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Microsoft Corporation Senior Business Planner - Windows Commercial in Multiple Locations, United States
Microsoft’s Business Planning organization directs our commercial portfolio’s pricing, packaging, licensing, channel, and monetization strategies. Few organizations exist that have such a direct impact on how Microsoft goes to market, which reverberates across the entire industry. We are growth strategists who enable the Microsoft mission by creating durable profit growth through high-impact monetization strategies, packaging, and pricing.
This Senior Business Planner - Windows Commercial role is focused on monetization strategy for Microsoft Windows in the commercial channel. Windows is an iconic brand, touches lives of 1B+ users and a multi-billion-dollar business for Microsoft, and as such this role presents a unique opportunity for a strategic thinker to have a very high impact for Microsoft as well as our customers and partners.
We are looking for an energetic business leader who have a passion for inventing new business models, rethinking existing business models, and growing a business running at a significant scale that Windows is. This role will provide a unique, once in a lifetime opportunity to learn and grow while transforming a highly successful software service. This role also has a high emphasis on product innovation and requires working with our product teams to influence product strategy, in alignment with business model and growth aspirations. This role provides a mix of strategy formulation, influence on product design and ownership of execution – you’ll never lose the pulse of the business!
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.
Responsibilities
How you can make an impact:
• Build Growth Plans and Priorities – Work across the product management unit to develop the key strategic initiatives for growth. Define and document business strategies with the targeted audiences and ensure the initiatives are aligned with those strategies and are well understood and prioritized across functional teams – product, finance, sales etc.
• Develop Monetization Approach – Define how we maximize business value for Microsoft aligned to the growth plan. Develop the approach for how Microsoft monetizes our wide scope of analytics products and services. Lead primary research to inform perspectives.
• Design Packaging and Pricing – Deliver the specific packaging, pricing, licensing, and offers that define what customers actually buy. Define and deliver plans for specific offers, SKUs, and other packaging options to implement the monetization approach.
• Land Monetization Impact – Focus on what is delivering real results through close proximity to the business. Develop and share insights on what is working and what is not working to achieve business outcomes to enhance go-forward strategies.
• Lead Exec decision making – Engage with executive in the company to land business model decisions, through crisp structuring of complex topics, framing of key questions that needs addressing, and lead a data backed decision making discussion.
Other
- Embody our culture and values
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
5+ years product management, strategy consulting, finance, business/corporate development, or related experience
OR 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 field
OR 6+ years product management, strategy consulting, finance, business/corporate development, or related experience AND Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA), or related field
OR equivalent experience.
Demonstrated strategic thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills
Solid communication and collaboration skills and adaptability
Passion for technology and fast paced work environment
Proven experience in storytelling and executive level presentations
MBA, or a master’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Mathematics
Business 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 July 3, 2024.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .