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WW Edu Client Strategy Manager-730337

at Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, WA

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As Microsoft continues to focus on winning in Education, the requirement to grow share of Windows client devices in Education is becoming ever more critical in a world where institutional ICT decisions are increasingly being influenced by Students and Educators. With new devices, operating systems and form factors entering the market place, we must increase our efforts in ensuring Microsoft Windows is the platform of choice for all Education Audiences. The WW Education Client Strategy Manager (Director) will be responsible for leading our WW Education strategy and executing through our global field teams. This role will be accountable for demonstrating Microsoft Windows platform; including Windows operating System, Windows Phone, Internet Explorer and Bing are platforms of choice for all Education Audiences globally.

Through collaborative efforts with Corporate HQ team, this role will identify and drive field best practices, support the distribution of industry knowledge, and work specifically with the Windows Client BG to develop Apple compete strategy for Education segment leading to improving share, demonstrating thought leadership and enhancing Microsoft value proposition.

We need to reinvigorate customer demand, excitement and passion and make Windows devices the devices of choice for all Education Audiences, identifying new market approaches to increase awareness, relevance and adoption of Microsoft client offerings in Education, and developing a WW field strategy for ensuring appropriate resources, assets and partnerships which promote client adoption.

Working in a small high performance team, this senior position will require strong education industry knowledge, strong technical acumen of all our client offerings and deep competitive understanding, especially Apple. This role will be the field Apple compete escalation point and support the field to win in the largest opportunities or largest threats.

This individual must demonstrate the ability to think creatively, have superior intellectual horsepower, relevant Education experience allowing for strategy development that can scale WW. This individual must have proven experience in go-to-market strategies that have impacted new markets and created new opportunities. This individual must also have a proven record of working successfully with multiple internal and external partners and education stakeholders.

Successful candidates will have demonstrated the ability to take on big challenges, drive new thinking, work successfully across teams, and demonstrate the ability lead people in ambiguous environments. The successful candidate will should have superior communication skills, extensive experience in dealing with press and external communication and demonstrate the ability influence and support senior executive leadership.

Location: Preference is Redmond (but would consider other Global Area HQ locations based on quality of candidates). Travel - 50%.

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