Microsoft Sales Strategy Enablement Apprentice - Gurgaon

Overview

This apprenticeship is designed for candidates graduating in 2026 who have no active academic backlogs and have not previously held full-time employment. Applicants who have already completed an apprenticeship must maintain a mandatory gap of 365 days before starting another.

In this role, the apprentice works with the project or program lead to support the development, management, and execution of Sales Strategy initiatives. The position involves collaborating with internal teams, using business tools to analyze specific data points, and assisting with insights that support Microsoft’s sales and planning activities.

You will gain exposure to Microsoft’s sales landing strategy, contribute to research and analysis, and help translate findings into practical insights for ongoing projects.

Responsibilities

Shadow Cross Functional Joint Planning

• Maintain key contacts with internal teams such as Finance, Marketing, Engineering, and Field Sales.
• Develop working relationships with project stakeholders and business partners.
• Share insights with senior leaders while building knowledge of sales products, solutions, and market awareness to inform planning decisions.

Support Problem Solving and Insights

• Synthesize project findings into actionable insights that inform sales products, solution areas, and operational processes.
• Assist project leads in preparing strategic recommendations using research and analysis.

Support Sales Insights, Readiness, and Activation

• Use internal tools to support business operations and analyze targeted data points.
• Maintain and update the tool catalog while identifying platform issues and escalating them when needed.
• Communicate business updates and plans with field sales teams across different regions.

Shadow Sales Landing

• Learn Microsoft’s sales landing strategies across consulting sales strategy, sales models, pre-sales activities, and territory planning.
• Assist teams in driving product adoption within defined territories.

Support Sales Market Research and Analysis

• Conduct market research by collecting information such as product reports, sales performance metrics, geographic data, and revenue insights.
• Perform analyses, including financial modeling, to validate proposals and guide decisions for field sales and partner teams.
• Help frame strategic questions and collaborate with colleagues to refine business insights.

Support Sales Strategy Project and Program Leadership

• Assist with planning and executing sales strategy projects by defining deliverables, timelines, and feedback cycles.
• Identify and address project roadblocks while coordinating with relevant stakeholders.
• Contribute to project management activities either independently or alongside team members.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Computer Applications, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to work with data to support sales strategy and business analysis.
• Ability to collaborate with cross functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Interest in digital tools, data platforms, or artificial intelligence.
• Academic or project experience related to analytics, data interpretation, or reporting.

This apprenticeship runs for 12 months and focuses on practical, on-the-job skill development rather than a permanent full-time role.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics.