Sales Excellence Manager - Microsoft Advertising Job at Microsoft in Chicago

Sales Excellence Manager - Microsoft Advertising

Microsoft Advertising (MSA) empowers the largest advertisers around the world to reach their maximum potential through digital advertising solutions on the Microsoft Advertising platform. Microsoft’s global core products, including the Bing Search engine and the Microsoft Advertising Platform. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

We are seeking a Sales Excellence Manager who is passionate about combining strategic planning, analytical acumen, and tactical execution to maximize the effectiveness of our SMB Advertising Sales team.

In this role, you will be a trusted advisor to members of the SMB Sales Leadership team and will need to understand all aspects of their business, including the industry and competitive landscape in their verticals, the playbook for winning market and mindshare, and the resources needed to drive this plan.

This role enables Sales with programs, tools, processes, and insights as a competitive differentiator and driver of growth. This opportunity will allow you to balance leading, doing, and influencing, in close partnership with a matrixed partner set. This is a unique position from which to drive thought-leadership, connection, and executional excellence to our key stakeholders. Sales Excellence Managers are adaptive, balance big-picture thinking with a keen eye for details, are energized by inclusive collaboration, and continually raise the bar with world-class operational excellence.

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.

Starting January 26, 2026, Microsoft AI (MAI) employees who live within a 50-mile commute of a designated Microsoft office within the US, or a 25-mile commute of a non-US, country-specific location are expected to work from the office at least four days per week. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction.

Responsibilities

• Business Partnership and Enablement : Drives sales growth through business and portfolio planning. Analyzes the market outlook and leverages business insights that benchmark performance and makes suggestions on current and future actions based on key drivers, opportunities, and / or risks. Supports the integration, alignment, and execution of the actions defined in plans.
• Enables Sales Motion Strategy : Enables sales teams to execute on strategies for opportunity management (e.g., up-sell, cross-sell, renewal, recapture). Contributes to operationalizing prioritized sales plans and industry solutions. Identifies opportunities to generate new business and accelerate the closing of existing opportunities.
• Sales Coaching for Growth and Success : Coaches and builds relationships with sales team on executing key priorities. Engages sales managers to become more effective coaches to front-line sellers. Helps sales team achieve increased individual and team knowledge, sales capability, and collaborative selling efforts. Also contributes to optimizing sales team processes and utilization of sales tools and reporting.
• Leverages Insights & Reporting : Contributes to analytics on key revenue drivers (e.g., by vertical / product / geo). Leverages reporting and analytical capabilities to generate data-based insights and enable visibility into revenue and forecast for sellers, sales managers, leaders, and partners.
• Driving Sales Process Discipline : Instills process discipline, consistency, adherence to standards and excellence in execution, and shares best practices within their team. Holds sales managers accountable for account plan quality, completeness, and pipeline health.
• Extending Executive Capacity : Represents as an internal advocate and an extension of Sales leadership. Advises on and contributes to various aspects of business management (e.g., employee engagement, resource allocation, change management, building high-performing teams) in collaboration with leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Program Management : Leads and / or participates in the design, build, launch and run of global strategic programs.
• Embody and promote Microsoft’s culture and values.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Sales Excellence IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 - $203,600 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for these locations is USD $137,600 - $222,600 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here : https : / / careers.microsoft.com / us / en / us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 19, 2025.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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.

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