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Cloud Sales Specialist

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Job Description

Cloud Sales Specialist, Microsoft Azure

Are you a trusted advisor with experience in Microsoft Azure—someone our IT resellers want to spar with?

ALSO, one of the leading technology providers for the ICT industry, is currently looking for a Cloud Sales Specialist to support partners in developing their capabilities within Microsoft Azure services.

We are looking for someone with experience in sales and advisory work within the IT industry, who is also a strong relationship builder. You are solution-oriented and able to communicate IT concepts in a clear and understandable way. You have solid business acumen, a commercial mindset, and strong execution skills. We expect you to have strong personal drive and to take ownership of your service area within a well-functioning team. Therefore, your ability to collaborate and contribute positively to the team will also be highly valued.

Do you recognize yourself in the description above? Great! And if you are also technically curious, enjoy talking to customers, and are able to match your expertise with customer needs—then we truly hope you will get in touch!

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Your main responsibility will be to communicate and support the value proposition of Microsoft Azure services, with a focus on collaboration, productivity, and security. You will work at the intersection of sales, marketing, product, and business development.
  • Develop and support resellers to help them adopt Microsoft Azure.
  • Act as the subject‑matter owner for Microsoft Azure within the department and take ownership of the service area.
  • Contribute content to marketing communications.
  • Work closely with colleagues in the Cloud team and the internal sales organization.
  • Maintain regular communication and scheduled meetings with our contacts at Microsoft.
  • Provide internal training and training for resellers.

 

Qualifications

  • Familiarity with Microsoft technologies.
  • Experience selling Microsoft solutions to resellers or end customers.
  • Experience in consulting and selling subscription-based solutions.
  • Experience with partner/reseller sales, consulting, or subscription solutions—preferably in a B2B context.
  • Strong financial and business understanding.
  • Proficiency in both Norwegian and English, spoken and written.

 

Why Join ALSO?

At ALSO, we place great emphasis on the professional and personal development of our employees and continuously support skills development. ALSO offers many exciting career opportunities, both in Norway and internationally. We actively promote an open and inclusive company culture where employees thrive and feel good at work.

What We Offer

  • A great working environment with friendly colleagues, modern offices featuring shuffleboard, a gaming corner, regular social events, and a flexible workday.
  • Competitive compensation and attractive pension and insurance schemes.
  • Strong career development opportunities.
  • Work location: Flexible combination of office work at Lysaker and home office.

 

About the Employer

ALSO is one of the leading technology providers for the ICT industry and is currently active in 30+ countries in Europe and a total of 144 countries worldwide. In 2025, the Swiss-based company, employing more than 5,000 people, reported net sales of EUR 15.2 billion. The ALSO ecosystem provides around 140,000 resellers with hardware, software, and IT services from more than 800 vendors across over 1,680 product categories.

Are you interested in becoming part of a forward-looking, growing company? If you feel that the challenges and opportunities described in this job posting are a good fit for you, we encourage you to submit your application and CV in English. We look forward to receiving your application! Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis.

 

If you would like to learn more about the position, please contact Head of Consumptional Business Rune E. Akselsen (M: +47 926 29 080) or Regional HR Director Kristin Remøe (M: +47 979 80 737).
Information at a Glance
Lysaker, NOR, 1366
Level of Experience:  Mid-Career
Job Function:  Sales
Required Travel:  less then 25%

About ALSO

ALSO is one of the leading technology providers for the ICT industry currently active in 30 countries in Europe and in a total of 144 countries worldwide. In 2024, net sales of the Swiss-based company, which employs about 4 200 people, amounted to 11 billion euros. The ALSO ecosystem offers around 135 000 resellers hardware, software and IT services from more than 800 vendors in over 1 570 product categories. In the spirit of the circular economy, the company provides all services from provision to refurbishment from a single source.

ALSO has three business models: The Supply division comprises the transactional range of hardware and software. The Solutions division supports customers in the development of customized IT solutions and ready-to-use IoT applications. Subscription-based cloud offerings for soft- and hardware as well as platforms for cybersecurity, IoT, virtualization and AI are the focus of the Service area.

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ALSO Values

It is one of our fundamental values to respect human rights and to ensure that they are respected. This includes, in particular, respecting the personal dignity and privacy of each individual. Ethical behaviour is also expected of all our employees in business dealings with our partners. We are committed to fair, unrestricted competition and do not allow our decisions to be influenced by gifts or invitations, let alone financial benefits. Improving the lives of all people through technology - that is ALSO's goal. This also includes protecting our environment and making careful use of the limited resources we have. For further reference, please refer to our Code of Conduct.