Director, E+D Strategy

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Strategy Professional to join Microsoft’s Experiences & Devices (E+D) Strategy team.
Experiences & Devices (E+D) is a product group within Microsoft creating trusted and loved productivity experiences and devices for people at home, work, and school. Some of Microsoft’s best-known products are supported by E+D: Microsoft 365 Copilot, Office, Windows, Outlook, Teams, Edge, Surface, and others. In this era of rapid technological change, the E+D Strategy team plays a crucial role in defining how E+D will drive the next wave of growth.
The team’s charter includes
Project-based quantitative and qualitative decision support for high-priority strategic issues.
An ongoing focus on white space opportunity sizing, business model analysis, new initiative ideation, and competitive analysis and game theory.
As a Director, E+D Strategy, this role requires you to be comfortable navigating a complex and dynamic environment, building solid relationships with senior stakeholders, and driving impactful work across a wide set of teams and disciplines. The Director E+D Strategy will scale the team’s impact by coaching and developing talent on the team to create an inclusive high-performing organization. This role will support a One Microsoft culture and influence horizontally across the company by partnering with teams from E+D, marketing, finance, corporate strategy, business development, and other central Microsoft teams.
This position can be based at either the Redmond campus OR the Mountain View campus, with 3 days per week work in the office and 2 days per week work from home. Relocation assistance is available.
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.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Business Administration or related field AND 4+ years marketing, strategy, business planning, consulting, banking, finance, economics, and/or partner organization experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Liberal Arts, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years marketing, strategy, business planning, consulting, banking, finance, economics, and/or partner organization experience OR equivalent experience.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Nice To Haves

• 4+ years experience in Strategy, Management Consulting, and/or Finance.4+ years experience in Strategy, Management Consulting, and/or Finance.
• A solid track record of driving strategic insight, considering product, technology, marketing, business model, and third-party/partner perspectives.
• Instincts for portfolio management, sound business judgment, and proven framing skills to support key trade-offs and decisions.
• Demonstrated hypothesis-driven, problem-solving orientation with the ability to leverage both quantitative and qualitative analyses for decision-making.
• Proven ability to engage, influence, and manage positive relationships with key stakeholders, including SLT/Corporate Vice President communities across engineering, marketing, finance, corporate strategy, business development, and external commercial partners.

Responsibilities

• Product Strategy: Develop and frame product strategies and investment-ready plans in collaboration with product teams, business planning, marketing, and other disciplines.
• Resource Alignment: Inform allocation of resources to align with organizational goals, competitive pressures, and engineering execution across the Experiences + Devices organization.
• Market & Competitive Analysis: Identify opportunities, threats, and potential investments based on market trends, technology shifts, and competitor activities.
• Idea Factory: Identify transformative market shifts, forecast future trends, and develop actionable plans to capitalize on emerging opportunities.
• Cross-Functional Project Leadership: Lead key strategy projects, orchestrate workstreams across E+D and partners, and drive alignment between leaders and product organizations.
• Partnerships: Identify and develop opportunities for commercial partnerships.
• Strategy in the Era of AI: Help define the operational model for a high-impact strategy team, leveraging AI for maximum efficiency and impact.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees