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The Commercial Executive is a trusted advisor to ANZ enterprise customers, responsible for leading the design and execution of complex commercial strategies across large, multi‑year agreements. Partnering closely with Account Teams, customers, and internal stakeholders, the Commercial Executive ensures commercial solutions are compliant, profitable, and aligned to customer business outcomes, while navigating the regulatory, procurement, and market dynamics specific to Australia and New Zealand.
Job Responsibility:
Deal Making
Leverage deep understanding of customer business needs and desired outcomes to achieve revenue goals using ethical selling methods
Develop, model, and present pricing scenarios and commercial proposals
Lead internal and external sales and management teams through complex commercial constructs, optimizing the level of investment and customization
Optimize deal structures using both price and non‑price concessions
Craft and execute close plans aligned to customer buying motions, renewals, and negotiations
Align commercial and renewal language to customer understanding and decision‑making processes
Negotiation
Define and lead negotiation strategies for complex commercial terms across licensing, contracts, and renewals
Engage and influence senior stakeholders, including customer executives and procurement teams
Ensure appropriate monetization of commercial solutions while balancing customer and Microsoft priorities
Collaboration & Customer Partnership
Build trusted relationships with key customer stakeholders, partners, and Account Teams
Act as a commercial thought partner to help customers achieve their business outcomes while delivering Microsoft revenue targets
Serve as a trusted advisor on how licensing and contracting approaches should evolve to meet customer needs
Provide structured feedback to corporate teams to help improve and simplify commercial and contractual constructs
Compliance & Governance
Ensure all deals comply with Microsoft policies, approval frameworks, and governance requirements
Partner with legal, finance, and deal desk teams to ensure contracts accurately reflect the totality of the agreement and are properly approved and documented
Requirements:
5+ years of seasoned negotiation and commercial strategy expertise
Strategic thinking with strong execution discipline
High levels of customer empathy and executive presence
Ability to balance customer value, revenue growth, and risk management
Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Information Technology, Law, Marketing, Finance, Communication, Education (or equivalent) or related field AND 5+ years sales and negotiation experience or related work or internship experience OR 7+ years sales and negotiation experience OR equivalent experience
5+ years of proven experience in complex enterprise deal making, commercial negotiations, and pricing strategy
Strong understanding of enterprise licensing, contracting, and commercial constructs
Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments and navigating sophisticated customer negotiations
Ability to communicate effectively across all organizational levels, including C‑suite and procurement teams
Demonstrated collaboration skills with cross‑functional sales, legal, finance, and operations teams
Strong business judgment with a compliance‑first mindset