Cloud and AI Solutions Specialist

Microsoft; Nova Scotia; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company seeks a Cloud & AI Solution Sales Specialist in Nova Scotia to drive AI solutions for educational institutions. The role requires extensive sales experience and collaboration with partners to enhance customer engagement and outcomes. Successful candidates will have a strong background in technology sales and relevant educational qualifications. This position offers competitive benefits including healthcare and educational resources.

Benefits

Industry leading healthcare

Educational resources

Discounts on products and services

Generous time away

Maternity and paternity leave

Qualifications

• 6+ years of technology-related sales or account management experience.
• AZ-900: Azure Fundamentals Certification or equivalent.
• 8+ years experience preferred, including solution sales.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery and qualification of new opportunities for cloud-based solutions.
• Collaborate to execute strategic plans for customer engagement.
• Facilitate workshops to explore business needs.

Skills

Technology-related sales experience

Account management

Stakeholder engagement

Cloud solutions

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or related field

Master's Degree in Business Administration

Tools

Azure

CRM tools

Job description

Overview

Are you passionate about helping Education organisations unlock the full potential of their data and artificial intelligence capabilities? As a Cloud & AI Solution Sales Specialist, you'll play a pivotal role in transforming how Kindergarten to Year 12 institutions operate by delivering Microsoft's AI-powered solutions based on Azure.

You'll lead strategic customer engagements, identifying business needs and aligning them with Microsoft's Cloud and AI platforms to drive productivity, streamline workflows, and enhance student and staff engagement. Your ability to articulate how AI and automation can reshape the way people work, while advancing security and compliance, will be key to helping customers realise the full value of their digital transformation journey.

You'll join a high-impact team focused on Microsoft's most important Education customers, driving the day-to-day execution of strategic priorities. This role blends strategic engagement, technical acumen, and collaborative execution. You'll work closely with internal stakeholders and partners to deliver AI-based innovation experiences, generate pipeline, and close deals that deliver measurable outcomes. With a deep understanding of the Education sector's unique challenges, you'll help customers reimagine what's possible—empowering them to build a more agile, AI-enabled workforce and accelerate their transformation with confidence.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of technology-related sales or account management experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field AND 5+ years of technology-related sales or account management experience
• Equivalent experience
• AZ-900 : Azure Fundamentals Certification or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of technology-related sales or account management experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or related field AND 6+ years of technology-related sales or account management experience
• Master's Degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, or related field AND 5+ years of technology-related sales or account management experience
• 3+ years of solution sales or consulting services sales experience
• DP-900 : Azure Data Fundamentals Certification or equivalent
• AI-900 : Azure AI Fundamentals Certification or equivalent

Responsibilities

Sales Excellence

• Lead the discovery and qualification of new opportunities for cloud-based infrastructure, data services and AI solutions by building long-term relationships and by understanding customer priorities, budgets, and procurement processes
• Develop compelling business cases aligned to measurable outcomes
• Maintain a healthy pipeline and provide regular updates on progress.

Scaling and Collaboration

• Collaborate with account and technical teams to execute strategic plans for customer engagement, and coordinate internal and partner resources to deliver proof-of-concepts and minimum viable solutions.
• Align with partners to ensure the right expertise is engaged in strategic customer conversations and share opportunities with prioritized partners and ensure consistent review of partner referrals.

Industry Awareness

• Facilitate customer workshops with partners to explore business needs and spark interest in transformative technologies.
• Deliver solution demonstrations and solution accelerators to business and technical leaders to secure customer commitment to reinforce business impact.
• Use available tools and programs to educate customers and uncover new opportunities.

Sales Execution

• Focus on customer outcomes by increasing customer engagement through strengthening relationships with senior decision-makers to support digital transformation.
• Accelerate adoption in larger accounts by driving year-over-year growth and expand workloads in mid-sized accounts with emphasis on migration and modernization.
• Act on digital engagement signals and maintain a high-quality pipeline.

Learning

• Stay current with industry trends, solution capabilities, and customer needs and use skilling programs to support customer learning and adoption.

Benefits / perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

• Industry leading healthcare
• Educational resources
• Discounts on products and services
• Savings and investments
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Generous time away
• Giving programs
• Opportunities to network and connect

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 and / or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.