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Durban, KZN, ZA

South Africa

Passionate, experienced, and credible Sales Manager leading a team of elite Security sales and technical specialists that deliver end-to-end security thought leadership, driving significant customer value, enabling transformational customer outcomes, and achieving/exceeding quarterly and full year aspirations. As the Security Specialist Manager, I act as.

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

As an Azure Core Specialist, my role is a senior business leader over our hyperscale cloud business. I lead a virtual team of sales, technical, and services resources to help customers realize their digital transformation through cloud computing

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Snr Specialist of the Microsoft Azure Team, which is responsible for Microsoft's cloud computing platform. Since re-joining the organisation in 2016, I have been helped our Azure business enjoy triple-digit yr/yr growth and we have established Azure as one of the two largest cloud platforms in the region, with highlights including the launch of two.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• MEA Senior Sales Manager for Microsoft’s Azure Cloud Platform (www.microsoft.com/azure). My team helped business of all shapes and sizes focus more on innovation and business transformation and less on managing.
• Ownership of regional sales strategy and execution for all Microsoft Azure in our HiPo customer segment.
• Identification of key market transformation opportunities.
• Partner with multiple Country Leadership teams to execute against regional scorecard metrics.
• Overall accountability for attainment of MEA Market Transition metrics aligned to aggressive revenue and cloud consumption goals.
• Build and land multi-year sales plans that evolve Microsoft’s sales specialists into industry leading cloud services sellers.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Part of a team focused on increasing adoption of Amazon Web Services by engaging in Enterprise accounts. Role requires me to be independently self-sufficient and I need to be both business savvy and technically.
• Promote AWS services in a defined territory or industry vertical.
• Develop and execute against a comprehensive account/territory plan.
• Create & articulate compelling value propositions around AWS services.
• Facilitate customer adoption.
• Maintain a robust projects pipeline.

United Arab Emirates

An independent IT Consultancy focusing on Professional Services for both small and large companies as well as backend support for existing IT Systems Integrators. Services include Project estimation, management, implement, deployment, and administration of IT systems.

Emerging Markets, Based In Dubai

The role of Product Sales Manager, as Grade 12 Manager, for Collaboration Technology group is functionally a combination of both Business Development and Sales Lead for all Voice, Video, Messaging, Conferencing and Customer Care solution sets. I was key member of the management team and mentor to 46 Sales, pre-Sales and Channel specialists covering all.

United Arab Emirates, Dubai. Covering Middle East, CEE & CIS

Recruited back to Cisco as Advanced Technology Sales and Business Development Manager. I was responsible for sales of new and emerging products portfolio. Tasked to perform regular market assessments to understand both how and why Cisco will enter markets and be capable of formulating the strategies and business data around the methodology. I worked hand.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Headhunted by Microsoft to take Sales ownership for their newly launched Unified Communications solution Portfolio. Responsible for understanding and anticipating customer requirements, and displacing competitors whilst establishing Microsoft as the preferred solution provider and attaching extra value for Enterprise CAL up-sell.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Owned overall pre-sales responsibilities for SMB, Commercial and Public Sector across South Africa. Secondary responsibility for technology specialisation in Unified Communications, Wide Area Application Optimisation and Wireless solutions.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Working in a small start-up, reporting to the General Manager. Tasked with building the support function for the fast growing user base and ever expanding connectivity devices. Supervisor to 20 support staff. Within two years the business grew exponentially and was acquired.