Sales Specialist, Cloud & AI Platforms

Microsoft

Hybrid

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: —
Salary: $88,000–$150,100 / yr
Posted: 113 days ago
Closes: Sep 2, 2026

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $119k

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This role pays less than 94% of similar roles. Most pay $145,417–$223,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $119k versus about $184k for comparable roles.

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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

Microsoft currently has 694 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Sales Specialist, Cloud & AI Platforms

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As a Sales Specialist-Cloud & AI Platforms at Microsoft, you will join an innovative team dedicated to driving AI transformation and helping customers modernize their infrastructure with Azure’s advanced capabilities. Your day-to-day responsibilities include engaging with enterprise clients to align their strategic goals with AI-driven solutions, assessing sales opportunities using AI-enhanced methodologies, and managing the sales pipeline through AI-powered analytics tools. You’ll collaborate across various internal teams and partners to ensure seamless deal execution and customer success. This role requires a strong background in technology-related sales or account management, ideally with experience selling Cloud Native, AI, and Data Platform solutions to large enterprises. Familiarity with Microsoft Azure infrastructure and the ability to articulate technical solutions to business stakeholders are essential.

Skills

Azure AI Sales methodologies CI/CD Power Platform Market analysis Cloud Native Data Platform Analytics Customer Success Management Kubernetes Docker Python PostgreSQL Grafana Prometheus

What you'll do

Ensures customers understand Microsoft's commitment to AI-driven transformation.
Assesses and qualifies sales opportunities using AI-enhanced methodologies.
Manages the sales pipeline with AI-powered analytics for forecasting accuracy.
Collaborates across teams to develop solutions for AI-driven customer transformations.
Identifies business opportunities within assigned market domains using AI tools.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 2+ years of technology sales or account management experience.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure infrastructure, data, and AI application platforms.
Experience selling business solutions to global customers with a focus on Cloud Native, AI, and Data Platform.
Ability to engage with large enterprise customers and manage complex sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders.
Preferred: Master's degree in Business Administration or related field and 6+ years of technology-related sales experience.

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