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Posted date: Oct 29, 2024
Category: Marketing
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $161,500
Range: $103,800 - $219,200
Employment type: Full-Time
Travel amount: 25.0%
Work location type: Up to 100% work from home
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
The Monetization and Business Planning (M+BP) team is looking for a Senior Business Planner. The M+BP team is responsible for monetization strategy, pricing, and packaging for the multi-billion dollar Microsoft Cloud portfolio. To deliver on this broad charter, we’ve built a center of excellence with an industry-leading reputation for strategic thought leadership.Within M+BP, the Productivity and Intelligence team is responsible for the business model of the Microsoft 365 family of products. In this role, you will have the unique opportunity to define business models for AI and other cutting-edge technologies to help drive this new era of growth for Microsoft. Part of this AI innovation, Copilot integrates GenAI within the Microsoft 365 apps, transforming the way work is done by summarizing actions, drafting replies, and providing insights across business data and apps. As a member of our team, you will focus on Microsoft Teams, representing the next frontier of growth opportunity for Microsoft.
This role requires a strategic thinker with strong business leadership & acumen, cross-group collaboration, analytical skills, and strong written and oral communication skills. This is a tremendous opportunity to make a tangible impact on one of the company’s fastest growing and strategically significant growth areas. If you're ready to enhance your functional experience in business planning and domain expertise in AI and cloud technologies and play a pivotal role in Microsoft's strategic growth areas, we want you on our team. Embark on this journey with us and leave your mark on the industry's future.
What we will do for you
• Empower you to create impact
• Champion your growth
• Provide an inclusive culture
• Support your learning
• Listen to your feedback
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.
In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.
As a Senior Business Planner, you will:
Lead cross-functional teams, including engineering, product marketing, finance, sales, and others, to drive monetization strategy, pricing decisions, and packaging constructsConduct market research to understand competitive dynamics, customer segmentation, and customer willingness to pay to help define optimal business modelsPropose pricing changes and discounting guidance to improve the profitability of offers and address varying market needsPartner with commerce and launch teams to launch new products across our Go-To Market (GTM) channelsDevelop your expertise and serve as an internal subject matter expert on productivity software and the associated AI capabilitiesSupport a diverse and inclusive team cultureEmbody our culture and values
Qualifications
Required Qualifications5+ years product management, strategy consulting, finance, business/corporate development, or related experienceOR equivalent experience.Preferred Qualifications
8+ years product management, strategy consulting, finance, business/corporate development, or related experience AND Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Computer Science, Economics, Business, or related fieldOR 6+ years product management, strategy consulting, finance, business/corporate development, or related experience AND Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA), or related fieldOR equivalent experience.Solid communicator who can adapt your style and message across various stakeholders and levels, including marketing and engineering executives, customers, and partnersDemonstrated strategic framing skills to create alignment between engineering, product marketing, and business ownersSolid problem-solver who can see the big picture and possess deep analytical skills, including the ability to synthesize data from multiple sources to make decisionsConsistently deliver results and demonstrate good judgment, personal accountability, and high integrityAbility to work independently and effectively as part of a broad team, and drive successful outcomes with virtual teamsBusiness Planning IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $103,800 - $200,300 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $133,700 - $219,200 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until November 5, 2024.
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. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. 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.
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