Director, Go to Market Management, Azure
Top Benefits
About the role
Director, Go to Market Management, Azure
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date posted
Jun 30, 2025
Job number
1839923
Work site
Up to 100% work from home
Travel
0-25**%**
Role type
Individual Contributor
Profession
Marketing
Discipline
Field Product Marketing
Employment type
Full-Time
Overview
The Sales Enablement & Operations (SE&O) team plays an essential role in translating Microsoft’s Commercial Strategy to a local execution plan and driving operational excellence to achieve the greatest results possible. Our team drives cross-region, cross-area and cross-Subsidiary insight and execution excellence, bringing strategy and priorities to life by accelerating the pace of transformation and enabling Microsoft to deliver business impact at scale.
The Azure commercial solution area (CSA) is a critical strategic monetization and growth lever for the company. This business consists of growing Azure consumption in both our customer base and acquiring new customers across both Microsoft and Open Source technologies. We are looking to hire a Director, Go to Market Management, Azure to create and orchestrate strategic go-to-market (GTM) plans for assigned line(s) of business across sales, marketing, finance, consulting, customer success, and partner functions, supporting One-Microsoft. In this role, you will thrive on leading a virtual team, act as a thought leader, develop marketing strategy, and track success criteria and performance metrics. This is a cross-functional role, resulting in revenue, growth and shared outcomes for their Azure aligned priorities, which this role is focused on Database Modernization.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications
- 8+ years marketing strategy, business planning, sales enablement, business development, technical pre-sales, or related work experience.
- 5+ years of enterprise experience with more than two of the following: create and orchestrate strategic go-to-market plans; build, develop, and execute sales enablement strategy; drive marketing and partner programs; product marketing; business planning; product management; customer and market analysis; Go-to-Market strategy and execution; end-to-end customer journey, competitive market analysis and positioning; organize and drive product roadmaps; develop insights from market research; or related.
- 3+ years of enterprise experience in Microsoft Cloud platform or other public cloud platforms, including IaaS and PaaS technologies.
Preferred or Additional Qualifications
- Effective executive communication, storytelling skills, and the ability to translate complex ideas into simple stories.
- Proficient Business Acumen and Business Analysis Skills (understands financials, sales processes, scorecards and key performance indicators)
- Experienced in cross-group collaboration skills and ability to manage stakeholders across large matrix organizations.
- Demonstrated experience in executive influencing and stakeholder management skills
Field Product Marketing IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $128,000 - CAD $222,400 per year.
Find additional pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html
Microsoft will accept applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.
#SEO
#MCAPSA
Responsibilities
Product Advocacy
- Acts as the primary product and technical advocate, evangelizing across products within the Product Manager-owned portfolio and across the business.
- Identifies and develops strategies to drive cross-selling scenarios and attach points across product/service area(s).
- Provides guidance to sales in customer engagements (e.g., resources and programs, best practices for scaling, change management, and deal coaching for segments), and counsels partner practice leads.
Business Leadership
- Develops and executes business strategy and tracks the efficacy of plans across the business to drive sustainable growth within and beyond the boundaries of the fiscal year.
- Actively leads and engages with all stakeholders across the area/subsidiary for One Microsoft orchestration.
- Leads regular cadence of connections with corporate stakeholders to execute strategic planning.
- Partners across teams to drive GTM for aligned Solution Plays, identifying growth opportunities in the market and builds clear execution plans.
- Align, influence and coach field teams, sales operations, marketing plans, business rhythms and change management to convert strategic priorities into local execution.
- Drives regular engagements with relevant executive stakeholders to develop and operationalize strategies and oversee implementation of cross-market solutions that drive strategic impact and increased market share, in line with area-specific service requirements (e.g., local regulatory compliance/programs).
- Lead the team to deliver on targets by orchestrating execution and providing GTM objectives to drive marketing strategies for customer acquisition, acceleration, adoption and advocacy.
Connected Sales Enablement
- Lands and champions solution plays, activating connected sales and marketing execution in every segment to maximize performance and share
- Serves as the primary orchestrator between corporate and the field and ensures field and corporate leadership are aligned on business results and actions to take.
- Strategically activates the partner ecosystem to enable and drive results.
- Identifies failure points and orchestrates resources to mitigate.
Other
- Embody our culture and values
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Industry leading healthcare
Educational resources
Discounts on products and services
Savings and investments
Maternity and paternity leave
Generous time away
Giving programs
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.
About Microsoft
Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters.
Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.
Director, Go to Market Management, Azure
Top Benefits
About the role
Director, Go to Market Management, Azure
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date posted
Jun 30, 2025
Job number
1839923
Work site
Up to 100% work from home
Travel
0-25**%**
Role type
Individual Contributor
Profession
Marketing
Discipline
Field Product Marketing
Employment type
Full-Time
Overview
The Sales Enablement & Operations (SE&O) team plays an essential role in translating Microsoft’s Commercial Strategy to a local execution plan and driving operational excellence to achieve the greatest results possible. Our team drives cross-region, cross-area and cross-Subsidiary insight and execution excellence, bringing strategy and priorities to life by accelerating the pace of transformation and enabling Microsoft to deliver business impact at scale.
The Azure commercial solution area (CSA) is a critical strategic monetization and growth lever for the company. This business consists of growing Azure consumption in both our customer base and acquiring new customers across both Microsoft and Open Source technologies. We are looking to hire a Director, Go to Market Management, Azure to create and orchestrate strategic go-to-market (GTM) plans for assigned line(s) of business across sales, marketing, finance, consulting, customer success, and partner functions, supporting One-Microsoft. In this role, you will thrive on leading a virtual team, act as a thought leader, develop marketing strategy, and track success criteria and performance metrics. This is a cross-functional role, resulting in revenue, growth and shared outcomes for their Azure aligned priorities, which this role is focused on Database Modernization.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications
- 8+ years marketing strategy, business planning, sales enablement, business development, technical pre-sales, or related work experience.
- 5+ years of enterprise experience with more than two of the following: create and orchestrate strategic go-to-market plans; build, develop, and execute sales enablement strategy; drive marketing and partner programs; product marketing; business planning; product management; customer and market analysis; Go-to-Market strategy and execution; end-to-end customer journey, competitive market analysis and positioning; organize and drive product roadmaps; develop insights from market research; or related.
- 3+ years of enterprise experience in Microsoft Cloud platform or other public cloud platforms, including IaaS and PaaS technologies.
Preferred or Additional Qualifications
- Effective executive communication, storytelling skills, and the ability to translate complex ideas into simple stories.
- Proficient Business Acumen and Business Analysis Skills (understands financials, sales processes, scorecards and key performance indicators)
- Experienced in cross-group collaboration skills and ability to manage stakeholders across large matrix organizations.
- Demonstrated experience in executive influencing and stakeholder management skills
Field Product Marketing IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $128,000 - CAD $222,400 per year.
Find additional pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html
Microsoft will accept applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.
#SEO
#MCAPSA
Responsibilities
Product Advocacy
- Acts as the primary product and technical advocate, evangelizing across products within the Product Manager-owned portfolio and across the business.
- Identifies and develops strategies to drive cross-selling scenarios and attach points across product/service area(s).
- Provides guidance to sales in customer engagements (e.g., resources and programs, best practices for scaling, change management, and deal coaching for segments), and counsels partner practice leads.
Business Leadership
- Develops and executes business strategy and tracks the efficacy of plans across the business to drive sustainable growth within and beyond the boundaries of the fiscal year.
- Actively leads and engages with all stakeholders across the area/subsidiary for One Microsoft orchestration.
- Leads regular cadence of connections with corporate stakeholders to execute strategic planning.
- Partners across teams to drive GTM for aligned Solution Plays, identifying growth opportunities in the market and builds clear execution plans.
- Align, influence and coach field teams, sales operations, marketing plans, business rhythms and change management to convert strategic priorities into local execution.
- Drives regular engagements with relevant executive stakeholders to develop and operationalize strategies and oversee implementation of cross-market solutions that drive strategic impact and increased market share, in line with area-specific service requirements (e.g., local regulatory compliance/programs).
- Lead the team to deliver on targets by orchestrating execution and providing GTM objectives to drive marketing strategies for customer acquisition, acceleration, adoption and advocacy.
Connected Sales Enablement
- Lands and champions solution plays, activating connected sales and marketing execution in every segment to maximize performance and share
- Serves as the primary orchestrator between corporate and the field and ensures field and corporate leadership are aligned on business results and actions to take.
- Strategically activates the partner ecosystem to enable and drive results.
- Identifies failure points and orchestrates resources to mitigate.
Other
- Embody our culture and values
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Industry leading healthcare
Educational resources
Discounts on products and services
Savings and investments
Maternity and paternity leave
Generous time away
Giving programs
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.
About Microsoft
Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters.
Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.