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Technology Specialist Student Worker Opportunities

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Posted on Dec 24, 2024

Technology Specialist Student Worker Opportunities

Multiple Locations, Germany

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Date posted
Dec 24, 2024
Job number
1777837
Work site
Up to 50% work from home
Travel
0-25 %
Role type
Individual Contributor
Profession
Technology Sales
Discipline
Technology Specialists
Employment type
Internship

Overview

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University interns from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead.

As a Technology Specialist Intern, you will engage with and guide customers toward technical decisions to purchase and use Microsoft technology. You will leverage sales strategy to address customer digital transformation and align technology to customer business needs. You will understand customer needs, collects customer feedback, and provides strategic input to customers. You will act as an orchestration point for technical resources and works to resolve blockers in order to achieve solution implementations.

At Microsoft, Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You’ll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology.

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.

We at Microsoft are committed to creating an inclusive work environment and we welcome applications from people with disabilities.

• We welcome applications from people with disabilities and actively work towards their integration into our team.
• Our organization highly values inclusion, and this commitment is reinforced through a works agreement that supports accessibility.
• We offer a supportive work environment for people with disabilities.
• We work closely with the representative body for severely disabled employees and the integration office to create optimal working conditions.
• Our offices are accessible and well-connected by public transport.
• We make adjustments to the workplace to ensure our employees receive the support they need. This supports our working time and work location agreement. Accessibility | Microsoft Careers

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's , Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

• Must have at least 1 semester/term remaining following the completion of the internship.

You must be legally authorised to work in Germany to be eligible for this role. (Legally authorised = has citizenship or has been granted a valid visa or work permit)

• Fluency in English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluency in German.

Responsibilities

Start Date: March/April 2025

Duration: 20 hours per week

Location: Germany, Multiple Locations

Type of Employment: Student Worker

• Develops understanding of current customer context and anticipates next steps. Uses product expertise to build credibility with customers.
• Reviews customer interactions and raises competitive information to account teams to contribute to development and landing of compete strategies.
• Contributes to product strategy by soliciting and communicating customer feedback.
• Tailors Microsoft standard messaging to audience using knowledge of specific Microsoft products.
• Contributes to demonstrations (e.g., proof of concept [POC] sessions) of solutions based on specific Microsoft products through initial engagements and coaching from senior colleagues. Leverages partner/customer teams as needed to prove product capabilities and integration into customer environment.
• Consumes and leverages readiness materials to expand domain knowledge and practices expertise by communicating with customers, partners, and senior colleagues.


Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Industry leading healthcare
Educational resources
Discounts on products and services
Savings and investments
Maternity and paternity leave
Generous time away
Giving programs
Opportunities to network and connect

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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.