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The Area Business Partner (ABP) drives a security-first, customer-obsessed support experience by strengthening field readiness, leading critical customer engagements, and partnering across Customer Service & Support (CSS), the Customer Success Unit (CSU) and Engineering to protect and grow revenue. This role owns execution of key programs, including Renewal Assist, translates support strategy into Area/OU operating plans, and improves customer health and resiliency for our customers. This position is specifically aligned with our Small, Medium, Enterprise and Channel (SME&C) customers and partners and will support this segment in one of three regions (Americas, EMEA or APAC).
Job Responsibility:
Own field engagement and readiness: Educate CSU and field teams on how to proactively and reactively engage CSS, including escalation paths
educate field teams on strategic initiatives, AI adoption and relevant business results
run an always-on training cadence
publish and maintain Area plans to address top support concerns and improve readiness over time
Lead Renewal Assist program execution: Ensure timely triage and renewal-win planning, engage the right resources, partner with account teams through renewal dates and assist in deal shaping, ensuing that customers have the right offerings to ensure their success
Lead customer engagements and escalation management: Lead confidence calls and executive-level engagements
coordinate CSS, engineering and CE&S resources to ensure escalated issues are resolved
act as the voice of the field on support offering effectiveness and contract right-sizing
Improve customer health and resiliency: Partner with CSU leadership to build and execute plans that improve customer health signals, including reactivity, major incident response plans, proactivity and resiliency
drive measurable improvements and share best practices
Get Healthy Plans: Own and orchestrate segment/customer/partner plans, partnering with CSS stakeholders to ensure correct actions are identified and implemented
know the systemic issues within the Area and plan appropriate repair items in line with CSS ongoing or planned initiatives
Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Operations, Finance or related field AND 8+ years work experience in program management, process management, process improvement OR equivalent experience
7+ years of experience in customer success and/or customer support, business operations, change management and project management
Executive maturity, organizational agility and strong impact and influence competencies, with experience working on global teams
Ability to work effectively across groups (business and functions) in a fast-paced work environment, influencing without authority and driving work through others
Nice to have:
Masters Degree in Business, Operations, Finance or related field AND 8+ years work experience in program management, process management, process improvement OR equivalent experience
Experience working with Microsoft Partners, specifically in support, offerings or other strategic roles