Director of Sales Readiness

Overview

Microsoft Advertising is a worldwide Sales, Marketing and Operations organization on the cutting edge of the digital advertising industry. Microsoft Advertising offers a compelling portfolio of advertising products, innovative solutions and the opportunity to engage with some of the brightest minds in the digital space while contributing meaningfully to our purpose of innovating a new world of advertising possibilities to empower growth for all.

Microsoft Advertising is the destination for experienced, collaborative, and passionate digital advertising professionals seeking a rewarding career and lifestyle.

Who We're Looking For

Microsoft Advertising is seeking a Director of Sales Readiness to join the Global Sales Strategy and Enablement organization. This leader will serve as the system-level orchestrator responsible for translating strategy into clear, executable enablement plans that drive consistent field performance, scalable adoption, and measurable business outcomes. Our team sits at the intersection of sales strategy, demand planning, launch operations, field sales excellence, and partner teams;

ensuring sellers have the guidance, resources, processes, and tools required to execute against Microsoft Advertising's priorities with clarity and confidence.

The Director of Sales Readiness is a senior people manager accountable for leading the end-to-end readiness system across the horizontal frameworks that enable our sellers and customers for success. This leader will partner closely with Sales Leadership, Demand Planning, Field Sales Excellence, Launch Operations, Product Marketing, Business Planning, Revenue Management, Learning & Development, and others to convert strategic inputs into practical sales execution guidance.

The role owns the operating model, governance, communication channels, readiness planning cadence, and accountability mechanisms that help the field prioritize what matters, reduce seller friction, adopt new tools and processes, and deliver against business priorities at scale.

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Responsibilities

* People Leadership

* Build, inspire, and retain a high-performing, diverse team by modeling Microsoft's culture and values, coaching for clarity and capability, and caring for each person's growth and success.

* Set clear direction and priorities, hold the team accountable to outcomes, give candid and timely feedback, and create an inclusive environment where people do their best work and grow their careers.

* Readiness Strategy & Planning Leadership

* Define and lead the Sales enablement readiness strategy across the horizontal frameworks that support all sales motions (accounts and billing, change management, seasonal moments, and sales touchpoints, communications and operational programs), ensuring priorities are translated into clear execution plans with defined outcomes, owners, and timelines.

* Partner with Demand Planning, Sales Strategy and Business Planning to align on growth opportunities, market and segment priorities, seasonal moments, and field needs that shape proactive readiness plans.

* Establish a repeatable rhythm of business for planning, execution, measurement, and feedback so readiness work is prioritized, sequenced, and adjusted based on business impact and field adoption.

* Field Execution, Adoption & Business Impact

* Own the end-to-end readiness system that connects strategic inputs to field action, including readiness plans, execution guidance, launch support, sales communications, tool adoption, and success measurement.

* Partner with Field Sales Excellence and Sales Leaders to identify where sellers need clarity, where blockers are slowing execution, and where processes or resources are required to remove friction and accelerate revenue impact.

* Define measurement and accountability mechanisms that keep stakeholders aligned on adoption, execution progress, field feedback, and business outcomes without shifting ownership from partner teams.

* Cross-Functional Orchestration & Sales Guidance

* Partner with corporate teams to surface MSA billing challenges, influence scalable process improvements, and maintain seller-facing Accounts & Billing resources and education.

* Build an annual seasonal moments calendar with vertical Readiness Leads, Business Planning, Demand Planning,…