Business Development Lead – Azure, Applications, Data & AI
Kuwait City - Kuwait
Job Summary
Location: Kuwait
Contract: 1 YEAR (Extendable )
We are looking for a commercially driven professional with strong sales and presales capabilities to drive business growth across Azure Applications Data & AI solutions. The ideal candidate should be able to manage the full sales cycle engage confidently with enterprise customers and technology stakeholders and translate business requirements into relevant technology solutions.
- Own the end-to-end sales cycle including lead generation opportunity qualification pipeline development customer engagement proposal positioning negotiation and deal closure.
- Identify and develop new business opportunities across Azure Applications Data & AI solutions.
- Drive revenue growth by acquiring new customers and expanding existing accounts.
- Build trusted relationships with enterprise customers partners and Microsoft stakeholders to identify business needs and create new opportunities.
- Manage and grow assigned accounts through cross-selling upselling and strategic account development.
- Engage with business and technology stakeholders to understand customer requirements and position relevant solutions.
- Work closely with presales technical delivery and infrastructure teams to develop commercially viable solutions.
- Present the company's capabilities solution portfolio and value proposition through customer meetings workshops and executive discussions.
- Support high-level solution discussions presentations demonstrations Proof of Concepts (POCs) and pilots where required.
- Collaborate with sales presales delivery partners and Microsoft teams to ensure smooth transition from opportunity development to project delivery.
- Fluency in Arabic and English both spoken and written is mandatory.
- Minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience.
- 2–4 years of experience in the Kuwait market is preferred.
- Strong enterprise technology sales and business development experience.
- Practical presales exposure with the ability to engage in high-level solution discussions.
- Experience across Microsoft Azure Applications Data & AI solutions.
- Demonstrated ability to manage enterprise sales opportunities from qualification through to closure.
- Strong customer engagement presentation negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with commercial technical presales delivery partner and vendor teams.
Preferred Background: Candidates from technology consulting systems integration cloud solutions Microsoft partner ecosystem or enterprise IT services backgrounds will be preferred.