Sales Lead for Financial Services & Insurance Industry
Join Avanade Spain and lead strategic growth across Financial Services & Insurance in a market defined by digital banking, AI, cloud, cybersecurity and regulatory transformation
Avanade is looking for a senior Sales Lead to shape and accelerate our go-to-market strategy for Financial Services & Insurance clients in Spain.
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QualificationsAbout you
Senior experience, ideally 15+ years, in business development, complex sales or strategic account leadership within consulting, technology services or systems integration
Strong exposure to Financial Services, ideally across banking, insurance or capital markets in the Spanish market
Demonstrated track record originating, shaping and closing strategic, transformatio...
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Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.
Avanade is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.
As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you’ll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You’ll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It’s all here, so take a closer look!
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Avanade is growing, and we seek motivated and engaged technology professionals to join our Managed Services team delivering continuous value to our client’s businesses. We are seeking a n Azure Cloud Architect with experience in Cloud Resiliency Architect ure who is passionate about improving reliability, continuity, and disaster recovery capabilities of enterprise cloud environments. You will work closely with customers to provide high-impact assessments and practical recommendations to strengthen operational resilience.
Core to the Role
Assess the resiliency posture of customer environments from both technical and operational perspectives.
Evaluate disaster recovery (DR) plans, business continuity (BC) strategies, and Major Incident Response Plans (MIRPs).
Conduct in-depth analysis of cloud infrastructure, application dependencies, observability, and failover capabilities.
Review and enhance incident response plans including escalation protocols,



communication plans, and recovery sequencing.
Identify risks, vulnerabilities, and single points of failure across workloads and operational processes.
Recommend improvements aligned with Azure Well-Architected Framework, SRE principles, and ITIL practices.
Engage customer stakeholders to understand RTO/RPO objectives and recovery workflows.
Produce professional documentation outlining findings, risks, and recommended improvements.
About You
You are an experienced Cloud Resiliency Engineer with strong expertise in Azure architecture, disaster recovery, and business continuity. You have a proven ability to assess complex environments, identify risks, and deliver clear, actionable recommendations to both technical and executive stakeholders. Professional Skillset
Deep experience with high availability and disaster recovery design in Microsoft Azure.
Strong understanding of Azure architecture including availability zones, backup, recovery, and monitoring services.
Familiarity with cloud-native resiliency patterns and site reliability engineering (SRE) practices.
Experience designing and assessing Major Incident Response Plans (MIRPs).
Experience in business continuity planning and operational resilience.
Strong communication and documentation skills across technical and business stakeholders.
Together we do what matters.
At the intersection of
business transformation and Microsoft technology
, we are looking for an
Azure Cloud Architect
who can help clients unlock value from their cloud investments.
In this role, you will
lead from the front
—combining deep Azure expertise, consulting mindset, and delivery excellence to design and implement
enterprise-grade cloud solutions
aligned with Microsoft’s
Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF)
and
Well-Architected Framework (WAF)
.
You will work closely with clients to shape cloud strategies, define architectures, and guide engineering teams through execution—delivering measurable business outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
Client Engagement & Consulting
Partner with enterprise clients to define
cloud strategy, roadmap, and transformation initiatives
Translate business needs into
scalable Azure solutions aligned to Microsoft best practices
Facilitate architecture workshops, design reviews, and executive-level discussions
Architect
secure, scalable, and resilient Azure platforms
across IaaS, PaaS, and cloud-native services
Design
Azure Landing Zones
aligned with
Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF)
covering governance, security, and compliance
Guide teams on adopting
modern cloud-native patterns
(microservices, containers, serverless)




Microsoft Frameworks (CAF & WAF)
Ensure solutions comply with
Azure Well-Architected Framework principles
(security, reliability, performance, and cost optimization)
Conduct
architecture assessments and optimization reviews
Implement
Infrastructure as Code ( IaC )
using
Terraform
Build automated pipelines for
continuous integration, deployment, and governance
Define enterprise-scale
Azure governance models (RBAC, Policies, Management Groups)
Implement
security and compliance frameworks
using Microsoft-native tools
Establish
monitoring, observability, and operational excellence practices
Delivery & Leadership
Lead and mentor
cross-functional engineering teams
Ensure
end-to-end solution delivery quality, scalability, and business alignment
Drive
best practices, reusable assets, and accelerators
United States
*This role is open to candidates residing in all locations in the United States.*
Come Join Us
Want todrivecustomer value withAIand turn your ideas into human impact? So dowe.
At Avanade, we are breaking apart the traditional process of setting strategies and goals first, then finding technologies to achieve them. In theage of AI and rapiddigitaltransformation,there’sno time for that linear process. We partner with clients to accelerate valueby beingambitious, imaginative – and fast. We believebigand deliver personally. We relentlessly challenge, encourage, support our client partners and each other.
About Avanade Advisory and Experiences
As the strategic andexperienceconsulting arm of Avanade, our Advisory & Experiences practice ensures enterprise technology investments deliverreal businessresults. We combine deep Microsoftexpertisewith strategic vision and human understanding to transform how organizations apply technology toaccomplishtheir goals. Our approach is comprehensive yet practical: we develop strategies rooted in businessobjectives, design systems thathumansactually wantto use, and enable our clients to implement real solutions that drive measurable outcomes—from operational efficiency to productivity gains, sustainable growth, and breakthrough innovation.
Within Organizational Change Management (OCM), we guide clients through the journey from awareness to adoptionfor criticalArtificial Intelligence, Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management, and Microsoft 365transformations.Our consultants help our clientsrealize the full value of their Microsoft technology investments, aligningstakeholders aroundsharedvisions,developingand implementingtailored change strategies, leadingcommunicationsand engagement efforts,assessingchange impacts,and designingtraining programs that upskill workforces and drive sustained adoption. We measure what matters—tracking progress, surfacing insights, and adjusting strategies to ensure lasting impact. Microsoft is our medium, and we are masters of our craft—bringing unmatched product knowledge, strategic insight, and human-centered delivery to every engagement.
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📌 Sales Lead For Financial Services & Insurance Industry (Madrid)
🏢 Avanade Spain
📍 Madrid