Business Management IC5

Microsoft•Dallas, TX

About The Position

Develop and apply your skills alongside the leading technology, marketing and sales professionals in a dynamic, fast-paced sales environment. Executes business plans to ensure continuation of business operations at all times, including in adverse conditions, in accordance with corporate governance. Designs and oversees the creation of foundational and storytelling content within the organization and may do so within the industry. Business Operations Collaborates with internal stakeholders and teams to supervise the creation and implementation of execution plans. Leads and oversees processes to ensure alignment across groups. Clearly communicates plans and mutual commitments across stakeholders, reviews process execution and performance to ensure results align with business priorities and scorecards. Sets effective practices for execution of strategies defined by leadership by leveraging consolidated information and advocating for and presenting clear business cases to the leader and business partners. Contributes to organizational design conversations and facilitates successful implementation of organizational plans and strategies (e.g., translates high-level strategic plans into concrete execution). Establishes key indicators of success in alignment with strategy to help streamline business strategy execution. Works within the organization to report against and adjust targets if necessary. Oversees corporate governance and performance management by providing insight and guidance on prioritizing and monitoring appropriate indicators, communicating progress to executive leadership, and evangelizing effective practices from the top levels of the company. Creates clarity in ambiguous situations to facilitate and drive prioritization and decision making for leaders across the organization. Drives business direction and responsibility for leadership team to manage the planning process ensuring coordination with corporate planning processes as well as planning integration across the broader organization. Drives the architecture, development, and execution of the rhythm of business (ROB) aligned to the scope and complexity of the business. Provides direction for identifying and determining objectives to execute which are in alignment with the goals of the organization. Drives business review cadence. Ensures adherence to privacy and compliance, and drives accountability for the team and organization in executing core business activities. Works with executive leaders to drive expectation and influence content that enables realization of outcomes. Serves as a point of contact while understanding the business status and industry trends. As appropriate, executes business plans to ensure continuation of business operations at all times, including in adverse conditions, in accordance with corporate governance. Leverages knowledge of the organizational strategy and planned deliverables for the upcoming year(s) to design complex budgets. Works in partnership with Finance to approve budgets and develops forecasting plans in partnership with the leadership team. Tracks financial progress against budget and may manage complex budgets with significant negotiation. Provides input on the development of principles and/or guidelines for budgeting and forecasting. Identifies actions that can be taken to course-correct and drive performance improvement. Anticipates business challenges based on forecasts and larger organizational circumstances. Works with Procurement team to coordinate future resources. Collaborates with leaders regarding resource management planning. Ensures spend remains within budget that the leader is aligned on the headcount and budget strategy. Supports the leader in one or more key business management areas (e.g., setting key goals, priorities, and definitions; culture and health; communications; budget/finance; industry/business knowledge). Manages and builds relationships with leaders while using understanding of audience needs to ensure the optimal use of leaders' time. Provides direction for criteria used to break down complex information into actionable steps for stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 6+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles OR equivalent experience.
Master's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 8+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles OR
Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 12+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles OR equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Executes business plans to ensure continuation of business operations at all times, including in adverse conditions, in accordance with corporate governance.
Designs and oversees the creation of foundational and storytelling content within the organization and may do so within the industry.
Collaborates with internal stakeholders and teams to supervise the creation and implementation of execution plans.
Leads and oversees processes to ensure alignment across groups.
Clearly communicates plans and mutual commitments across stakeholders, reviews process execution and performance to ensure results align with business priorities and scorecards.
Sets effective practices for execution of strategies defined by leadership by leveraging consolidated information and advocating for and presenting clear business cases to the leader and business partners.
Contributes to organizational design conversations and facilitates successful implementation of organizational plans and strategies (e.g., translates high-level strategic plans into concrete execution).
Establishes key indicators of success in alignment with strategy to help streamline business strategy execution.
Works within the organization to report against and adjust targets if necessary.
Oversees corporate governance and performance management by providing insight and guidance on prioritizing and monitoring appropriate indicators, communicating progress to executive leadership, and evangelizing effective practices from the top levels of the company.
Creates clarity in ambiguous situations to facilitate and drive prioritization and decision making for leaders across the organization.
Drives business direction and responsibility for leadership team to manage the planning process ensuring coordination with corporate planning processes as well as planning integration across the broader organization.
Drives the architecture, development, and execution of the rhythm of business (ROB) aligned to the scope and complexity of the business.
Provides direction for identifying and determining objectives to execute which are in alignment with the goals of the organization.
Drives business review cadence.
Ensures adherence to privacy and compliance, and drives accountability for the team and organization in executing core business activities.
Works with executive leaders to drive expectation and influence content that enables realization of outcomes.
Serves as a point of contact while understanding the business status and industry trends.
Leverages knowledge of the organizational strategy and planned deliverables for the upcoming year(s) to design complex budgets.
Works in partnership with Finance to approve budgets and develops forecasting plans in partnership with the leadership team.
Tracks financial progress against budget and may manage complex budgets with significant negotiation.
Provides input on the development of principles and/or guidelines for budgeting and forecasting.
Identifies actions that can be taken to course-correct and drive performance improvement.
Anticipates business challenges based on forecasts and larger organizational circumstances.
Works with Procurement team to coordinate future resources.
Collaborates with leaders regarding resource management planning.
Ensures spend remains within budget that the leader is aligned on the headcount and budget strategy.
Supports the leader in one or more key business management areas (e.g., setting key goals, priorities, and definitions; culture and health; communications; budget/finance; industry/business knowledge).
Manages and builds relationships with leaders while using understanding of audience needs to ensure the optimal use of leaders' time.
Provides direction for criteria used to break down complex information into actionable steps for stakeholders.