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Job number: 1525035

Date posted: Apr 11, 2023

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Profession: Sales

 Role type: Individual Contributor

Employment type: Internship

Work site: Up to 50% work from home application

Dateline: unspecified

At Microsoft, Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You’ll be empowered to build community, explore your passion, and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology. The internship is designed not only for you to do great work with the opportunity to learn and grow, but to experience our culture full of diverse community connection, executive engagement, and memorable events.

Imagine yourself as a Microsoft intern. Join Microsoft today and help us innovate and shape the business of tomorrow.

We’re a company of learn-it-alls rather than know-it-alls and our culture is centered around embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Does this sound like you? Learn more about our cultural attributes.

Are you ready to join us and create the future? Come as you are, do what you love—start your journey with us today!

As an Account Management Intern, you are the main connection point between Microsoft and our customers. You provide strategic business leadership partnering with leaders in your customers’ organizations to align their business transformation agenda with digital solutions that can help them better engage customers, optimize operations, transform products, and shift their business models. Account Management roles are an incredible opportunity to learn, experience and ultimately drive all aspects of the client relationship, sales pursuit, and customer success lifecycles.

Responsibilities

Builds connections with executives and business and technical decision makers in the assigned accounts to establish trust and credibility in future interactions.

Develops an understanding of the customer’s industry and top priorities and current transformational strategies for assigned accounts.

Develops value-proposition presentations (e.g., with the use of business cases) and specialized business plans for customers that drive business outcomes to generate business and upsells.

Engages with internal and external stakeholders on business planning for assigned accounts and sets strategic priorities.

Qualifications

Currently pursuing or have completed a Bachelor’s degree in the last 6 months in Information Technology, Sales, Marketing, Computer Science, Business Operations, Business Administration or related field.

Strong desire and business acumen for consultative solution selling.

Exceptional negotiation, customer service, and interpersonal skills.

Excellent verbal and written communication, analytical and presentation skills.

SA Citizens preferred.

Visit our Careers FAQ Page to learn more about the interview process and answers to commonly asked questions.  

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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Website: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/1525035/Account-Management-Internship-Opportunities