Joel Ruzich

About Joel Ruzich

Experienced marketing and sales professional with US and international experience for a range of world-class companies including Microsoft, News Corp, and American Express. Demonstrated success in developing marketing and product strategies across consumer, B2B, and cloud based services. I bring a global perspective to penetrate key markets and have identified new business development alliances with key partners including Intel, Dell, Apple, and Cisco. I currently work at Microsoft delivering Business Applications solutions to enterprise customers. Prior to re-joining Microsoft I was consulting for Microsoft primarily focusing on Azure and Office 365 solutions to our key partner Hosting Service Providers including Managed Service Providers (MSP) and Telco\'s. I am results oriented and creative visionary with the ability to engage at a senior level across local, regional, and corporate stakeholders. Field of Concentration: Cloud Services (PaaS, SaaS, IaaS)|Consumer and B2B Sales & Marketing| Channel Partner Development & Training| Field Marketing| Strategic Planning| Strategic Partnerships|Program Management|Project Management.

Experience

1. Principal Delivery Pursuit Lead

   Microsoft

   Dec 2017 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Responsible for driving Digital Transformation at Microsoft for the largest and most complex professional service deals across mission critical solutions. The pre-sales delivery role is accountable for accelerating the sales pipeline during the presales process by shaping and scoping deals that satisfy customer requirements. This position\'s primary focus is on cloud Business Applications in the enterprise, delivering results through thought leadership in a consulting delivery capacity and through project management support to large engagements across the US, Canada, and Latin America. Key vertical scope includes Public Sector, Retail, and Health Care.

Education

• University of Washington

  Professional & Continuing Education, Information Technology Project Management

  2018 — 2019

• Indiana University Bloomington

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Marketing

Skills

• New Business Development
• Channel
• Business Alliances
• Partner Management
• Channel Partners
• Lead Generation
• Account Management
• Strategic Partnerships
• Salesforce.com
• Business Development
• Marketing
• Sales
• Product Marketing
• Product Management
• Enterprise Software
• Saas
• Competitive Analysis
• Start-Ups
• Retail
• B2b
• Management
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Solution Selling
• Sales Process
• Strategy
• Cloud Computing
• Direct Sales
• Crm