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At Microsoft India you can find exciting careers ranging from research and global delivery to technical support, cloud services and solutions, product development and everything else in-between. Our teams are enabling organizations across India to accelerate digital transformation. We're present across five locations: Bengaluru, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Noida. Come and team up with the people who are empowering others to achieve more.

Principal Software Engineering Manager

2026-04-08

India, Uttar Pradesh, Noida

Fully on-site

<b>Overview</b><br><div dir="ltr" data-wrapper="true"><p>As we grow the Powerpoint Copilot team, where we are revolutionizing ppt creation and modification. Located in Noida, we're pushing the limits of generating modern artifacts that are intent first with complex ML pipelines to generate and edit these artifacts. Our experiences in PPT and Create module empower information workers in enterprises to create the world’s best artifacts to boost their productivity. </p><p>As a <strong>Principal Software Engineer Manager </strong>on the Powerpoint team, you will be responsible for managing the team that is designing, implementing and ensuring quality of different features in PPT Copilot. You will work in an exciting and fast-paced environment, collaborating closely with teams across the company. You will have the opportunity to develop cutting-edge visual creation models and build top tier visual creation experience. This role is crucial for driving innovation and creating modern, inclusive, and intelligent design experiences used by millions worldwide. </p><p>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. </p></div><br><br><b>Responsibilities</b><br><div dir="ltr" data-wrapper="true"><ul><li>Managing a team of software engineers.</li><li>We want to hire managers with good exposure to full stack and ready to take on any challenges presented and learn new technologies fast.</li><li>Proficiency working with LLMs, high Scale Services backend with focus on Engineering for ML systems, Modern Web UX/Frontend. </li><li>You will get the opportunity of working in a fast-paced environment developing algorithms and techniques leveraging text, and images for analyzing and transforming content to build solutions that have the potential to transform people’s lives. </li><li>You will work with product, ML, design partner teams on the model integration/flight/maintenance.</li></ul></div><br><br><b>Qualifications</b><br><p><strong>Required/Minimum Qualifications:</strong></p><ul><li>Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.<ul style="list-style-type: circle;"><li>OR equivalent experience.</li></ul></li><li>3+ years of experience building/managing team of software engineers.</li><li>3+ years of experience managing a software project.</li><li>Technical background in coding and design, specifically in the development of AI models for scaled production services. </li><li>Able to work with and embrace rich telemetry, make data driven decisions, rapid experimentation.</li><li>Meet the challenges of scale, performance, efficiency, and reliability as we build the world's best AI first Creation experiences.</li><li>Work closely together on every detail of design and implementation of the product, from fast evolving new features to long-range infrastructure and architecture investments.</li></ul><p><strong>Other Requirements: </strong>Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:</p><ul type="disc"><li><strong>Microsoft Cloud Background Check:</strong> This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. </li></ul><p><strong>Preferred Qualifications:</strong></p><ul><li>Academic or Industry experience with building, finetuning or building systems with models (any category).</li><li>Leadership skills to influence others, with the ability to understand team dynamics, retain, attract, and develop team members.  </li><li>Grounded in growth mindset, and advocate for diversity and inclusion.  </li><li>Customer obsessed and passionate about product impact.</li></ul> <br><p>This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.</p><br><hr><br><p>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 <a href="https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html"><b><u>requesting accommodations.</u></b></a></p>

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Business Program Management Apprentice

2026-04-07

India, Haryana, Gurgaon

Fully on-site

<b>Overview</b><br><div><p><strong>The position is intended for candidates graduating in 2026, who have no active academic backlogs and have not held full time employment prior to the apprenticeship. Candidates who have previously completed an apprenticeship must maintain a mandatory gap of 365 days before starting a new apprenticeship. </strong></p></div><div><p>Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of people from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead.   </p></div><div><p>As a  Business Program Management Apprentice, Learns to perform program landscape research and analysis. Learns to identify internal opportunities to develop new programs and improve current ones. Learns how to track the success criteria and performance metrics. Learns to define and execute on a landing and communication plan, such as the target audience(s) and communication strategy. Learns to evangelize the programs to stakeholders, partners, and customers to gain buy in. Learns about project portfolios, including the project plan, timelines, milestones, financial management, performance metrics, and resource needs for programs. Learns about mapping or how systems work and impact one another. Learns to conduct cost-benefit analyses to examine performance to value drivers. Learns to collect and evaluate success criteria and performance metrics. Demonstrates the skills needed to help ensure buy in and adoption of the new program or change by others in the organization. </p></div><div><p>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. </p></div><br><br><b>Responsibilities</b><br><div><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Business Program Evaluation and Improvement</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559685":0}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":440,"335559991":440,"469769226":"Wingdings","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="47" data-font="Wingdings" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Demonstrates the skills needed to help ensure buy in and adoption of the new program or change by others in the organization. Learns to develop the collateral required to enable key stakeholders and others to be onboard. Learns of the training, reskilling, and mapping of individuals conducted in partnership with Human Resources (HR).</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div></div><div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":440,"335559991":440,"469769226":"Wingdings","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="47" data-font="Wingdings" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Learns to collect and evaluate success criteria (e.g., ROI, SLAs, OKRs, KPIs) and performance metrics (e.g., acquisition, usage, impact, effectiveness, customer feedback) and use scorecards and dashboards to monitor programs and ensure all activities align with business and program objectives. Learns to use data analytics (e.g., scenario analyses) to derive insights and training that help identify program risks and mitigation plans and opportunities to streamline and optimize programs based on lessons learned, and plan to sunset programs that are no longer necessary or meeting objectives.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":440,"335559991":440,"469769226":"Wingdings","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="47" data-font="Wingdings" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Learns to conduct cost-benefit analyses to examine performance to value drivers (e.g., profit and loss [P&L], return on investment [ROI]). Learns about monthly business review (MBR) and helps run rhythms regularly to identify what is working and what is not.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Business Program Excellence and Execution</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559685":0}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":440,"335559991":440,"469769226":"Wingdings","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="48" data-font="Wingdings" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Learns to evangelize the programs to stakeholders, partners, and customers to gain buy in. Leverages data and performance metrics (e.g., OKRs and KPIs) to demonstrate the value of the program and show business impact through storytelling and using scorecards and realtime dashboards, under close guidance from senior team members. Learns to adapt communication style and storytelling strategy according to audience and business needs.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Business Program Management</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559685":0}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":440,"335559991":440,"469769226":"Wingdings","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="48" data-font="Wingdings" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Learns about project portfolios including the project plan, documentation of roles and responsibilities (e.g., responsible, accountable, consulted, informed [RACI] framework), timelines, milestones, financial management, performance metrics, and resource needs for programs. Communicates the program status to relevant stakeholders and holds them accountable for following the established schedule, risk mitigation plans and processes, under close guidance from senior team members.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Business Program Planning and Design</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559685":0}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":440,"335559991":440,"469769226":"Wingdings","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="48" data-font="Wingdings" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Learns to identify internal opportunities to develop new programs and improve current ones. Learns to identify root problems (e.g., root-cause analysis), define the program strategy, gather program requirements, establish and maintain alignment with stakeholders, identify resource needs, create the project plan and targets, and work across teams to align on the plan of record. Begins to develop the expertise to improve operations of existing programs by helping identify appropriate industry methodologies and best practices, define and diagnose program issues, assess various scenarios, and select the optimal scenario to resolve issues. Learns about and begins to support others in ensuring security principles are incorporated into all planning processes.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":440,"335559991":440,"469769226":"Wingdings","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="48" data-font="Wingdings" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Learns to work with cross-functional (e.g., organizational, product, business) stakeholders (e.g., Engineering, Marketing) to design programs from initiation to delivery. Learns to produce collateral (e.g., proposals, strategy walking deck, internal and external pitch content) to incorporate stakeholder needs and ensure the business objectives are met.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":440,"335559991":440,"469769226":"Wingdings","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="48" data-font="Wingdings" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Learns to perform program landscape research and analysis (e.g., internal and/or external market, sales, delivery), forecasting, and examine business insights and trends (e.g., customer feedback and expectations) to identify stakeholders and program scope, and stay current, agile, and competitive. Learns the overall business goals, objectives, and strategies, and understands the short-term business priorities (e.g., artificial intelligence [AI], security, efficiency, quality). Understands and identifies current program risks, impact, and mitigation plans, under close guidance from senior team members.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="6" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":440,"335559991":440,"469769226":"Wingdings","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="48" data-font="Wingdings" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Learns how to track the success criteria (e.g., return on investment [ROI], service level agreements [SLAs], objectives and key results [OKRs] and key performance indicators [KPIs]) and performance metrics (e.g., quality, adoption, usage, impact, effectiveness) for the program.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div></div><br><br><b>Qualifications</b><br><div><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Required Qualifications</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":257}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":440,"335559991":440,"469769226":"Wingdings","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="24" data-font="Wingdings" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Pursuing bachelor's degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Computer Applications, Economics, Math, or related field</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":257}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":440,"335559991":440,"469769226":"Wingdings","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="24" data-font="Wingdings" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Strong analytical mindset and ability to work with data to support business programs and business analysis activities. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":257}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":440,"335559991":440,"469769226":"Wingdings","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="24" data-font="Wingdings" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Good communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross</span>‑<span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">functional teams. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":257}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":257}"> </span><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Preferred Qualifications</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":257}"> </span></p></div></div><div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":440,"335559991":440,"469769226":"Wingdings","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="24" data-font="Wingdings" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Demonstrated tech passion or curiosity about digital tools, data platforms, or AI </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":257}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":440,"335559991":440,"469769226":"Wingdings","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="24" data-font="Wingdings" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Academic or project experience in analytics, data interpretation, or reporting.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":257}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div> </div><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Important notice: </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":440,"335559991":440,"469769226":"Wingdings","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="5" data-font="Wingdings" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Please consider this only as a job posting and application for the role of an apprenticeship with Microsoft. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":440,"335559991":440,"469769226":"Wingdings","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="5" data-font="Wingdings" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Please note that the apprenticeship program is for a period of 12 months and is not a full-time permanent opportunity. The apprenticeship program promotes skill development by providing practical, on-the-job training. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p></li></ul></div></div> <br><p>This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.</p><br><hr><br><p>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 <a href="https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html"><b><u>requesting accommodations.</u></b></a></p>

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Sales Strategy Enablement Apprentice

2026-04-07

India, Haryana, Gurgaon

Fully on-site

<b>Overview</b><br><div><p><strong>*The position is intended for candidates graduating in 2026, who have no active academic backlogs and have not held full time employment prior to the apprenticeship. Candidates who have previously completed an apprenticeship must maintain a mandatory gap of 365 days before starting a new apprenticeship. </strong></p></div><div><p>Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of people from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead.   </p></div><div><p>As a Sales Strategy Enablement Apprentice, you will support project/program lead to develops, manages, and executes Sales Strategy project(s). Establishes and maintains key points of contact with internal teams. Uses developed tools to support the business, working closely with Business and Platform experts to hone in on specific data points. Learns the sales landing strategy across various Microsoft sales and planning activities. Synthesizes findings into insights within a project. Conducts market-based research by identifying and gathering information, with guidance from senior colleagues as needed. </p></div><div><p>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. </p></div><br><br><b>Responsibilities</b><br><div><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Shadow Cross Functional Joint Planning</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":440,"335559991":440,"469769226":"Wingdings","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="17" data-font="Wingdings" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Establishes and maintains key points of contact with internal teams (e.g., Finance, Marketing, Engineering, Field Sales). Builds working relationships with less experienced project stakeholders and business partners. Shares knowledge with business leaders (e.g., Senior Managers, Directors, Senior Directors) on a particular area of expertise, leveraging and broadening deep sales/product knowledge and market/solution area awareness for a domain to inform strategic sales planning decisions.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p></li></ul></div></div><div><div><p><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":440,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> Support </span><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Problem Solving and Insights</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":440,"335559991":440,"469769226":"Wingdings","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="17" data-font="Wingdings" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Synthesizes findings into insights within a project, including implications that inform sales product, solution area, and operational processes. Leverages insights to support strategic recommendations for Microsoft, with guidance from project leads.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Support Sales Insights, Readiness, and Activation</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":440,"335559991":440,"469769226":"Wingdings","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="17" data-font="Wingdings" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Uses developed tools to support the business, working closely with Business and Platform experts to hone in on specific data points. Provides updates to the tool catalogue. Identifies tools and platform issues and escalates to senior employees when necessary. Communicates with field sales on business updates and plans within certain regions.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":440,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Shadow Sales Landing</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":440,"335559991":440,"469769226":"Wingdings","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="17" data-font="Wingdings" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Learns the sales landing strategy across various Microsoft sales and planning activities (e.g., Consulting Sales Strategy, Sales Model, Pre-Sales Model, Account and Territory Planning). Assists others to drive product consumption within specific territories.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div> </div><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Support Sales Market Research and Analysis</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":440,"335559991":440,"469769226":"Wingdings","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="17" data-font="Wingdings" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Conducts market-based research by identifying and gathering information (e.g., product reports, solution area performance, previous sales revenue, geographic sales data), with guidance from senior colleagues as needed. Conducts analyses (e.g., financial modeling) for components of sales practices and priorities to validate proposed ideas and inform business decisions for the Field Sales and Partner sales teams. Supports framing for strategic questions, ratifying with colleagues.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div> </div><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Support Sales Strategy Project/Program Leadership</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="6" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":440,"335559991":440,"469769226":"Wingdings","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="17" data-font="Wingdings" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Develops, manages, and executes Sales Strategy project(s) as a project/program lead through defining plans, goals, deliverables, feedback, and timing expectations, providing structure and guidance for others. Proactively identifies and address roadblocks. Manages projects independently and/or in collaboration with appropriate stakeholders.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p></li></ul></div></div><br><br><b>Qualifications</b><br><div><div><p>Required Qualifications </p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p>Pursuing bachelor's degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Computer Applications, Economics, Math, or related field </p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p>Strong analytical mindset and ability to work with data to support sales strategy enablement and business analysis activities. </p></li></ul></div></div><div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p>Good communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross‑functional teams. </p></li></ul></div><div><p>Preferred Qualifications </p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p>Demonstrated tech passion or curiosity about digital tools, data platforms, or AI </p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p>Academic or project experience in analytics, data interpretation, or reporting. </p></li></ul><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Important notice: </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":440,"335559991":440,"469769226":"Wingdings","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="5" data-font="Wingdings" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Please consider this only as a job posting and application for the role of an apprenticeship with Microsoft. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":440,"335559991":440,"469769226":"Wingdings","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="5" data-font="Wingdings" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Please note that the apprenticeship program is for a period of 12 months and is not a full-time permanent opportunity. The apprenticeship program promotes skill development by providing practical, on-the-job training. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p></li></ul></div></div></div> <br><p>This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.</p><br><hr><br><p>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 <a href="https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html"><b><u>requesting accommodations.</u></b></a></p>

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