Public Sector Sales Leader, Singapore

Microsoft Microsoft · Big Tech · Singapore · Sales Management

This role leads a sales organization focused on the public sector in Singapore, guiding government, education, and healthcare leaders in their AI adoption. The leader will set strategy, orchestrate "One Microsoft" execution, and act as a spokesperson in policy and regulatory environments, focusing on ethical and sustainable AI implementation. Key responsibilities include driving sales growth, customer satisfaction, and thought leadership in AI, security, and governance, while also managing and developing a diverse sales team.

What you'd actually do

  1. As the Public Sector Lead, you will lead an organization of account teams to create and foster long-term relationships, delivering value to public sector customers.
  2. Growth and AI Transformational Sales Leadership - You will exceed Revenue, Consumption, Usage and Customer Satisfaction Goals. Lead the transformation of our sales teams through frictionless cross-team orchestration to ensure we deliver value and satisfaction for all Public Sector customers as One Microsoft. Build business and go to market models that address company strategy within constraints of country / area maturity and resource limitations
  3. Customer, Partner and Market Thought Leadership - You will become the trusted advisor and spokesperson in the relevant local industry and regulatory and policy environments, thereby opening doors and removing barriers for our sales teams, partners, and customers. Motivate Sales Managers and Sellers, to enable business and technical outcomes, providing value to our customers throughout their AI journey in a customer centric manner. Demonstrate partner advocacy and sponsorship to drive scale and share through co–selling.
  4. People Leadership - In conjunction with the sales managers, commit to attracting, leading, developing, and retaining a diverse and inclusive sales organization that is motivated and agile. Foster an inspirational coaching culture that empowers the team to deliver and continuously learn.

Skills

Required

  • Sales leadership
  • People management
  • Business development
  • Go-to-market strategy
  • Customer relationship management
  • Partner management
  • Cross-functional orchestration
  • Public sector industry knowledge
  • Policy and regulatory understanding

Nice to have

  • AI transformation
  • Security and governance expertise
  • Executive communication
  • Coaching and mentoring

What the JD emphasized

  • AI journey
  • AI, security and governance
  • policy influence
  • transformational change
  • regulatory and policy environments