Cloud Solution Architect Manager in Multiple Locations, Germany

With over 18,000 employees worldwide, the mission of the Customer Experience & Success (CE&S) organization is to empower customers to accelerate business value through differentiated customer experiences that leverage Microsoft’s products and services, ignited by our people and culture. Come join CE&S and help us build a future where customers achieve their business outcomes faster with technology that does more.

The Global Customer Success (GCS) organization, an organization within CE&S, is leading the effort to enable customer success on the Microsoft Cloud by harnessing leading, AI-powered capabilities and human expertise to deliver innovation solutions that accelerate business value, drive operational excellence and nurture long term loyalty.

We are looking for a Cloud Solution Architect (CSA) Manager – Time Zone Lead for EMEA who is passionate about the need for People & Process to enable our customers’ transformation on the Microsoft Cloud. You will lead a team of CSA Managers leveraging Microsoft Cloud and professional subject matter expertise helping customers achieve business value from their Microsoft investments by focusing on areas such as governance, operations, adoption, FinOps, and more.

This role is flexible in that you can work up to 50% 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

People Management

• Model our culture and values by leading your team through change, creating a clear understanding of business model and role changes, and coaching your team to contribute to the success of others. Foster a positive team culture by setting clear expectations and providing guidance to help your team achieve success.

• Model and promote a culture of continuous learning, knowledge sharing and community engagement, driving technical readiness, up-skilling, and innovation within your team.

• Care for your team by engaging in skills and capability discussions, understanding each team member’s unique talents, and building a skill mix that aligns with business goals and the aspirations of team members.

Customer Centricity

• Coach your team in developing and expanding impactful relationships, focusing on customer experience, and defining conditions for success.

• Lead your team in focusing on customer experience and success by driving efficient delivery, accelerating Support coverage, and developing strategies to improve experience and value realization.

• Engage in technical strategy, innovation, and customer experience discussions with customer leadership teams/Senior Leaders at the appropriate technical depth.

   

Business Impact

• Analyze and understand the mix of your customers and industries to build a team that meets the demands of the customer and project portfolio and drives expansion of our Solutions and Support business.

• Create clarity by defining practice strategy and objectives and communicating them effectively to your team, integrating the Support, Consumption and Usage aspects of your practice.

• Manage your team’s performance against business measures and delivery excellence expectations for your portfolio of customers and projects, applying a data-driven approach to your prioritisation and decision-making.

   

Technical Leadership

• Lead your team in identifying technology and industry-specific trends, gathering insights, and mapping solutions that deliver value-driven business outcomes.

• Lead, coach and hold your team accountable for delivering Customer value and creating expansion opportunities by applying their deep knowledge of Microsoft products, Solutions and Support.

• Coach your team to understand the Support Catalog and how to leverage the offerings

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND experience in Microsoft Cloud technologies (Azure, M365, D365, or Power Platform), infrastructure technologies, information technology (IT) consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting

• Management of People managers with experience leading customer-facing teams, including customer success teams, consultant practice managers, services support managers, technical sales managers, and/or technical architect managers OR equivalent experience.

• Experience working in a customer-facing role (e.g., internal and/or external).

• Experience leading technical projects, teams, or functions

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