Microsoft: TAM Nigeria Job

At Microsoft, we’re about helping customers realize their potential. From gamers to governments, moms to mega-corporations, we serve just about every kind of customer, all over the globe.

Many people think Microsoft = software. We do do software-but we also do hardware, services, research, and more. We work on PC operating systems and applications-like Windows and Windows Live. Products for IT professionals and developers-like Windows Server and Visual Studio. Online services such as Bing and MSN. Business solutions like Office and Exchange. And devices like Xbox, keyboards, webcams, and mice. We’re passionate about what we do.

What this means if you come to work here is opportunity-to do things that make a real difference in millions, even billions, of lives. To reach your potential. So why not take a closer look at Microsoft? We think you’ll find that amazing things really do happen here.

Job Title: TAM Nigeria

Job Description

Job Category: Services & Consulting
Location: Lagos, NG
Job ID: 832488-107867
Division: (Not Division Specific)

Do you enjoy working with large Enterprise customers and understand what it takes to achieve the highest levels of customer satisfaction? Can you spot the trends in customer technical support use and use this knowledge to make them more efficient and effective? Does understanding a broad range of Microsoft products and being an expert at describing their value interest you?

Microsoft Services help customers realize their full potential through accelerated adoption and productive use of Microsoft technologies. We are a global team of exceptional people who deliver world class services with partners, earning customer confidence, trust, and loyalty by Improving the overall Customer and Partner Experience, Serving as the customer advocates within Microsoft and Driving customer-centric product improvement

The Technical Account Manager (TAM) provides support delivery management of Premier issues and services designed to improve customer IT operational health in assigned account(s)
The TAM:
– Is the trusted advisor to the account’s Customer Support Manager (CSM) and the Microsoft owner of the customers IT operational health
– Manages support delivery on reactive incidents provided by Microsoft CSS
– Knowledgeable on a wide range of Microsoft technology with industry recognized IT Operations certification
– Maintains Support Delivery Plans that capture current situation and analysis for IT Health improvement – also used by sales opportunities and renewal
– Manages the delivery and follow-up of proactive support designed to reduce reactive support cases and costs

The value the TAM brings to the customer is successful operation, and hence realization of value, of Microsoft products. The value the TAM brings to Microsoft is increased customer satisfaction, reduced support costs, and awareness needed around product improvements.

The Technical Account Manager is the only long term, relationship based, customer facing support role.

Qualificiations
10+ years related experience.
BA/BS or MBA degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business (MBA).
Competency in Analytical Problem Solving, Building Customer/Partner Relationships, Confidence, Cross-Boundary Collaboration, Impact and Influence, Interpersonal Awareness, Project Management, Strategic Insight, Product & Technology Expertise, Value Selling.
Training and certification in Required: ITIL Foundation Certificate, Preferred: Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) Certification, ITIL Services Manager Certificate, Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.

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