*This role is open to candidates residing in all locations in the United States.

Come Join Us

Want to drive customer value with AI and turn your ideas into human impact? So do we. 

At Avanade, we are breaking apart the traditional process of setting strategies and goals first, then finding technologies to achieve them. In the age of AI and rapid digital transformation, there’s no time for that linear process. We partner with clients to accelerate value by being ambitious, imaginative – and fast. We believe “big” and deliver personally. We relentlessly challenge, encourage, support our client partners and each other. 

About Avanade Advisory and Experiences 

As the strategic and experience consulting arm of Avanade, our Advisory & Experiences practice ensures enterprise technology investments deliver real business results. We combine deep Microsoft expertise with strategic vision and human understanding to transform how organizations apply technology to accomplish their goals. Our approach is comprehensive yet practical: we develop strategies rooted in business objectives, design systems that humans actually want to use, and enable our clients to implement real solutions that drive measurable outcomes—from operational efficiency to productivity gains, sustainable growth, and breakthrough innovation. 

Within Organizational Change Management (OCM), we guide clients through the journey from awareness to adoption for critical Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management, and Microsoft 365 transformations. Our consultants help our clients realize the full value of their Microsoft technology investments, aligning stakeholders around shared visions, developing and implementing tailored change strategies, leading communications and engagement efforts, assessing change impacts, and designing training programs that upskill workforces and drive sustained adoption. We measure what matters—tracking progress, surfacing insights, and adjusting strategies to ensure lasting impact. Microsoft is our medium, and we are masters of our craft—bringing unmatched product knowledge, strategic insight, and human-centered delivery to every engagement. 

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.

Come join us

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.

What you'll do

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

*This role can be based anywhere in the United States where Avanade/Accenture has a presence.

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

Avanade is seeking a strategic alliance and go-to-market leader to drive our relationship with Microsoft's Frontier Sales and GTM organization and accelerate joint AI transformation opportunities worldwide.

This role sits at the intersection of alliance management, sales, business development, and AI innovation. The successful candidate will be responsible for strengthening executive relationships across Microsoft and Avanade, identifying and developing joint market opportunities, influencing go-to-market strategy, and helping customers realize business value through AI-powered transformation.

The ideal candidate brings deep experience within the Microsoft ecosystem, a proven enterprise sales track record, strong executive presence, and the ability to lead through influence across complex global organizations.

What you'll do

Lead the Microsoft Frontier Alliance Relationship

• Serve as Avanade's primary alliance leader for Microsoft's Frontier Sales and GTM organization.
• Build and maintain executive and field-level relationships across Microsoft stakeholders.
• Establish governance, operating rhythms, and engagement models that strengthen collaboration and business outcomes.
• Act as a trusted advisor to both Avanade and Microsoft leadership teams.

Accelerate Joint Go-to-Market Growth

• Develop and execute joint go-to-market strategies aligned to AI transformation priorities.
• Partner with Microsoft sellers and account teams to identify, develop, and advance strategic opportunities.
• Build and support account planning, pipeline generation, co-selling motions, and pursuit strategies.
• Increase awareness and adoption of Avanade's AI, data, cloud, and business transformation capabilities across the Microsoft field organization.

Drive AI Transformation Opportunities

• Position Avanade as a strategic partner for customers adopting AI technologies and new operating models.
• Collaborate with industry, sales, advisory, and solution leaders to create differentiated customer value propositions.
• Help shape opportunities early in the customer lifecycle, influencing AI strategy, readiness, business cases, and transformation roadmaps.
• Align Avanade capabilities with Microsoft's evolving AI initiatives, including Copilot, Azure AI, Azure AI Foundry, and emerging agentic solutions.

Enable High-Impact Co-Delivery Models

• Work across sales and delivery teams to establish effective collaboration models with Microsoft.
• Support the development of scalable approaches that combine Microsoft engineering expertise and Avanade delivery capabilities.
• Help create repeatable offerings, reference architectures, customer success stories, and market-ready solutions.

Influence Across a Global Matrix Organization

• Collaborate across Avanade, Microsoft, and Accenture teams to ensure a coordinated market approach.
• Align regional, industry, and solution-area priorities to maximize growth opportunities.
• Navigate complex stakeholder environments while driving alignment and execution without direct authority.
• Foster collaboration among sales, marketing, solution, and delivery leaders globally.

Support Alliance Growth and Market Impact

• Contribute to joint business planning and alliance growth strategies.
• Identify market trends, customer demand patterns, and competitive developments that impact growth opportunities.
• Provide alliance insights that inform sales campaigns, executive events, thought leadership, and strategic programs.
• Help expand Avanade's visibility and influence within Microsoft's AI transformation ecosystem.