year after year recognition.

As their trusted advisor, we support our clients to deliver on their strategic business initiatives as they unify, automate, and modernize their data and operations to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance their customer’s experience. Our over 3,000 team members across 14 countries, and our 18 years of 100% focus on Microsoft technologies and business applications, is how we deliver excellence through expert services and industry-focused cloud solutions.

As part of Hitachi Limited, our company has a long and rich history of innovation, financial strength, and international presence of one of the world’s largest companies. Since 1910, Hitachi Limited has been a leader in manufacturing innovative products and solutions that support industry and social infrastructure around the globe supported by 303,000 employees in over 100 countries and across 864 companies.

Job Description

We are seeking a dynamic Technical Sales Professional with deep expertise in Azure Data and AI Services, Microsoft Dynamics 365 and a passion for driving innovation through Copilot, and Agentic AI. This role combines presales leadership, solution design, and thought leadership to help clients transform their business processes across industries such as Manufacturing, Energy, Health & Life Sciences, Banking, and Finance.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Sales Ownership — Opportunity Scope

  • Own the technical narrative across assigned opportunities, spanning multiple solution areas within the Microsoft Cloud portfolio.
  • Shape solution direction in the sales cycle by balancing customer outcomes, delivery feasibility, implementation effort, commercial constraints, and adoption needs.
  • Identify and resolve technical objections, competitive risks, and solution gaps that may affect the outcome of a pursuit.
  • Ensure proposed solutions are realistic, deliverable, and aligned with delivery standards, reference architectures, and estimating practices.
  • Influence pursuit strategy by providing technical insight, platform expertise, and customer transformation perspective.

Discovery, Demonstration, and Solution Definition

  • Lead technical discovery sessions to surface business drivers, current-state pain points, process gaps, and success criteria.
  • Design and deliver tailored demonstrations, proofs of concept, and solution walkthroughs across D365, Power Platform, and Azure data and AI services.
  • Define solution approaches, document trade-offs, and recommend options that align business value with delivery feasibility.
  • Develop solution scope, high-level architecture, assumptions, and effort estimates in partnership with delivery and architecture leadership.
  • Contribute technical content to proposals, RFP responses, statements of work, and pricing narratives.
  • Serve as a trusted technical advisor in customer conversations on platform selection, transformation approach, and value realization.
  • Partner with Account Executives and sales leadership on qualification, pursuit planning, and win strategy for assigned opportunities.
  • Build and maintain working relationships with Microsoft sellers and technical specialists to drive co-sell alignment and joint pursuits.

 

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of professional experience in consulting, solution delivery, or technical presales, including 4+ years in a customer-facing technical sales or solution advisory role. Must have previous experience in technical pre-sales with a Microsoft partner or large consulting firm selling Microsoft Azure solutions.
  • Demonstrated success supporting enterprise pursuits from qualification through close, including discovery, solution definition, estimating, and proposal development.
  • Solution breadth across the Microsoft Ecosystem, with working depth in one or more of Dynamics 365, Power Platform, or Azure data and AI services.
  • Proven ability to design and deliver tailored demonstrations, proofs of concept, and executive solution walkthroughs.
  • Experience developing scope, assumptions, high-level architecture, and effort estimates in partnership with delivery leadership.
  • Strong understanding of delivery methodology and implementation realities, sufficient to keep proposed solutions feasible and deliverable.
  • Experience contributing technical content to RFP responses, statements of work, and pricing narratives.
  • Comfort operating in a fast-moving pursuit environment with competing priorities and compressed timelines.
  • Microsoft role-based certifications relevant to assigned solution areas.
  • Established working relationships with Microsoft field sellers and technical specialists, and experience with co-sell motions.

Work Environment and Travel

  • This is a customer-facing role within a distributed, remote-first consulting organization.
  • Travel to customer sites, internal meetings, and industry events is expected; travel varies but can be up to 20%.
  • Occasional work outside standard business hours may be required to support go-live events, escalations, or customers in other time zones.

 

Additional Information

Base Salary Pay Range*: $150,000 - $180,000  USD

*The current applicable Base Salary Pay Range for this role is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills relevant to the role, internal equity, alignment with market data, or other law.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

NOTE: WHILE THIS ROLE IS REMOTE, YOU MUST BE A US CITIZEN OR ABLE TO WORK WITHIN THE UNITED STATES WITHOUT SPONSORSHIP.

Other Compensation / Benefit Overview 

In addition to Base Salary, the successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the following plans / programs, upon satisfying all hiring requirements:  

  • Bonus Plan 
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage 
  • Life Insurance and Disability Programs 
  • Retirement Savings with Company Match  
  • Paid Time Off  
  • Flexible Work Arrangements including Remote Work  

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines

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Beware of scams

Our recruiting team may communicate with candidates via our @hitachisolutions.com domain email address and/or via our SmartRecruiters (Applicant Tracking System) [email protected] domain email address regarding your application and interview requests.  

All offers will originate from our @hitachisolutions.com domain email address. If you receive an offer or information from someone purporting to be an employee of Hitachi Solutions from any other domain, it may not be legitimate.

Skills Required

  • 10+ years of professional experience in consulting, solution delivery, or technical presales
  • 4+ years in a customer-facing technical sales or solution advisory role
  • Previous experience in technical pre-sales with a Microsoft partner or large consulting firm selling Microsoft Azure solutions
  • Working depth in one or more of Dynamics 365, Power Platform, or Azure data and AI services
  • Proven ability to design and deliver tailored demonstrations, proofs of concept, and executive solution walkthroughs
  • Experience developing solution scope, assumptions, high-level architecture, and effort estimates
  • Experience contributing technical content to RFP responses, statements of work, and pricing narratives
  • Microsoft role-based certifications relevant to assigned solution areas
  • Established working relationships with Microsoft field sellers and technical specialists and experience with co-sell motions
  • Comfort operating in a fast-moving pursuit environment with competing priorities and compressed timelines
  • Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship (U.S. citizen or otherwise authorized)
  • Willingness to travel to customer sites and events, up to approximately 20%
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The Company
HQ: Irvine, CA
768 Employees
Year Founded: 1971

What We Do

Hitachi Solutions is a global IT consulting and services firm. We are a 100% Microsoft platform focused organization, where people and customers are always our top priority. Hitachi Solutions' mission has always been “to contribute to society through the development of superior, original technology and products”. That statement of purpose works in tandem with that of Microsoft's mission which is “to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.”’ Fostering customer evolution is our collective goal. Industry focused - our team of 3,500+ subject matter experts and professionals from across the globe, build forward thinking and sustainable business modernization solutions. Starting at concept 1 and iterating to an open-ended finish, we ensure that our resting foothold leaves our customers with a springboard platform to adapt, grow and thrive. Empowering those companies to flourish in the ever-changing competitive landscape, through Microsoft technology and business applications. Hitachi Solutions is part of Hitachi, Ltd. — one of the largest organizations in the entire world. We are fortunate to be a part of our parent company's rich history and extraordinary network of innovators. This internal circuitry allows us osmotic learning from over 850 companies that make up the Hitachi conglomerate, worldwide.

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