Chief of Staff

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

About The Position

The Chief of Staff serves as a trusted advisor and force multiplier for the Corporate Vice President, Data Strategy, within Microsoft’s Engineering, Enablement, and Operations (EEO) organization. The role drives strategy initiatives and the rhythm of business (ROB), creating clarity in ambiguous situations to support prioritization and decision-making across the organization. In partnership with the leadership team, the Chief of Staff leads strategy execution, designs and stewards complex budgets, champions organizational health, and drives cross-team projects in a fast-changing business environment. The role also shapes internal and external communications and supports the CVP’s customer and partner engagements. It measures and communicates the team’s impact to stakeholders and customers, including through customer-zero impact stories.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, or Computer Science) and 8+ years of experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles, or equivalent experience.
Experience driving and landing change.
Track record of cross-group collaboration and coordination at multiple company levels.
Experience in relationship management, including rapidly building stakeholder trust and confidence and influencing business decisions across boundaries and organizational levels, often in ambiguous situations.
Experience working with senior leaders and ability to work independently.
Executive presence and proficiency in written and verbal communication.
Global program orchestration and execution skills, including ability to manage and deliver multiple projects simultaneously.
Ability to learn and synthesize complex topics and needs.
Ability to deliver tough messages diplomatically and drive quickly toward solutions.
Experience balancing strategic priorities against operational needs.

Responsibilities

Drive the architecture and execution of the rhythm of business and business review cadence, aligned to the scope of the business.
Lead strategy execution across stakeholders, ensuring alignment to priorities and scorecard needs, and contribute to organizational design.
Partner with Finance to design and steward complex budgets and long-term forecasts; advise on headcount and resource planning; and drive privacy, compliance, and corporate-governance accountability.
As appropriate, execute business plans with program managers to ensure business continuity in all conditions.
Serve as a thought leader and trusted advisor to the Data Strategy Team, synthesizing insights to influence the leader, leadership team, and organization.
Act as a proxy for the leader, cultivate senior relationships, drive the leadership team’s agenda and follow-up, and optimize the leader’s use of time.
Lead executive-level communications, including developing messaging on mission, strategy, and vision, and triaging and ghostwriting on the leader’s behalf.
Ensure a healthy organizational scorecard and champion culture and inclusion initiatives aligned with the People Strategy and One Microsoft D&I guidance.
Partner with HR and the business management community to act on employee signals, accelerate culture progress, and drive training and compliance completion.
Drive cross-team projects and program management for organization-wide strategic efforts requiring hands-on coordination across multiple disciplines.
Lead strategic innovation and experimentation.
Drive internal and external communications by shaping the organizational narrative, executive messaging, and high-visibility moments such as all-hands and leadership updates.
Support the CVP, Data Strategy’s customer and partner touchpoints through briefing materials, engagement preparation, and follow-through.
Capture and drive measurement of impact across the team for stakeholder groups, creating a value story to share internally and externally with customers.