Job Details
Posted date: Aug 07, 2025
Category: Business Operations
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $151,450
Range: $96,500 - $206,400
Employment type: Full-Time
Travel amount: 25.0%
Work location type: Up to 50% work from home
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
Partner Investments drives revenue growth for Microsoft by leading the decisions and governance for the multi-billion portfolio of commercial investments across our Global Channel Partner Sales organization (GCPS). In addition, the team provides the governance and end-to-end ownership for systems, tools, analytics and compliance for GCPS.This team is looking for a talented analyst to join. We are a group who strive to be highly collaborative and curious, focused on impact, and proactive problem solvers with a mindset to drive our business forward. We are obsessed with the go-to-market execution, implementation, and performance of our partner investments and incentives portfolio, and we care deeply about the success of our partners and customers. We are analytical thinkers who value quality and appreciate creativity grounded with common sense. We work hard and have fun as well. In this role, you will have the opportunity to make an impact on a global scale as you influence the future of our incentive programs through deep, insightful analytics.
As a Partner Investments Analyst, you will play a lead role in driving in-depth analysis, producing insights and recommendations to existing and future partner incentives programs. Present findings to leadership and influence stakeholders to adopt your recommendations. As the primary business owner of incentives data, you will also drive enhancement requirements to our incentives data pipeline and internal reporting, partnering with the incentives engineering teams.
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.
Work with business stakeholders to build pipeline of business questions and analysis required Perform in-depth analysis using statistical methods and provide recommendations on current and future incentives design. Share & advocate recommendations to influence Leadership and business stakeholders Support business review rhythm with key insights & analysis for strategic incentives Built what-if models to understand impact of proposed designs relative to partner earning opportunity, forecast & impact Build connections with other analytic & data science teams to amplify & extend scale of work and leverage practices Support key stakeholders with ad-hoc queries on partner incentives Drive incentives data pipeline enhancements with upstream engineering teams Drive design & recommendations of incentives internal reporting experience, define key KPIs, metrics & views Other
Embody our Culture and Values
Qualifications
Required/minimum qualificationsBachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 4+ years experience in program management, or business analytics rolesOR equivalent experience.Ability to understand concepts within partner ecosystems and incentive structures, offering insights that contribute to strategic problem-solving within broader business contextsDemonstrated proficiency in analytics, encompassing statistical inference and analysis, data visualization, and data managementExperience in tools such as DAX, Excel PowerPivot, SQL & KustoAdditional or preferred qualificationsMaster's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 6+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvementOR equivalent experience.Proficient in written and oral communication skills, particularly the ability to synthesize complex issues and scenarios into easy-to-understand concepts with audiences of all levelsKeen ability to build effective relationships with multiple stakeholdersWell organized with skills in cross-team collaborationExhibit business curiosity with the ability to act broadly across the Commercial Partner landscapeExhibit a high degree of self-awareness, professional maturity, and situational leadership Comfortable driving impactful outcomes in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment with a forward-thinking mindset Ability to learn new technical capabilities (datasets, tools) as needed Knowledge of Microsoft commercial licensing and Partner Ecosystem is a plus Business Program Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $96,500 - $188,400 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 $123,500 - $206,400 per year.
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Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 12, 2025.
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