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Paola Escobar

Bogotá,DC

Summary

As a Partner Connection Manager at Microsoft, I leverage my CSM certification and channel sales expertise to secure new customer wins for Microsoft Cloud. I collaborate with sales agents, solutions specialists, and channel partners to maximize up-sell and cross-sell opportunities and deliver on commitments and goals.

With over four years of experience in customer experience and success for different multicultural industries, I am passionate about researching and educating myself on the latest developments in cloud capabilities and pricing, both for Microsoft and its competitors. I also strive to create positive and long-lasting relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and to facilitate teamwork and alignment across organizational boundaries. My mission is to enable and empower customers to achieve their desired outcomes with Microsoft Cloud.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Partner Connection Manager

Microsoft
09.2023 - Current
  • Secure new customers win for Microsoft Cloud: Maximize up-sell cross-sell opportunities collaborating with Sales Agent, Solutions Specialist, TCMs1 and the Channel Partners.
  • Constantly research and educate self with the newest developments in cloud capabilities and pricing for both Microsoft and competitor.
  • Drives alignment and teamwork within a team, department, or across organizational boundaries. Combines resources and joins efforts to achieve company-wide goals.
  • Tenaciously pursues positive outcomes, using effective approaches to solve problems. Delivers on commitments and seeks increasingly challenging work. Takes responsibility and holds others (such as Partner, TCM, Solution Specialist, Sales Agent) accountable for actions, decisions, and goals.
  • Communicates and networks effectively. Successfully persuades and influences others.
  • Effectively scopes problems. Builds and applies a job-relevant knowledge base. Make decisions with conviction.
  • Actively monitor hand-off pipeline, collect feedback and update involved parties on closure, support close plan execution.
  • Control main performance indicators and run rates of pipeline: hand-off rate, close rate, velocity, customer and agreement retention, revenue recapture, consumption, etc.
  • Collect feedback on most active Channel Partners and articulate it to the business: "voice of partner/customer."
  • Establishes a foundation for how Microsoft technologies and services can meet customer/partner needs. Uses a deep understanding of a customer/partner to effectively align the value proposition of the products, technology, and services to the customer's/partner's strategies and needs. Creates value through the sales cycle.

Lifecycle Program Manager

Cisco
12.2022 - 07.2023

Also known as Customer Success Manager

  • Plan and implement projects related to activation of the SmartNet Portal to different companies that have accounts and services associated with Cisco.
  • Supervise and take care of different opportunities of optimization on each account associated with Cisco that need implementation of the SmartNet Portal, in order to guarantee dynamic and proficient Customer Experience.
  • Ensure that the implementation of the SNTC Portal and the results of the different projects are within the requirements of internal (Cisco) and external stakeholders.
  • Onboard customers and guide them through the implementation process.
  • Coordinate the different SME´s (Subject Matter Experts) and Account/Renewal Managers to accomplish the implementation of the Cisco SmartNet Portal.
  • Provide remote training according to the customer’s needs.
  • Regularly conduct check-ins with customers to review their usage, address any questions or concerns, and provide ongoing support and guidance.
  • Advocate for customer needs within the organization, working closely with product management. and development teams to provide feedback and suggest enhancements or new features.

Customer Care Advisor

Scotiabank
04.2021 - 06.2022
  • Taking a proactive approach to discovering our customer’s needs and listening to understand what they are asking for.
  • Processing day to day transactions.
  • Nurturing rich, long-standing relationships.
  • Contributing to the Branch’s targets by identifying and fulfilling simple sales opportunities (B2B included).
  • Being a technology expert and sharing your knowledge by introducing clients to our mobile banking applications and assisting them to better manage their banking needs.
  • Build strong customer relationships and deliver excellent customer service.

English Teacher

ABC ENGLISH
10.2016 - 01.2020

Human Resources Assistant

La Riviera S.A.S
08.2012 - 08.2016

Human Resources Assistant

PwC
04.2008 - 08.2009

Education

Chinese Language (Online) - Chinese

UIBE Business School
Beijing, China
01.2018

No Degree - Languages

University ECCI
Bogotá, Colombia
01.2016

Técnico Profesional En Administración Del Talento Humano - Administration

SENA
Bogotá, Colombia
01.2008

Skills

  • Partnership Development
  • Relationship Management
  • Channel Development
  • Client Relationship Management

Certification

  • Introduction to Agile Development and Scrum
  • Copilot for M365 Achiever Badge
  • Customer Success Manager
  • Collaborate Effectively for Professional Success

Languages

English
Native language
English
Advanced
C1
Chinese (Mandarin)
Elementary
A2

Aptitudes

  • Partner Relationship Management
  • Channel Partner Development
  • Channel Partners

Personal Information

Sebastian Santoyo

Head of Customer Service

(Cisco)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/juanssantoyo/



Timeline

Partner Connection Manager

Microsoft
09.2023 - Current

Lifecycle Program Manager

Cisco
12.2022 - 07.2023

Customer Care Advisor

Scotiabank
04.2021 - 06.2022

English Teacher

ABC ENGLISH
10.2016 - 01.2020

Human Resources Assistant

La Riviera S.A.S
08.2012 - 08.2016

Human Resources Assistant

PwC
04.2008 - 08.2009

Chinese Language (Online) - Chinese

UIBE Business School

No Degree - Languages

University ECCI

Técnico Profesional En Administración Del Talento Humano - Administration

SENA
Paola Escobar