Business Planner - Azure

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

23h

About The Position

The Cloud and AI Platforms Monetization (CAPM) organization at Microsoft is a team focused on big-picture strategies, fostering a diverse and inclusive culture. The team values respect, collaboration, honesty, accountability, and care, offering employees opportunities for career growth while shaping the future of the Azure business through data-informed strategies. CAPM's core mission is to monetize product value and enhance the customer buying experience to drive business growth and profitability for Microsoft, enabling durable profit growth through high-impact monetization strategies, packaging, and pricing. The team prioritizes a culture of transparency, growth, development, connection, productivity, and balance, all anchored on promoting diversity and inclusion. As a Business Planner - Azure, you will contribute to Microsoft's pivotal growth bet in AI by driving the monetization strategy for Azure AI. This role involves developing compelling new business strategies, packaging, and pricing. The position offers opportunities to grow functional experience in business planning and domain expertise in AI and cloud technologies, influencing decisions that contribute to the success of new and impactful products. The team is customer-focused, takes an inclusive approach to problem-solving, and collaborates with engineering, marketing, and finance to define and execute business models and monetization strategies for Azure Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

• 5+ 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 3+ 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.
• 4+ years experience in Operations, Marketing, Process Design, or Project Management.
• Experience in launch operations, business planning, product management, or similar experience in the enterprise technology industry.
• Knowledge of and experience with artificial intelligence (AI) agents, including design, development, training, and implementation.
• Experience working with product and services catalogs and related systems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex process initiatives and prioritize multiple activities to deliver on scope and schedule.
• Sound analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead and evolve the monetization strategy for services within the Azure Artificial Intelligence (AI) product line.
• Solve complex problems and establish business models for an emerging AI industry.
• Bring a quantitative perspective to support your recommendations (i.e. bring data to bear)
• Develop business model strategies and establish product pricing & packaging for new AI models.
• Identify pricing and licensing optimization opportunities by interacting closely with partners, sellers, and customers.
• Create business model proposals, present them to senior leadership and drive cross-functional alignment.
• Collaborate with pricing operations (i.e. Commerce and Ops) to implement business models and pricing.
• Drive revenue growth of the Azure AI portfolio.
• Understand different cloud business models: Provisioned, Serverless, Reserved Instance, Pre-purchase plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed