Do you want to make a tremendous impact at Microsoft by working with internal and external partners to develop products, solutions, and business models designed to enable billions more customers to affordably get online? Do you want to be part of a team that is shaping how Microsoft will enable its cloud-connected experiences for more than 4 billion people around the world who are yet to get online? The Airband Initiative Team is working with internal and external partners to develop innovative new products, solutions, and business models that will help billions more people affordably get online and access online applications and services, powered by Microsoft's Cloud. The Microsoft Airband Initiative team already has a portfolio of high impact, high-profile engagements with partners in over 20 countries across five continents, and is looking develop a pipeline of new partnerships and projects incubating new approaches, commercialize, grow and scale existing engagements, and develop affordable
The person in this role will lead cross-disciplinary virtual teams working closely with key internal and external stakeholders including Business Development, Regional Sales and Marketing Teams, CELA Regulatory Affairs, Microsoft Philanthropies, Technology and Research, and various Product and Business Units around the company. The ideal candidate has the ability to effectively partner with multiple teams at a company-wide scope. The ideal candidate will be a high performing individual who has extensive project and program management experience, as well as excellent communication skills and attention
Qualifications: Top notch program and project management skills. Ability to lead, influence and drive results in a complex technical and business environment. Desire and ability to work in a start-up environment where processes, services and business models have not been fully defined. Ability to communicate and influence all levels from senior executives on down and all functions (such as engineering, marketing, sales, services, finance, and legal). Experience creating presentations shared at all levels. An analytical mindset with the ability define metrics, reports, interpret results, and make