Microsoft Alliances & Business Development Manager

ABOUT LUDIA CONSULTING

Ludia Consulting is a fast-growing Microsoft Gold Partner and FastTrack Recognized Architect firm specializing in Dynamics 365, Data & AI, and the Power Platform. We serve clients in Energy, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, Heavy Equipment, and Construction, delivering meaningful business outcomes and maintaining a 100% referenceable client base.

We operate as a preferred co-sell partner within the Microsoft ecosystem and have built a proprietary AI platform deployed for clients and internally.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Microsoft Alliances & Business Development Manager owns Ludia’s relationship with Microsoft end-to-end, both the strategic partnership and the pipeline it generates. This role is accountable for Partner Center compliance, solution area certifications and specializations, co-sell program execution, and all Microsoft partner-tier

requirements. Equally, this role converts that relationship into a consistent source of qualified leads, handing warm opportunities to the sales team with full context and stakeholder introductions.

This is not a compliance function. The right person sees Microsoft partner status as a growth asset and knows how to activate it. Working across sales, marketing, and delivery to bring Ludia’s full capability to market through and with Microsoft.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Microsoft Partnership Ownership

Serve as Ludia’s named relationship owner with Microsoft, engaging PDMs, field sellers, solution specialists, and Business Applications leaders at the local, regional, and national level.

Own and manage the Microsoft Partner Center account, ensuring all profiles, attestations, partner agreements, and compliance

requirements are current and optimized at all times.

Drive progress toward Solutions Partner designations and solution area performance scores across Business Applications, Data & AI, and Modern Work.

Represent Ludia at Microsoft partner summits, QBRs, field alignment