Business Manager - Enterprise Partner Sales

Microsoft•,

2d•$116,900 - $222,600•Hybrid

About The Position

The Business Manager supports Worldwide Enterprise Partner Sales within Microsoft Customer and Partner Solutions Core (MCAPS-Core), as part of the Strategy & Operations team. The role supports rhythm of business (RoB), fiscal-year planning, budget management, and taxonomy. Worldwide Enterprise Partner Sales works with global Enterprise partners to co-build and co-sell Microsoft solutions and services. Candidates who live within 50 miles of Microsoft's Redmond campus are required to work in the office three days per week.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, such as Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, or Computer Science, and 6+ years of experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles; or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading rhythm-of-the-business and annual or fiscal-year planning processes, including business reviews and execution against key priorities.
Experience with budget management, forecasting, and resource planning in partnership with Finance and business leaders.
Demonstrated ability to manage complex cross-functional initiatives and drive actions and accountability through completion.
Experience partnering with senior leaders, ideally in a Chief of Staff, Business Management, or Business Operations capacity.

Responsibilities

Architect, develop, and execute the rhythm of business.
Drive strategy initiatives and facilitate the rhythm of business, using strategic plans and business insights to inform organizational structure and predict outcomes.
Work with senior leaders to drive outcomes.
Collaborate with internal and external partners to develop plans and explain partnership benefits and mutual value.
Drive the business review cadence and inform processes related to privacy and compliance adherence.
Lead strategy execution with the leadership team across the organization.
Use knowledge of the business to advance leader and business goals.
Lead and oversee processes to ensure alignment across groups; establish best practices for long-term company strategy and present business cases to senior leadership.
Communicate priorities to leaders and negotiate the team's involvement in initiatives to support execution of top priorities.
Establish key performance indicators aligned with strategy.
Work with the organization to establish and report against targets, adjusting them when necessary.
Use organizational strategy and planned deliverables to design budgets.
Develop forecasting plans with the leadership team and partner with Finance on budget approval.
Oversee development of budgeting and forecasting metrics, identify corrective actions and performance improvements, anticipate challenges, and contribute to strategic investment decisions.
Coordinate future resources with Procurement.
Ensure alignment on headcount strategy and participate in or lead organizational design for headcount allocation.