Senior Business Program Manager, C and E Growth + Ecosystem Partner Experience Team The Modern Marketplaces partner team within the Commerce and Ecosystems group (C+E) group is looking for a high energy and motivated individual to help build the next big partner opportunity for Microsoft. This is your chance to join a newly formed team tasked to tackle one of the biggest growth areas for Microsoft, driving accelerated growth of Azure with our partner ecosystem . You will work with teams across Microsoft including the One Commercial Partner team, Marketing and within the C and E engineering group to define and land our program for Managed Service Providers (MSP) . Your role will focus on driving growth of first and third-party software and services in Azure Marketplace and AppSource with our indirect channel partners in the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program.
In this role, you would be responsible to : Drive business requirements to define our program and product capabilities Facilitate pilot programs to garner feedback and validate requirements Develop launch plans for new capabilities in conjunction with marketing and partner teams Develop field and partner level guidance and readiness materials Define methods of measurement and metrics to support our marketplace business Report to s enior business and technical leaders within Microsoft on progress and plans Work directly with partners, engineers and field teams to resolve issues and improve experiences
The ideal candidate will have: Minimum 5 + years of relevant experience in product management, product marketing or program management . Aptitude to frame, analyze and solve complex problems Experience defining business requirements and developing research-based approach to requirements gathering Strong understanding of cloud computing technologies, business drivers, and emerging trends Exceptional community building skills and extensive cross-group coordination Ability to manage ambiguity, identifi ng systemic approaches to solving problems Results driven; strong analytical skills with exceptional