Job Details
Posted date: Nov 19, 2024
Category: Business Operations
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $147,550
Range: $94,600 - $200,500
Employment type: Full-Time
Travel amount: 25.0%
Work location type: Up to 50% work from home
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
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.Within that space, Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) team is the engine that powers our cloud services. Our infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than one hundred datacenters and one million servers. Our foundation is built upon and managed by a team of subject matter experts, who work tirelessly to support digital services for more than one billion customers and twenty million businesses in over ninety countries worldwide.
With environmental sustainability and optimization at the forefront of our datacenter design and operations, and the overarching Microsoft mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, we have ambitious plans to grow and evolve as we meet the ever-changing and ever-increasing business demands that position Microsoft as a world-class provider. Underpinning these business imperatives, our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day.
To help us achieve our objectives, growth, and transformation, we are seeking a Business Program Manager – Finance & Cost Analyst with an understanding of finance, to support the CIA | Lease & Land team within CO+I.
Within CO+I, we are accountable for the delivery of our cloud infrastructure, which has scaled significantly in the past five years, through building our own data centers and leasing data centers through third parties. Due to the scale and pace of our growth, we are exploring new and exciting opportunities to further develop our growth optionality, which includes looking at hybrid deal structures such as build-to-suit, pre-positioning, phased development and creating longer term strategic partnerships to create a more robust support system for our delivery.
As part of this growth, we are seeking a program manager and commercial analyst to support the building, development and enhancement of financial models, including investment analysis, discounted cash flow modelling and other analyses. This role will work alongside other business program managers, finance team, cost management team, cost estimating team and the leasing team to support develop financial models through benchmarking and assessment of our own costs, enabling us to effectively and efficiently understand if proposed deal structures are favorable.
Support analysis of complex real estate transactions including but not limited to: Leases, Joint Ventures, Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions and Dispositions.Support development of financial models through benchmarking based on known costs.Analyze financial data, including budgets, forecasts, and actual expenses, to provide accurate and timely cost reports to management.Analyze results and/or monthly cost progress reports to understand performance against plan/forecast.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather cost data and support development of cost models for accurate assessment of proposed deal structures.Conduct cost analysis to evaluate project and operational expenses, identifying cost-saving opportunities and areas for financial optimization.Support development and maintenance of cost estimation tools and methodologies to support accuracy of proposed transactions.Support identifying cost drivers and key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and monitor costs by market/region.Prepare and present cost analysis reports to management, highlighting trends, variances, and opportunities.Conduct cost-benefit analysis for proposed projects, investments, and business initiatives.Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying inefficiencies in financial processes and implementing solutions to enhance accuracy and efficiency.Integrate varied data sources and assimilate the information into a comprehensive, clear narrative. Communicate results in a compelling, timely, and understandable message through storytelling.
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance or related field AND 4+ years work experience in program management, real estate analysis, asset management, commerical leasing, commercial lending, finance, financial analysisOR equivalent experience.Other Requirements:
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.Preferred/Additional Qualifications:
Experience exploring investment options and present risk and opportunities.Ability to maintain confidentiality of financial information and investment decisions.Familiarity with finance databases.Team player mentality with enthusiasm to learn, and resourcefulness in situations with limited guidance.Ability to think strategically and ask questions, work with data sets and numbers, and provide thoughtful, detailed analyses.Organizational skills with the ability to multitask and manage projects to keep teams on track with deliverables.Ability to operate with a sense of urgency, and turn in quality work quickly, under time constraints.Consistent attention to detail.Flexibility with a willingness and desire to go above and beyond what is required.
Business Program Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $94,600 - $183,800 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 $122,000 - $200,500 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 December 3, 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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