We Are Hiring: ISV Platform Evangelist (Contract)

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ISV Tele-Developer Evangelist (1 Year Contract)

Job Number: J0808-0069 - Contract

Category: Developer & Platform Evangelism

City: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

The ISV (Independent Software Vendor) Tele-Developer Evangelist is a member of the Developer and Platform Evangelism (DPE) team whose overall mission is to secure platform adoption and revenue growth through evangelism, community engagement, relationship marketing and a vibrant ISV ecosystem.
DPE focuses on promotion and adoption of Microsoft platform technologies, which leads to current and future revenue.

Responsibilities include:

  • Driving Broad Customer Connection across the Developer, Architect and IT Pro audiences through an integrated approach to evangelism, communities and intelligent audience marketing
  • Marketing of the broad Microsoft platform and developer tools
  • Engaging ISVs through online based technical evangelism activities and providing strategic leadership on ISVs across the subsidiary/district
  • Driving highly visible design wins with Microsoft partners that lead to compelling evidence and customer references; this includes scaling design wins on the Microsoft platform enabling services partners to architect and win business-critical applications based on the Microsoft platform

In summary, DPE is committed to broad platform adoption and a vibrant ecosystem of customers, partners and developers. Through evangelism, marketing and sales, DPE helps secure the Microsoft platform, now and in the future.

The ISV Tele-DE role is a technical one, with the mission of driving ISV adoption of the Microsoft platform. The concept of high-touch technical enablement with strategic ISVs is crucial to understanding the goal of the ISV Tele-DE role.

This position has an impact across Canada by directly working with strategic ISVs to enable them to build applications on the Microsoft platform. By acting as a trusted technical advisor with ISVs, ISV tele-DEs will also increase ISV developer satisfaction. ISV tele-DEs contribute directly to the ISV adoption of .NET related technologies WW and the establishment of a healthy ISV developer eco-system

The ISV Tele-DE relies on the following colleagues:
• ISV Tele-PAM for guidance on which ISVs the ISV Tele-DE should engage with, and to pass off ISV program questions to.
• Premier support for architecture reviews, break fix support, online chats and other on-line presence.
• Other field roles (DSS, DE, DA, AE) for sharing technical information and best practices, sometimes around specific ISV accounts.
• Their DPE regional ISV lead for localized guidance on how to execute companywide ISV strategies.

Responsibilities:
• Act as a “trusted advisor” by providing high-touch tech enablement to 140 Tele-PAM managed Microsoft ISV Partners.
• Present technical platform and product overview sessions to ISVs via telephone and online based communication.
• Engage ISVs that are currently not utilizing Microsoft technology to either add a new Microsoft application, or to migrate their apps entirely from a variety of technologies (e.g. OracleSQL, *.nixWindows, J2EE.NET)
• Increase satisfaction in the ISV ecosystem by connecting with ISVs thru online and offline communities.
• Regular reporting and updating of partner profiles to internal CRM systems.
• Assisting all approved partners in gaining access to core technology adoption portals.
• Regular analysis of the ISV market space in Canada to ensure we are engaging the right partners.
• Key Metrics that you will be evaluated on includes design wins, competitive wins, ISV satisfaction and event satisfaction.

Qualifications:
• A passion for Technology and the Microsoft platform (including .NET, Windows Server, Office Business Applications, Business Solutions, etc).
• Knowledge in two or more core Microsoft development technologies, such as .NET Framework 3.x (including WPF, WCF and WF), ASP.NET, IIS, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Team Foundation Server, Office Development including SharePoint.
• Background working with Independent Software Vendors would be a key benefit
• Technical credibility, skill set and background.
• Excellent presentation skills with strong verbal and written skills.
• The ability to speak with influence, impact and explain complex technical solutions cleanly.
• Strong teamwork and cross-group skills are essential.
• Ability to prioritize with the scope of go-to-market strategies. Make decisions on the fly as to utilization of time and resources.
• Comfort with working independently.
• Four year degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline.
• 2-5 years of experience developing software applications on the Microsoft platform.
• Solid knowledge of J2EE software development tools and programming models a plus.
• Current programming/modeling skills a strong advantage.
• This position is telephone based and does not require travel.