Overview

The Sales Enablement & Operations (SE&O) team plays an essential role in translating Microsoft’s Commercial Strategy into a local execution plan and driving operational excellence to achieve the greatest results possible. Our team drives cross-Region, cross-Area and cross-Subsidiary insight and execution excellence, bringing strategy and priorities to life by accelerating the pace of transformation and enabling Microsoft to deliver business impact at scale. As the Solution Play GTM Manager for Data Platforms in Korea, you will accelerate revenue growth, boost field agility, and deliver results with our field sellers by deepening your partnership with key stakeholders across Korea, Sales Excellence, sales, marketing, consulting, customer success, and partner functions, supporting One-Microsoft. You will focus on driving alignment across processes and tools, leading with a cross-solution approach to optimize pipelines, ensuring effective communication and flawless execution, and leveraging insights to drive data-driven decision-making. You will be responsible for designing, operationalizing, and managing strategic programs for the Data Platforms solution play across sales, marketing, consulting, customer success, and partner functions, supporting One-Microsoft. This cross-functional role results in revenue, growth, and shared outcomes for the Data Platforms solutions play aligned priorities. You will develop strong partnerships across corporate marketing, partner, services, and sales to lead and execute the priorities. This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your career growth, develop deep business acumen, and hone your leadership skills. This role is flexible in that you can work up to 100% from home. 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.

Responsibilities

You will collaborate with Areas to drive GTM for aligned Solution Plays, identifying growth opportunities in the market and builds clear execution plans and align, influence and coach field teams, sales operations, marketing plans, business rhythms and change management to convert strategic priorities into local execution across Microsoft core teams to bring the voice of field and co-design strategy and programs You will Lead Sales Activation and collaborate with Activation GTM Managers to land and champion solution plays, Highly Engaged, SPA and other signals, activating connected sales and marketing execution in every segment to maximize performance and share You will collaborate with GPS for local partner-led marketing strategies and demand generation that support solution play performance and champion Microsoft strategy and Solution Areas and builds industry presence You will be responsible for Product Leadership and advocate as the voice of the Customer, Partners and Field to provide thought leadership on competitive landscape, solution area gaps, sales trends, etc. to drive improvements on the GTM plan and grow organization capability to drive true insights, learnings and blockers for leaders, managers and sellers​ You will drive standardized rhythms and tools that drive increased customer and partner facing time for sellers​ and activate leaders and managers on investments and resource optimization, leveraging data and analysis​ You will exemplify Microsoft Values and Culture such as Customer Obsession, Growth Mindset, and Diversity & Inclusion.

Qualifications

Required (RQs) 5+ years marketing strategy, business planning, sales enablement, business development, technical pre-sales. or related work experience. Preferred Qualifications (PQs) 5+ years experience managing and expanding a product/solution portfolio and driving demand generation and pipeline acceleration within a complex (e.g., multinational or matrixed) organization. This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.