Partner Technology Strategy Internship Opportunities

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University interns from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead.

A Partner Technology Strategist Intern creates partners’ technology and business roadmaps and technical enablement plans to outline the partners’ digital transformation journey and align with Microsoft’s technology priorities; Ensures partner capability to bring new solutions to market that drive both partner growth and Microsoft revenues and orchestrates projects/programs according to partner plan; Acts as a trusted advisor to key decision makers by learning about the partner organization, advising on solutions, and positioning Microsoft offerings.

At Microsoft, Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You’ll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Minimum Qulifications

• Currently pursuing complete a Bachelor's/ Master's Degree in Information Technology (IT), Computer Science,Engineering, Business Administration, Business, or related field (OR must be recent graduates or recently graduated).
• Saudi nationality.
• Legally authorized to work in Saudi Arabia (Legally authorized = Has citizenship or has been granted a valid visa or work permit).
• Fluency in English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Passion for technology and customer obsessed.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, analytical and presentation skills. 
• Strong balance of both business and technical skills.
• Experience with relevant technologies (e.g., cloud, infrastructure, Microsoft platform)

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work

Location: Riyadh

Program start date: January 2025

About: Ru’aa Program is Microsoft's program tailored for Saudi Nationals, aiming to accelerate Saudi employability and create market impact through early in career recruitment, and skilling programs.

Program overview:  Microsoft Ru’aa Internship is a paid nine-month training program that offers globally recognized technical and professional certifications & skills, and on-the-job training to include mentoring, coaching, job shadowing and real-life scenario assignments.

Program Details: The 9 months, full-time  program is divided into two key phases (Phase 1 - Onboarding & Skilling, Phase 2 - On The Job Training)

Phase one: Onboarding & Skilling Bootcamp (1 month)

• • Onboarding and introduction to Microsoft’s mission, culture, strategy & structure.
  • Technical skilling to obtain globally recognized Microsoft technical certifications.
  • Professional and soft skilling courses including project management, change management, effective interpersonal skills, creativity and innovation, and time management.

Phase two: On-the-job training (8 months)

• • Joining as a Solution Specialist Intern for on-the-job shadowing and training.
  • Mentorship and coaching sessions.
  • Supporting Microsoft teams in digital transformation projects.
  • Advanced technology trainings including AI, Machine Learning & Cloud Computing.

Responsabilities:

• Contributes to the generation of business insights based on data received from the partner and internal teams (e.g., community and ecosystem, Account team) and from growing knowledge of the capability of Microsoft products.
• Acts as the voice of the partner and internal advocate by providing insights, feedback, and challenges from the partner to internal teams (e.g., product groups, engineers).
• Provides analysis of overall partner needs and advises on gaps that would benefit from Microsoft solutions.
• Assists in the creation of fundamental, technical development plans in alignment with the Partner Business Plans (PBPs)/Partner Account Plans and in collaboration with the Partner Development Manager (PDM). Outlines the digital transformation journey and core wins, under the direction of others.
• Takes responsibility for customer/partner satisfaction for less complex, tactical solutions. Ensures that solutions meet client needs and helps coordinate resources to take action.