Senior Sales Lead – Drive Growth in UAE

About the role

As a Sales Lead – Senior Manager at Avanade, you will drive growth for leading retail, consumer goods, manufacturing and product‑based organisations across the UAE. You will partner with senior business and technology stakeholders to connect their digital transformation ambitions with innovative cloud, AI, data and business‑application solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Lead complex, high‑value sales opportunities from qualification through contract signature.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline within Retail, Consumer Goods, Manufacturing and Product‑based organisations across the UAE.
• Collaborate with Avanade, Accenture and Microsoft teams to create client value and shape opportunities.
• Facilitate client discussions, workshops and solutioning sessions, developing compelling business cases and value propositions.
• Drive opportunity strategy, account planning and pursuit execution, identifying cross‑sell and up‑sell opportunities.

Required profile

• Proven success managing complex enterprise sales cycles from origination to close.
• Strong consultative and solution‑selling approach with senior executive engagement.
• Ability to orchestrate multi‑disciplinary pursuit teams across consulting, technology and business functions.
• Commercial acumen in pricing, negotiations and contract discussions.
• Experience in professional services, consulting or technology environments.

Required skills

• Microsoft cloud technologies.
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions.
• Data analytics and data‑driven decision making.
• Digital workplace platforms.
• Business applications and enterprise modernization.