This is a hybrid role that requires travel up to 75% to support client engagements and business development activities. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship, as sponsorship is not available for this position.

At Avanade, Security is at the heart of helping organizations innovate with confidence. As the leading Microsoft solutions partner, we help clients protect their businesses, modernize their security operations, and build resilient digital environments across cloud, identity, data, AI, and cyber defense.

What you'll do

Our U.S. Security practice partners closely with Microsoft and Accenture to deliver end-to-end cybersecurity solutions that reduce risk, strengthen resilience, and enable business transformation. From security strategy and digital identity to data protection, cloud security, and managed security services, our teams help clients navigate an increasingly complex threat landscape while accelerating innovation.

Join a team of industry experts, trusted advisors, and technology leaders who are shaping the future of security through the power of Microsoft technologies and AI-driven transformation.

The GTM Lead, AMBG is responsible for accelerating growth through Avanade's strategic partnership with Accenture and Microsoft. This individual will drive joint go-to-market planning, pipeline development, and sales execution for the Security practice, helping shape and win transformational opportunities across the U.S. market.

Acting as a trusted leader across organizational boundaries, the GTM Lead aligns Avanade, Accenture, and Microsoft stakeholders around shared business objectives, AI-led solutions, and client outcomes. This role plays a critical part in expanding indirect-channel revenue, increasing co-sell success, and strengthening Avanade's market presence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead joint go-to-market strategy and execution with Accenture and Microsoft for Avanade Security.
• Build, manage, and drive a healthy pipeline of indirect-channel opportunities that contribute to sales and revenue growth.
• Develop strategic relationships with senior stakeholders across Avanade, Accenture, and Microsoft.
• Shape and support complex pursuits from qualification through deal closure, ensuring alignment across all parties.
• Drive Microsoft co-sell motions and AI-led solution positioning within strategic opportunities.
• Identify and mitigate channel conflicts, commercial risks, and partnership barriers.
• Collaborate with security, sales, solutioning, and industry teams to maximize multi-service-area opportunities.
• Provide leadership and direction to pre-sales and technical resources supporting key pursuits.

You have:

• Proven business development, alliance, or GTM leadership experience within a consulting, systems integration, or technology services organization.
• Experience working within the Microsoft ecosystem and driving partner-led sales motions.
• Strong executive relationship management and stakeholder influence skills.
• Track record of growing pipeline, revenue, and strategic partnerships.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity, cloud, AI, and digital transformation services.
• Ability to navigate complex matrix organizations and align diverse teams toward common goals.

The Manager / Technical Lead is a hands-on technical delivery leader responsible for both leading the team and actively delivering the solution.

This is not an oversight-only role. The expectation is that this person will personally configure, customize, troubleshoot, and implement the system alongside the team, while providing technical direction, mentoring team members, and increasing the team's overall capability.

Come join us
There’s one in every group—the person who sees what’s possible and goes after it. If you’re a consultative, enterprise deal hunter who loves navigating complex organizations, shaping C‑suite agendas, and closing transformational Microsoft-powered programs, you’ll thrive at Avanade.

In this role, you will: own strategic new logo and expansion growth across a defined set of large enterprise accounts, build multi‑year account plans, orchestrate pursuit teams across solution areas, and partner deeply with Microsoft to co-create and win large, outcome-based deals.

Role snapshot

• Work model: Hybrid (with travel to clients)  |  Travel: 34%

• Primary location: US-based  |  Territory: US-wide with multiple industries available (retail, healthcare, financial services, etc.)  

• What you’ll sell: Microsoft-led transformation (Azure, Data/AI, Modern Workplace, Security, Business Apps) delivered through consulting + services

• Level: Enterprise / strategic accounts  |  Deal type: multi-stakeholder, multi-workstream pursuits

Key responsibilities

• Build senior executive relationships and map complex buying centers—engage C‑suite and SVP/VP leaders to align strategy to Microsoft-led transformation roadmaps.

• Create and execute multi-year account plans—identify whitespace, craft value propositions, and convert pipeline into large programs and long-term managed engagements.

• Lead end-to-end pursuits—set win strategy, coordinate solution/delivery/alliance stakeholders, and drive proposals, pricing, and commercial structures to close.

• Drive Microsoft co-sell—build joint pursuit plans, align to Microsoft priorities, and leverage the partner ecosystem to accelerate enterprise wins.

• Own forecasting and operating rhythm—pipeline hygiene, deal reviews, and clear stakeholder communication to deliver against annual targets.

Seeking a senior cybersecurity expert to drive our Security Operations Center (SOC) Modernization and Transformation business, focusing on Microsoft Security solutions. This role involves shaping client opportunities, leading technical and business discussions, and positioning modern SOC capabilities with emphasis on Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Sentinel.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead client conversations on SOC modernization, SIEM transformation, XDR adoption, and security operations enhancements.

• Demonstrate how Microsoft Sentinel and Defender XDR support advanced monitoring and response.

• Create presentations, proposals, and workshop materials for SOC transformation initiatives.

• Collaborate with sales, alliances, consulting, and technical teams to qualify and develop business opportunities.

• Advise executive and technical stakeholders on SOC strategies, integrations, and operating models.

• Support workshops, assessments, and strategic sessions on SIEM, XDR, SOAR, SecOps, and platform consolidation.

• Provide expertise in Microsoft Security architecture and integrating non-Microsoft tools and workflows.

• Assist clients in rationalizing security tooling, improving detection/response, and maturing SOC capabilities.