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Microsoft

Develops software, OS, and cloud services

Mission Account Executive - Defense Industrial Base

Full-Time
$133k - $239.8k/yr
Mid, Senior, Expert
Bachelor's, MBA
Remote in USA+6 more

More locations: Washington, DC, USA | Annapolis Junction, MD, USA | Charlotte, NC, USA | Reston, VA, USA | New York, NY, USA | Atlanta, GA, USA

Remote

Remote work is available within the United States; travel up to 50% is required.

No H1B Sponsorship
US Citizenship, US Top Secret Clearance Required

About the job

Requirements
  • A Master's Degree in Business Administration and 4+ years of experience working in an industry while driving digital transformation, or equivalent relevant work experience; alternatively, a Bachelor's Degree in Business, Technology, or a related field and 6+ years of such experience, or equivalent experience.
  • An active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance, with successful verification and the ability to maintain the required clearance.
  • Successful completion of Microsoft, customer, and government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud background check.
  • Verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.
Responsibilities
  • Build and execute a cohesive, data-driven strategy to shape, capture, and close strategic growth opportunities in new or existing markets.
  • Grow existing business and generate and capture new business for large programs of record or similar transitioned programs at scale.
  • Develop a deep understanding of existing and prospective clients, programmatic and technical roadmaps, and the competitive landscape.
  • Develop and maintain working relationships with the Department of Defense and federal agencies to identify new business opportunities, resolve program issues, and provide strategic direction across customer growth, delivery, engineering, and manufacturing teams.
  • Collaborate with Business Line Operations and Engineering leads on coordinated campaigns to capture new business opportunities.
  • Inform product development through client engagement and translation of client challenges into material solutions.
  • Communicate Microsoft’s value to customers, partners, competitors, and the interested public, conveying insights about next-generation defense technology and Microsoft’s competitive advantages.
  • Foster trust, open communication, customer focus, innovation, and continuous improvement.
  • Deliver on financial performance commitments and strategic market growth initiatives.
  • Develop growth opportunities for existing contracts.
  • Develop winning teaming strategies, competitive analysis, price analysis, white papers, and highly rated proposals.
Desired Qualifications
  • A Master's Degree in Business Administration and 8+ years of relevant industry or other work experience, or a Bachelor's Degree in Business, Technology, or a related field and 12+ years of such experience, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of account management experience or equivalent.
  • Demonstrated success leading acquisition, management, development, and/or capture of federal agencies and broader Department of Defense air and missile defense programs of record.
  • Experience with the technical, programmatic, and operational challenges of developing, deploying, and sustaining complex technologies, software, and integrated weapons systems.
  • Ability to identify, establish, and leverage relationships with senior officials and program stakeholders within federal agencies and the broader Department of Defense.
  • Understanding of and experience navigating the Defense Acquisition Process.
  • Demonstrated performance leading cross-functional teams and managing organizational resources.
  • Currently possessing and maintaining an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
  • Willingness to travel up to 50%.

About the company

Microsoft develops software, devices, and cloud services. Windows is an operating system that runs on personal computers, Office provides productivity apps, and Azure offers cloud computing and developer tools. The company differentiates itself with a large, integrated ecosystem of software, devices, and services, plus long-standing partnerships with PC makers and a broad enterprise footprint. Its goal is to put a computer on every desk and in every home, and to extend that reach through cloud services, professional networking (LinkedIn), and gaming.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Redmond, Washington

Founded

1975

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401(k) Company Match

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Flexible Work Hours

Remote Work Options

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