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Industry Advisor - Public Sector

@ Microsoft

Toronto, ON · Ottawa, ON

$181k–$303k/yrOn-siteFull-time8+ years experience
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Overview

Microsoft is hiring an Industry Advisor for its Public Sector sales team to originate and win industry-led sales opportunities across AI, Copilot and Security. The role engages senior decision makers, drives C-Suite relationships and positions Microsoft Cloud value. Requires Reliability Status security screening with the Government of Canada; full-time, with a base pay range of CAD $181,000 to $303,000 per year.

Pay:

$181,000–$303,000 a year

Responsibilities:

  • Originate new public sector opportunities across assigned customers
  • Build C-Suite relationships to drive demand generation
  • Position repeatable industry solutions across AI, Copilot and Security
  • Develop thought leadership on scalable industry solutions
  • Orchestrate the account team to exceed customer expectations

Requirements summary:

  • Master's or bachelor's degree in a related field
  • 8 to 10+ years of customer-facing experience
  • Experience in public sector, consultative selling or technology
  • Reliability Status security screening with the Government of Canada
  • 7+ years of people management or leadership (preferred)

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Employer posting date
2026-10-13
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2026-10-14
Source record updated
2026-10-15

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Job details

SenioritySenior
DepartmentSales
Experience8+ years
Hours per week40 (estimated)
Work settingOffice, Client sites
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesEnglish, French
EducationMaster’s degree (required), Bachelor’s degree (required)
Fields of studyComputer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business
Security clearanceReliability status

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Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.

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  • 1 Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington 98052, US
  • 1 Denison Street, North Sydney, NSW 2060, AU
  • 1950 Meadowvale Blvd, Mississauga, Ontario L5N 8L9, CA
  • 39, Quai du Président Roosevelt, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Île-de-France 92130, FR
  • Walter-Gropius-Straße 5, München, 80807, DE
  • 2-16-3 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0075, JP
  • Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, Berkshire RG6 1WG, GB
  • Kanalvej 7, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, DK
  • Luchthavenlaan 1k, Zaventem, Flemish Region 1930, BE
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  • Viale Pasubio, 21, Milan, Lombardy 20154, IT
  • 50, Jongro 1-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, KR
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  • Regeringsgatan 25, Stockholm, 111 53, SE
  • 8058 Zürich-Flughafen, The Circle 02, Zürich, CH
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  • 海淀区,丹棱街5号, 中国, 100080, CN
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  • One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 D18, IE
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  • 22 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland, NZ
  • Al. Jerozolimskie 195a, Warszawa, 02-222, PL
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  • Cloud Security
  • Mobile Apps
  • Gaming
  • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
  • Business Development
  • Data Management
  • Software
  • Education
  • Quantum Computing
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  • Agentic AI
  • Online Portals
  • Productivity Tools
  • Application Performance Management
  • Internet
  • SEM
  • Data Mining
  • Management Information Systems
  • Web Browsers
Other recorded names
  • Microsoft
Specialties
  • Business Software
  • Developer Tools
  • Home & Educational Software
  • Tablets
  • Search
  • Advertising
  • Servers
  • Windows Operating System
  • Windows Applications & Platforms
  • Smartphones
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  • Developers
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Reported total investment
1,000,000

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Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all…

FieldValue
IndustrySoftware Development
Company size10,001+ employees
HeadquartersRedmond, Washington
Organization typePublic Company
SpecialtiesBusiness SoftwareDeveloper ToolsHome & Educational SoftwareTabletsSearchAdvertisingServersWindows Operating SystemWindows Applications & PlatformsSmartphones
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Job description
Overview

MCAPS-Core accelerates customer outcomes and business growth. By uniting product, engineering, marketing, sales, customer success, and partners around a common customer mission, we help customers realize value faster and turn innovation into measurable business impact. Through deep technical expertise and differentiated go-to-market execution, we win competitively, capture market share, and scale repeatable growth motions. We differentiate through value creation - delivering world-class, AI-powered customer experiences that accelerate adoption, strengthen loyalty, and create sustainable competitive advantage, driving growth that outpaces the market.

Microsoft’s Industry Sales team focuses on partnering with customers to achieve strategic goals. This team is responsible for providing a differentiated Customer experience for our customers, providing Industry insights and delivering solutions that result in targeted business outcomes and driving revenue growth for Microsoft.

As an Industry Advisor, you will have the opportunity to drive industry-focused sales for Microsoft. This role is responsible for originating sales and driving industry-led conversations with customers. Accountabilities include developing and winning market-making opportunities that deliver customer value and enabling transformational customer outcomes. As an Industry Advisor you will be the Industry subject matter expert , engaging with senior decision makers to identify, generate and nurture new business opportunities. You will articulate and position strategic business value and long-term positive results of using Microsoft's products, partners and solutions, collaborating with your peers to successfully closing deals.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.



Responsibilities

• Leverage industry depth to accelerate digital transformation with Microsoft Cloud resulting in net-new revenue opportunities and growth
• Originate new opportunities across assigned customers, incubate new opportunities for Microsoft across AI, Copilot and Security that evidence positioning of repeatable Go To Market (GTM) industry solutions
• Accelerate demand generation with customers leveraging C-Suite relationships to deliver multi-horizon incremental opportunities and growth
• Generate thought leadership which successfully identifies, positions and advances new scalable, repeatable industry solutions
• Deliver Operational Excellence, maximize time spent with customers and lead orchestration with core account team to realize value by consistently exceeding customers' expectations.



Qualifications

Required/minimum qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Health Sciences, Supply Chain, Education, Business or related field AND 8+ years customer-facing experience in operations, enterprise-level improvement program management, product management, transportation, hospitality, automotive, consumer goods, financial services, retail, management consulting, consultative selling, public sector, technology or industry-relevant equivalent management or technical work experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Health Sciences, Supply Chain, Education, Business or related field AND 10+ years customer-facing experience in operations, enterprise-level improvement program management, product management, transportation, hospitality, automotive, consumer goods, financial services, retail, management consulting, consultative selling, public sector, technology or industry-relevant equivalent management or technical work experience OR equivalent experience.


Other Requirements:

This role requires the ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

Reliability Status screening: This position requires that the successful candidate obtain and maintain a Reliability Status security screening with the Government of Canada. Microsoft will work with individuals on a case-by-case basis to determine if the requisite screening can be obtained within required timelines.

Additional or preferred qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Health Sciences, Supply Chain, Education, Business or related field AND 10+ years customer-facing experience in operations, enterprise-level improvement program management, product management, transportation, hospitality, automotive, consumer goods, financial services, retail, management consulting, consultative selling, public sector, technology or industry-relevant equivalent management or technical work experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Health Sciences, Supply Chain, Education, Business or related field AND 15+ years customer-facing experience in operations, enterprise-level improvement program management, product management, transportation, hospitality, automotive, consumer goods, financial services, retail, management consulting, consultative selling, public sector, technology or industry-relevant equivalent management or technical work experience OR equivalent experience.

  • 7+ years proven people management and/or leadership experience.



Industry Advisory IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $181,000 - CAD $303,000 per year.

Find additional pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html



Industry Advisory IC6 - L'échelle salariale de base typique pour ce rôle dans l'ensemble du Canada est de 181,000 $ CAD à 303,000 $ CAD par année.

Pour plus d'information au sujet de la rémunération, veuillez cliquer ici:
https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html



Ce poste sera ouvert pendant au moins cinq jours et les candidatures seront acceptées de façon continue jusqu’à ce que le poste soit pourvu.


This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.



Microsoft est un employeur offrant l’égalité d’accès à l’emploi. Tous les candidats qualifiés seront pris en considération pour l’emploi, sans égard à l’âge, à l’ascendance, à la citoyenneté, à la couleur, aux congés médicaux ou familiaux, à l’identité ou à l’expression de genre, aux renseignements génétiques, à l’état d’immigration, à l’état matrimonial, à l’état de santé, à l’origine nationale, à un éventuel handicap physique ou mental, à l’affiliation politique, au statut de vétéran protégé ou au statut militaire, à la race, à l’ethnie, à la religion, au sexe (y compris la grossesse), à l’orientation sexuelle ou à toute autre caractéristique protégée par les lois, ordonnances et règlements locaux applicables. Si vous avez besoin d’aide avec des accommodements religieux et/ou d’un accommodement raisonnable en raison d’un handicap pendant le processus de candidature, apprenez-en plus sur la demande d’accommodement.


Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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