Director, Technical Solutions - Microsoft Advertising
mountain-view, California | Yesterday
Microsoft Advertising is seeking a Director, Technical Solutions to lead a global organization of Technical Account Managers and Technical Solutions professionals supporting strategic customers, agencies, technology partners, and publishers. 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. Lead the Technical Solutions OrganizationLead and develop a global organization of managers and technical professionals.Define the long-term vision, strategy, priorities, and operating model for Technical Solutions.Build an inclusive, high-performance culture focused on customer impact, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.Drive workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, organizational health, and hiring.Drive Strategic Customer SuccessBuild trusted relationships with executive stakeholders across strategic customers, agencies, publishers, and technology partners.Ensure customers receive proactive technical guidance that accelerates adoption and business value realization.Serve as a senior escalation leader for complex and business-critical customer situations.Create scalable engagement models that balance exceptional customer experiences with operational efficiency.Accelerate Product Adoption and GrowthPartner with commercial teams to drive adoption of new products, capabilities, APIs, measurement solutions, and emerging technologies.Identify opportunities to increase customer success through firmer technical engagement, improved onboarding, and expanded utilization of platform capabilities.Establish repeatable best practices, playbooks, and customer engagement frameworks that can be scaled globally.Influence Product and Engineering StrategyBuild solid partnerships with Product Management and Engineering organizations.Create mechanisms that transform customer feedback, adoption challenges, and technical friction into actionable product and engineering insights.Advocate for investments that improve customer experiences, simplify adoption, and accelerate growth.Drive Organizational ExcellenceDevelop data-driven approaches for measuring customer outcomes, technical engagement effectiveness, operational performance, and business impact.Establish clear accountability for customer success, adoption, escalation management, and stakeholder satisfaction.Lead through change and continuously evolve the organization to meet emerging customer and business needs. Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Data Science, Cybersecurity, or related field AND 8+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, service engineering, systems engineering, or industrial controlsOR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Data Science, Cybersecurity, or related field AND 12+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, service engineering, systems engineering, or industrial controlsOR equivalent experience.Significant experience leading managers and technical organizations.Experience supporting enterprise customers, strategic accounts, agencies, technology partners, or complex commercial organizations.Experience building and leading customer-facing technical teams.Experience driving outcomes across Product Management, Engineering, Sales, Customer Success, and related cross-functional organizations.Experience managing executive-level stakeholder relationships and complex customer situations.Demonstrated success developing organizational strategy and executing through influence in highly matrixed environments.Experience leading Technical Account Management, Customer Engineering, Strategic Customer Success, Technical Consulting, Customer Advisory, or similar organizations.Experience supporting enterprise software, cloud platforms, AI-powered technologies, API ecosystems, advertising technology, SaaS platforms, or digital transformation initiatives.Experience working with large global advertisers, agencies, publishers, or technology partners.Demonstrated ability to influence product strategy through customer insights and market feedback.Solid executive communication, change leadership, and organizational transformation experience.Proven track record of building diverse, high-performing global teams and developing future leaders. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Full-Time