Senior Account Manager – Central Government (Microsoft Cloud & Digital Transformation)

Senior Account Manager – Central Government (Microsoft Cloud & Digital Transformation)

Permanent role

Home based in the UK - hybrid role

SC Cleared or eligible (no sponsorship can be offered)

We are looking for a motivated and collaborative professional to support UK Central Government clients, helping organisations deliver meaningful digital transformation using the Microsoft technology ecosystem.

You will play a key role in building trusted relationships, understanding client challenges, and helping shape solutions across modern cloud platforms including Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, and the Microsoft Power Platform.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships within UK Central Government organisations, supporting long-term strategic engagement.
• Work with clients and internal teams to support digital transformation programmes, including cloud migration, modernisation, target operating models, digital-by-design services, and AI-enabled innovation.
• Help customers understand the value and business outcomes enabled by Microsoft cloud technologies including Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, and Power Platform.
• Support clients through the early stages of complex technology decisions, helping shape potential solution directions.
• Engage with customer stakeholders to gather information, understand organisational challenges, and identify transformation opportunities.
• Support early-stage solution framing across areas such as data platforms, modern applications, automation, and digital workplace.
• Assist with the development of new business opportunities by researching client context, industry trends, and digital priorities.

What you need to succeed in this role

• Experience working with UK Central Government in digital, data, or technology transformation programmes.
• Experience in a client-facing, consulting, delivery, strategy, or business development support role, ideally within public sector technology or digital transformation.
• Exposure to pre-sales and opportunity development, working collaboratively with delivery teams.
• Familiarity with the Microsoft partner ecosystem, and how Microsoft and partners engage with government clients.
• Experience working for a Microsoft Partner organisation delivering services to the public sector.
• Nice to have: Understanding of UK Government Digital Service (GDS) standards and principles.
• Experience supporting public sector bids, frameworks, or procurement processes (coordination-level experience is sufficient).
• High-level understanding of modern cloud and data technologies including Azure cloud services, Power Platform automation, Dynamics 365 applications, data platforms, and AI capabilities.
• Ability to explain complex technology concepts in simple, business-focused language to non-technical audiences.