Are you passionate about technology? Do you want to work on the latest devices, technologies, and strategies that will fuel the next generation of innovations in the PC ecosystem and new emerging categories? Do you want to work with leaders driving Microsoft's Intelligent Edge and the growth of Azure, Sphere, and AI on devices? The Consumer and Devices Sales (CDS) team is looking for a Strategy Planning Manager to help build a multi-year strategic growth planning discipline, set investment priorities, and tackle critical business projects. As a Strategy and Planning Manager, you will be part of a dynamic team in CDS (comprised of former management consultants, investment professionals, and industry professionals) that is responsible for managing CDS growth planning and directing over $500M in discretionary investments across Microsoft's largest device partners to generate revenue expansion, drive device innovation, and grow the Intelligent Edge. This central role reporting to our Strategy
• Provide leadership decision makers with best-in-class analytics and cohesive strategic rationale • Support cross-CDS growth planning and dynamically engage to drive maximum impact for team, division, and MSFT • Collaborate with cross MSFT stakeholders including account sales/marketing, portfolio planning, legal, operations, and finance to build, validate, and launch investments and growth strategies • Represent and align on growth strategy, insights, and implications at GM, VP, and CVP levels • Contribute to team culture of smart risk taking, agility, and impact
The successful candidate will be a results-oriented problem solver with the ability to drive analytical insight into complex business problems, build consensus through senior stakeholder communications, lead cross-group execution, and land partner-facing impact. • Possess a growth mindset and thrive in unstructured situations • Demonstrate a track record of clear strategic thinking, excellent business analytics, quantitative problem solving, and material business impact; • Be able to prioritize and manage through ambiguity and achieve strong business results, often across overlapping projects;