SEA Solution Areas Leader

As the Cross Solution Area Lead, you will be responsible for accelerating growth across the Southeast Asia Market Unit by creating, shaping, and converting opportunities that span multiple Solution Areas. You will help clients unlock greater business value through integrated solutions, AI-led transformation, Microsoft partnership alignment, and cross-practice collaboration. This is a highly visible leadership role that brings together capability strategy, solutioning excellence, sales growth, Microsoft engagement, and talent development. You will partner with Market Unit leadership, Solution Area Leads, Advisory, Delivery, and Sales leaders to create and execute a portfolio-wide growth strategy that drives measurable business impact. . Come Join Us At Avanade, we believe the most transformative client opportunities sit at the intersection of multiple capabilities. As our Cross Solution Area Lead, you'll play a critical role in bringing together expertise across Data & AI, Business Applications, Applications & Infrastructure, Modern Workplace, Security, Advisory, and Managed Services to create differentiated client outcomes. You will operate as a portfolio growth leader, influencing across a highly matrixed organization and helping Avanade strengthen its position as Microsoft's leading partner for digital, cloud, data, AI, and business transformation. What You'll Do Drive Cross Solution Area Growth • Define and execute the Market Unit cross-Solution Area growth strategy. • Build and maintain a strong pipeline of multi-SA opportunities across direct and indirect channels. • Increase client wallet share through integrated selling, cross-sell, and upsell motions. • Drive portfolio-level revenue growth through strategic client engagement. Lead AI-Led Transformation and Microsoft Alignment • Own the portfolio-level Microsoft relationship and integrated co-sell agenda. • Drive AI transformation across solutions, sales motions, and delivery practices. • Align stakeholders across Avanade, Microsoft, and Accenture to convert opportunities into measurable growth. Shape Integrated Client Solutions • Partner closely with Advisory and Solution Area leaders to develop innovative, end-to-end client solutions. • Lead cross-Solution Area solutioning activities that address complex client challenges. • Improve win rates through stronger collaboration and solution integration. Build Future-Ready Capability • Define capability investment priorities across talent, certifications, solution assets, and emerging technologies. • Guide capability development to support future market demand and growth objectives. • Champion asset reuse and innovation across Solution Areas. Enable Delivery Excellence • Support integrated solution delivery across multi-Solution Area engagements. • Ensure strong alignment between solutioning, sales commitments, and delivery outcomes. • Promote delivery consistency and client satisfaction across complex engagements. Develop Talent and Strengthen Leadership Collaboration • Bring together Solution Area leaders, practice leaders, and GTM leaders around shared business priorities. • Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and growth. • Support talent planning, workforce readiness, and capability development across the portfolio. Skills and Experiences Business Leadership • Proven success leading technology consulting or digital transformation businesses. • Strong commercial acumen with experience driving revenue growth, pipeline development, and strategic client engagement. • Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders across matrixed organizations. • Experience building and executing growth strategies across multiple business domains. Microsoft and Partner Ecosystem • Experience building strategic partnerships with Microsoft, Accenture, and technology ecosystem partners. • Understanding of Microsoft cloud, AI, and digital transformation landscapes. • Ability to align partner strategies with business growth priorities. Solutioning and Delivery • Deep consulting and solutioning experience across multiple technology domains. • Ability to shape large, complex business transformation programs. • Strong understanding of delivery governance, risk management, and solution excellence. Leadership and Collaboration • Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills. • Experience leading through influence rather than direct authority. • Ability to align diverse teams around common business objectives. • Strong people leadership and talent development capabilities. About You Characteristics that can spell success for this role: • Strategic and commercially minded • Collaborative and relationship-focused • Strong executive presence • Growth-oriented and innovative • Comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving change • Passionate about AI, digital transformation, and client impact • Skilled at leading through influence across complex organizations Education and Experience • Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience. .