Strategic Account Technology Strategist, Financial Services

Overview

Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organisation on the planet to achieve more. As part of this mission, we are seeking a high-impact Strategic Account Technology Strategist (ATS) to lead our technology partnership across two of strategic financial services customers.

The Strategic Account Technology Strategist (ATS) serves as Microsoft's transformation advisor to help customers accelerate from AI ambition to measurable business outcomes. Including shaping Frontier Transformation strategies, orchestrating Microsoft's technical ecosystem, and aligning technology investments to business value. The ATS operates at board, executive, and technology leadership levels to help customers reinvent employee experiences, customer engagement, business processes and innovation through AI, cloud and security.

Responsibilities

Customer Outcome Leadership

• Define and own measurable business outcomes with customer executives.
• Build transformation roadmaps anchored on business value, not technology deployment.
• Drive realization of customer outcomes through adoption, governance, and execution.

Frontier Transformation Leadership

• Lead customer frontier transformation conversations across AI, agents, data and security.
• Develop multi-horizon transformation plans with executive stakeholders.
• Position Microsoft as the strategic transformation partner.

Industry and Boardroom Engagement

• Develop deep understanding of industry disruption, business models and competitive forces.
• Engage CxO, board and business leadership stakeholders alongside technology leaders.
• Translate AI opportunities into strategic business advantages.

Microsoft Ecosystem Orchestration

• Mobilise specialist, engineering, partner and customer success resources around a common customer outcome.
• Create a single technical strategy across Microsoft teams.

AI and Agentic Transformation

• Help customers establish AI operating models, governance frameworks and adoption strategies.
• Drive agentic transformation initiatives that deliver measurable business impact.

Compliance and Trust

• Model integrity and ethical behavior in every decision.
• Ensure full adherence to Microsoft's compliance policies and training requirements.
• Proactively identify and escalate risks, supporting a culture of transparency and trust.

How You'll Work

• Operate as a trusted advisor and technology strategist, translating the Account vision into a technical roadmap.
• Collaborate closely with Executive Sponsors, Customer Success teams, Solution Specialists, Engineers, and the broader Microsoft ecosystem.
• Lead with curiosity, empathy, and a growth mindset-always seeking to learn, share, and elevate others.

Qualifications

Strategic Account Technology IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across United Kingdom is £ 79,700.00 - £ 133,900.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/corporate-pay/united-kingdom-corporate-pay.html

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process,requesting accommodations.