Summary
The Microsoft Technology Account Lead (MTAL) is responsible for building trusted client account relationships with Accenture and Microsoft stakeholders as well as clients themselves, whilst leading sales, revenue, delivery, and client satisfaction for Microsoft focused deliverables.

As the Microsoft lead, the MTAL will work closely with Accenture Account Leadership to create, own, execute and maintain the plan for strategic business growth on the Microsoft platform across one or more accounts within a client industry sector.

Key Accountabilities
Account Management

• Work as a key Microsoft advisor and go-to-contact for clients and Accenture Account Leadership. Builds and manages Microsoft relationships with client C-suite at one or more priority accounts.

• Manage key, strategic client relationships either personally or through a medium to large account team.

• Develop and implement a relationship management plan for strategic, complex existing accounts to build key relationships at decision making levels.

• Consult with a range of customer representatives at different levels to identify the outcomes they require, introducing relevant internal specialists and utilizing their expertise to gather and analyze complex customer data, clarify mid- to long-term customer needs, and develop and agree to a specification of customer requirements.

• Develop prescribed solutions and generate new opportunities by maintaining relationships with partner organizations to ensure smooth integration or a successful alliance execution.

Account Leadership

• Lead the development and implementation of a Microsoft strategy to ensure that intended business benefits are realized and tracked within and across client account(s).

• Champion a Microsoft AI and innovation stream within the overall Accenture account plan, ensuring the right resources are in place to execute the strategy.

Selling

• Act as a Trusted Advisor: Build credibility through deep Microsoft product knowledge and consulting expertise to originate and expand a portfolio of Microsoft work.

• Lead Solution Configuration: Direct cross-functional teams to design complex, tailored Microsoft solutions—including products, services, and contractual terms—that align with the customer’s mid- to long-term strategic needs.

• Manage Bid Responses: Oversee the development of pricing strategies, contract terms, and risk controls in response to RFPs, tenders, and bid solicitations.

• Drive Account Growth: Proactively identify opportunities to expand the customer’s Microsoft footprint by introducing additional products and services that enhance business value.

• Develop and Execute Renewal Strategy: Craft and implement renewal strategies tailored to customer type, focusing on key service elements to ensure retention and long-term engagement.

Key Performance Indicators

• Client Experience

• Overall & thought leadership / inspiration

Account Growth

• Account Sales & Revenue Growth - both AMBG and Avanade

• Account level CCI (Sold & Delivered)

• Personal Chargeability (30%)

Knowledge

• Supports efforts to build customer satisfaction, loyalty, and commitment, and secures organizational resources to do so.

• Is a strong big-picture thinker; makes frequent, clear references to the organization’s vision and strategy and the efforts required to drive them forward.

• Shows a strong commitment to identifying all relevant issues and making decisions that maximize outcomes for all key stakeholders

Be the architect behind the win. 

At Avanade, the best deals aren't just sold — they're engineered. As an Industry Technology Strategist, you sit on the front lines of our growth, working shoulder to shoulder with clients and our most senior sellers to shape pursuits, sharpen our story, and turn ambition into signed business. This is a role for someone who loves being in the room where deals are made, who thinks like a strategist and acts like a closer, and who wants their fingerprints on how Avanade goes to market. 

You won't be supporting the sale from the sidelines. You'll be driving it — translating client challenges into compelling solutions, guiding pursuit teams through complex opportunities, and serving as a trusted advisor clients actually want at the table. 

Come join us

There is one in every group - the person who dreams big and has the motivation to bring their ideas to life, even as others might roll their eyes and prefer to play it safe.  Are you that person? 

Are you the one who isn’t afraid to break the mold and who gets passionate about the power of digital to transform organizations and ways of working?  Because we are building teams of people like that to help our clients unlock the power they need now and own what is next. Together we do what matters. 

What you’ll do 

•    Lead from the front line of sales. Partner directly with clients and account leaders to scope, shape, and win high-value opportunities — bringing clarity, creativity, and momentum to every pursuit. 
•    Be the connective tissue of the deal. Orchestrate the people, assets, and decisions that move a pursuit forward, ensuring pursuit teams have exactly what they need, exactly when they need it. 
•    Shape how we sell. Design the playbooks, differentiators, and cross-sell motions that give our sellers an edge — and continuously raise the bar on how Avanade competes and wins. 
•    Influence our offerings and go-to-market. Bring the voice of the client and the market back into the business, helping evolve our solutions, industry plays, and territory strategy so we stay ahead of where demand is heading. 
•    Own the growth picture. Drive account planning, territory analysis, pipeline health, and revenue forecasting that leadership relies on to make the big calls. 
•    Champion selling excellence. Embed best-in-class pursuit discipline (DEEPR) and enablement tools so every team operates at the top of its game. 
•    Spot the next opportunity first. Anticipate shifting client and market needs and proactively reshape how we engage — staying one step ahead of expectations.