Sales Excellence Manager Apprentice

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University apprentices from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead.  

As a Sales Excellence Mgr Apprentice, supports business planning, sales programmes, and operational activities that help drive seller productivity and business performance. Working with sales leaders and stakeholders, they assist in implementing processes, tools, and initiatives that improve collaboration, customer engagement, and sales effectiveness. This role provides hands-on experience in sales strategy, rhythm of business execution, and account, territory, and partner planning.

At Microsoft, apprentices 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 passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology. 

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.

Program start date: January 2027

About: Tomoh Program is Microsoft's program for Emiratization, aiming to accelerate Emirati employability and create market impact through Early-in-Profession recruitment, and skilling programs.

Program overview:  Microsoft Tomoh Apprenticeship is a paid six-month training program that offers globally recognized technical and professional certifications & skills, and on-the-job training to include mentoring, coaching, job shadowing and real-life scenario assignments.

Program Details: The 6 months, full-time  program is divided into two key phases (Phase 1 - Onboarding & Skilling, Phase 2 - On The Job Training)

Phase one: Onboarding & Skilling Bootcamp (1 month)

• Onboarding and introduction to Microsoft’s mission, culture, strategy & structure.
• Technical skilling to obtain globally recognized Microsoft technical certifications.
• Professional and soft skilling courses including project management, change management, effective interpersonal skills, creativity and innovation, and time management.

Phase two: On-the-job training (5 months)

• Joining as a Sales Excellence Mgr Apprentice for on-the-job shadowing and training.
• Mentorship and coaching sessions.
• Supporting Microsoft teams in digital transformation projects.
• Advanced technology trainings including AI, Machine Learning & Cloud Computing. 

Responsibilities:

• Support sales planning, pipeline reviews, and business performance tracking.
• Coordinate Rhythm of Business (RoB) activities and key sales initiatives.
• Analyse sales data, reporting, and pipeline health to drive insights.
• Promote adoption of sales tools, processes, and best practices.
• Assist with account, territory, and partner business planning.
• Help improve seller productivity, partner engagement, and sales effectiveness. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Emirati National holding UAE Family Book
• Emirati nationality
• Legally authorized to work in UAE (Legally authorized = Has citizenship or has been granted a valid visa or work permit)

• Completed a Bachelor's/ Master's Degree in Information Technology (IT), Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, Business, or related field.
• Fluency in English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Passion for technology and digital transformation.
• Experience working with data analysis, reporting, or business intelligence tools.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated leadership, teamwork, and stakeholder management skills.

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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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 requesting accommodations.