Senior Business Planner, New Commerce & Commercial Strategy

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Redmond, WA

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. Within Business Planning, the New Commerce and Commercial Strategy organization works across Azure, Microsoft365 (M365) and Dynamics 365 driving cross-cloud monetization strategies for how and where customers buy. This includes defining the strategy for Microsoft’s commerce experiences, channel business models, product licensing and use rights, and support as well as driving growth through audience specific offers and experiences. Senior Business Planner, New Commerce & Commercial Strategy

As a Senior Business Planner, New Commerce & Commercial Strategy, you will have the opportunity to define and lead strategic initiatives that drive company performance through delivering innovative business models, increased competitiveness and enhanced customer and partner experience. You’ll partner closely with stakeholders across engineering, finance, operations, marketing, legal and field sales; leading conversations with executives to drive strategy alignment and decision-making. Senior Business Planner, New Commerce & Commercial Strategy

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. Senior Business Planner, New Commerce & Commercial Strategy

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day. Senior Business Planner, New Commerce & Commercial Strategy

Responsibilities

As a Senior Business Planner, New Commerce & Commercial Strategy, you will lead a business planning strategy, taking responsibility for defining and evolving the strategy, gaining executive alignment, and translating the strategy into business outcomes. Senior Business Planner, New Commerce & Commercial Strategy

How You Can Make An Impact

  • Create and execute robust business models and strategies that drive company performance and enhance customer and partner experience. Senior Business Planner, New Commerce & Commercial Strategy
  • Build business cases on specific topics to influence investment decisions, roadmaps, go-to-market strategy, and/or strategic deal outcomes. Senior Business Planner, New Commerce & Commercial Strategy
  • Conduct internal and external research to gain new perspectives to cultivate and validate business cases.
  • Drive cross-functional alignment and gain buy-in to solidify a business vision, aligning priorities and translating the strategy into requirements. Senior Business Planner, New Commerce & Commercial Strategy
  • Define the approach to bring a strategy to life through roadmap and change management planning and developing content that synthesizes details into an effective story that can be used across the organization. Senior Business Planner, New Commerce & Commercial Strategy

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

  • 5+ years product management, strategy consulting, finance, business/corporate development, or related experience
  • OR equivalent experience.

Additional Or Preferred Qualifications

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  • 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.
  • Experience in the cloud computing industry, and an understanding of sales, channel and contracting motions is preferred. Senior Business Planner, New Commerce & Commercial Strategy

Business Planning IC4 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $101,200 – $194,800 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 $130,000 – $213,200 per year. Senior Business Planner, New Commerce & Commercial Strategy

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Senior Business Planner, New Commerce & Commercial Strategy

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. Senior Business Planner, New Commerce & Commercial Strategy

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