Sarah Bowden Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Redmond, Washington, Us

As the Asia Channel Sales Director, I am responsible for delivering the regional channel sales strategy for Asia. My role involves sponsoring regional executive connections, driving business performance through our channel partners, and maximizing partner investments at the regional level. I lead a dedicated regional team that focuses on influencing and coaching strategic vision, with a particular emphasis on serving small, medium, and corporate customers.In this role, I have developed a deep understanding of both our partner's priorities and Microsoft's objectives. This knowledge allows me to create mutually beneficial plans that align with the goals of all stakeholders involved. I am also responsible for enabling the successful delivery of go-to-market campaigns, offers, programs, and channel capacity, capability, and growth.As a leader in this capacity, I bear the strategic and business performance responsibilities for the region. This entails coordinating closely with the various areas for local sales, strategy development, and execution to ensure our collective success.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, being diverse and inclusive and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Growth mindset encourages each of us to lean in and learn what matters most to our customers, partners and communities, to create the foundational knowledge that enables us to make customer-first decisions in everything we do. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. I’m super excited to be joining the WW Digital Start-ups Team, by empowering Digital Start-ups to be successful, we will be successful. The Digital Start-ups of today will be our future Enterprise customers of tomorrow and this is a key area of our organization that will enable Microsoft to achieve our future growth aspirations. Microsoft has a phenomenal opportunity to support Digital Start-ups across the planet, and I’m thrilled to be leading the Asia Digital Start-up Team, building a world-class, entrepreneurial, and high-performing team across Asia. Microsoft’s value proposition goes beyond offering these organizations a platform within which to build their SaaS solutions, it’s about partnering, helping Digital Start-ups acquire new customers, helping them be successful in new markets and building cost effective, secure, solutions that provide a competitive edge through our innovative cloud offerings. I truly believe that Microsoft’s role in Digital start-ups will change the future of our planet and generations to come, solving global challenges through technological breakthroughs.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Sarah leads the Australian and New Zealand Digital Sales Team, which empowers ~850 Corporate Customers. Digital Sales is a fundamental engine for Microsoft as we transition to digital, innovative ways of selling, connecting and creating value for our customers.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Sarah is responsible for Microsoft New Zealand's One Commercial Partner (OCP) and Small Medium and Corporate (SMC) business that supports and services Kiwi start-ups, small businesses and mid-market customers as well as Microsoft's extensive partner eco-system that supports both and Local Global customers.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Sarah is responsible for the Small, Medium & Corporate (SMC) Business Segment for Microsoft New Zealand. Defining the NZ strategic direction for SMC and leading the SMC Team to execute on the local strategy to help SMC businesses in NZ be more successful through transforming and digitalising their businesses, enabled through the our experienced Account Teams at Microsoft and the expansive NZ Partner eco-system.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Sarah is responsible for the Microsoft Small and Medium business segment in New Zealand. Defining and executing on the local strategy to help Small and Medium businesses in NZ be more successful through transforming and digitalising their businesses, enabled through the experienced and expansive partner eco-system.

Redmond, Washington, Us

As Partner Sales Executive for all Dynamics Partners in New Zealand, my responsibilities include ensuring that Microsoft supports and enables our Dynamics Partners to be successful. To grow Partner capabilities, capacity and most importantly to ensure that their customers are getting the best service and support available.

Redmond, Washington, Us

As Corporate Account Manager in Public Sector, I managed all Public Sector customers within the Mid Market Segment, initially 130 accounts, to 50 strategic Public Sector larger accounts. My role supported all these customers in leveraging and utilising their Microsoft investments, engagements with solution designers and envisioning sessions.

Auckland, Auk, Nz

Auckland, Auk, Nz

Auckland, Auk, Nz

Auckland, Auk, Nz

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Manama, Bh

London, Gb

Executive Education - Circular Economy & Sustainability Strategies, Sustainability Studies

Innovation And Entrepreneurship Certificate, Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Health And Wellness, General

The Women'S Leadership Forum

Masters, International Business With Japanese

Ba (Hons), Consumer Services Management

Higher National Diploma, Business Administration And Management, General