VP, MICROSOFT GLOBAL ALLIANCE MANAGER

Position Description.
CGI is seeking a dynamic individual to join us as our Vice President for the Microsoft (MS) Global Alliance to expand and manage our strategic Partnership.
Are you a self-starter who is comfortable coordinating alliance Partnership activities across multiple business units, able to leverage your extensive network of contacts across MS to help build and elevate the CGI Partnership to the highest status possible within the MS Partner Network ecosystem? CGI's Global Alliance team is passionate about crafting strategic offerings and partnerships, working across industries to shape the strategic direction and growth of CGI.
This strategic global team is highly curious, innovative, collaborative and motivated to create value for CGI and our Clients.
This role can be performed at any CGI US office, preferred location is Bellevue, WA or any West Coast state.
Your future duties and responsibilities.
As CGI's Microsoft Global Alliance Manager (GAM) you will strengthen our partnership and manage our global relationship with MS, driving growth for the organization.
You will play a critical role in representing CGI, across relevant MS organizations, ensuring that each Strategic Business Unit (SBU) is aligned and benefits from the alliance.
Your responsibilities will include.
• Working closely with your Executive Sponsor, partner counterparts and your SBU Leads to develop the strategic goals, strategies, and direction of the alliance.
• Crafting and implementing a Global Partner Business Plan, including member development and marketing, to increase CGI’s pipeline, revenue and overall market adoption of MS aligned solutions.
• Facilitating smooth working relationships between CGI and the MS Partner and Sales organizations, driving alignment and engagement in key joint target accounts, maintaining the relationship at the global level, and developing the CGI-MS Partner business relationships globally.
• Collaborating with the MS global Partner Development Manager (PDM) to define and execute Go to Market (GTM) programs that prioritize industries, define key offerings, and focus on innovation.
• Identify and drive joint sales and marketing opportunities around aligned strategic offerings.
• Evangelizing Partner solutions and value proposition internally within CGI and promoting CGI expertise and value within MS as well as CGI clients.
• Running regular pipeline, opportunity, and business reviews with PDM and all internal partners.
• Supporting CGI in accelerated upskilling and certification, providing guidance to hire required expertise as needed.
• Support deal activity and work closely with the MS PDM and field sales to position CGI solutions and services.
• Maintaining and updating the MS Alliance Partner Portal.
• Monitoring progress against the global partner business plan and tracking success against target KPI’s including partner aligned bookings and pipeline, partner certifications, partner aligned client success stories, and partner investment and incentives.
• Brief senior executives on the status of our MS partnership and achievements of the strategic growth plan.
• Handling Partner concerns and facilitating resolution when needed.
Required qualifications to be successful in this role.
• Experience in managing Partners/Alliances.
• Knowledge of MS technology offerings including MS cloud services, emerging AI offerings and other associated services (i.
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contact center and end user).
• Executive contacts within the MS global Partner organization.
• Experience with executive level presentations and communications.
• Curious mindset.
• Results-oriented with a consistent track record of successful delivery.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration.
• Agile thinking and working.
• Participation and external networking in industry forums • Strong managerial and organization skills.
• Must be team oriented comfortable working in a highly decentralized organization.
• Minimum Education Required.
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At CGI we call our professionals “partners” to reinforce that all who join our team are, as owners, empowered to participate in the challenges and rewards that come from building a world-class company.
CGI’s benefits include.
• Competitive base salaries • Eligibility to participate in an attractive Share Purchase Plan (SPP) in which the company matches dollar-for-dollar contributions made by eligible employees, up to a maximum, for their job category • 401(k) Plan and Profit Participation for eligible members • Generous holidays, vacation, and sick leave plans • Comprehensive insurance plans that include, among other benefits, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, out-of-county emergency coverage in all countries of employment; • Back-up child care, Pet insurance, a Member Assistance Program, a 529 college savings program, a personal financial management tool, lifestyle management programs and more #LI-AG1 Skills.
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