Strategic Account Technology Strategist, Financial Services in City of Westminster

The Strategic Account Technology Strategist (ATS) serves as Microsoft's lead transformation advisor for one of our most strategic customers. The role exists to help customers accelerate from AI ambition to measurable business outcomes by shaping Frontier Transformation strategies, orchestrating Microsoft's technical ecosystem, and aligning technology investments to business value. The ATS operates at board, executive, and technology leadership levels to help customers reinvent employee experiences, customer engagement, business processes and innovation through AI, cloud and security., Customer Outcome Leadership

• Define and own measurable business outcomes with customer executives.
• Build transformation roadmaps anchored on business value, not technology deployment.
• Drive realization of customer outcomes through adoption, governance, and execution.

Frontier Transformation Leadership

• Lead customer frontier transformation conversations across AI, agents, data and security.
• Develop multi-horizon transformation plans with executive stakeholders.
• Position Microsoft as the strategic transformation partner.

Industry and Boardroom Engagement

• Develop deep understanding of industry disruption, business models and competitive forces.
• Engage CxO, board and business leadership stakeholders alongside technology leaders.
• Translate AI opportunities into strategic business advantages.

Microsoft Ecosystem Orchestration

• Mobilise specialist, engineering, partner and customer success resources around a common customer outcome.
• Create a single technical strategy across Microsoft teams.

AI and Agentic Transformation

• Help customers establish AI operating models, governance frameworks and adoption strategies.
• Drive agentic transformation initiatives that deliver measurable business impact.

Compliance and Trust

• Model integrity and ethical behavior in every decision.
• Ensure full adherence to Microsoft's compliance policies and training requirements.
• Proactively identify and escalation risks, supporting a culture of transparency and trust.
• Operate as a trusted advisor and technology strategist, translating the Account vision into a technical roadmap.
• Collaborate closely with Executive Sponsors, CSAMs, Solution Specialists, Engineers, and the broader Microsoft ecosystem.
• Proven experience in digital transformation roles, ideally within Financial Services., Lead with curiosity, empathy, and a growth mindset-always seeking to learn, share, and elevate others.
• Strong technical foundation with the ability to lead both business and technical envisioning conversations.
• Demonstrated success in delivering large-scale cloud transformation programmes across multi-geo enterprises.
• Deep understanding of enterprise and solution architecture.
• Exceptional change leadership and customer engagement skills.
• Experience working in global teams with a willingness to travel internationally.
• At Microsoft, we embrace a growth mindset and a culture of inclusion. You'll be part of a team that values curiosity, collaboration, and the pursuit of excellence. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of one of the world's largest financial institutions while contributing to Microsoft's most strategic customer engagements.

Strategic Account Technology IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across United Kingdom is £ 100,400.00 - £ 200,500.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.