Strategic Account Executive

São Paulo, Brazil

Date posted

Oct 16, 2025

Job number

1896441

Work site

3 days / week in-office

Travel

0-25%

Role type

Individual Contributor

Profession

Sales

Discipline

Strategic Account Management

Employment type

Full-Time

We are seeking a visionary Strategic Account Executive – Frontier Firm Lead to drive transformation with our most strategic customers. This role fuses traditional account leadership with the innovation mindset of a Frontier Firm Executive—someone who can guide customers through AI-powered transformation, leveraging human-agent collaboration to unlock new business value.

The ideal candidate will lead executive engagement, co-create strategic account plans, and orchestrate cross-functional teams to deliver outcomes aligned with customer priorities. This role demands industry insight, strong relationship-building skills, and the ability to scale intelligence through AI platforms and agent-led workflows, in a technical perspective.

Required/minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years experience working in a Cloud/ AI industry and/or driving digital transformation OR Master's Degree AND 11+ years experience working in a Cloud/ AI industry and/or driving digital transformation OR 15+ years experience in working in a Cloud/ AI industry and/or driving digital transformation OR equivalent experience.
• 8+ years experience making recommendations to and/or collaborating with mid-to-senior level executives.
• 10+ years experience closing large, complex agreements/deals.
• This role requires proficiency in written, reading, and conversational English & Brazilian Portuguese.

Additional or preferred qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree AND 15+ years experience working in an industry (e.g., financial services, retail, manufacturing, healthcare, energy, government, education, technology) and/or driving digital transformation OR Master's Degree AND 13+ years experience working in an industry (e.g., financial services, retail, manufacturing, healthcare, energy, government, education, technology) and/or driving digital transformation OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years people management experience.
• Strong experience with Multi- Agent Architecture and implementation best practices.
• Strong experience in strategic account management, cloud/ AI technical environment, and in executive engagement.
• Deep understanding of AI transformation, including agent-led workflows, Copilot integration, industry-specific innovation and technical orchestration
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and orchestrate complex sales motions across engineering, marketing, and partner ecosystems.
• Strong analytical skills to leverage digital signals and customer insights for opportunity qualification.
• Passion for empowering customers to scale intelligence with relevance, resilience, and responsibility.

• Lead Executive Sponsor Engagement and build trusted relationships with CxOs, positioning Microsoft as a strategic partner.
• Drive AI transformation by helping customers become Frontier Firms—organizations that integrate AI agents into business processes for speed, agility, and innovation.
• Use Copilot, AI agents, and Unified support to differentiate Microsoft's value proposition and accelerate customer outcomes.
• Identify and qualify opportunities using digital signals, co-sell motions, and solution plays.
• Establish a rhythm of business (ROB) with customer teams and partners, ensuring governance and measurable impact.
• Guide customers in building internal AI Centers of Excellence (CoE) to scale responsibly and strategically

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

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Industry leading healthcare

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Educational resources

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Discounts on products and services

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Savings and investments

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Maternity and paternity leave

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Generous time away

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Giving programs

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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.