Group Manager

Microsoft•Reno, NV

5d•$116,900 - $222,600

About The Position

In this management role you will lead a Process Management team, providing end-to-end leadership for process performance, program strategy, governance, portfolio execution, and continuous improvement. This leader will manage and develop a team responsible for designing and executing complex programs, documenting compliant processes and controls, anticipating risks and dependencies, and translating business priorities into clear plans, requirements, milestones, and measurable outcomes. The Group Manager will partner across engineering, operations, finance, field, and other stakeholders to establish effective rhythms of business, align resources, strengthen accountability, and ensure successful change adoption. The leader will use customer feedback, benchmarking, KPIs, scorecards, dashboards, and cost-benefit analysis to improve efficiency, quality, compliance, customer experience, and business value. They will also champion continuous improvement, AI, automation, and proven methodologies while building team capability and delivering results in a complex, matrixed, and dynamic environment. As the leader of this team, you will also be required to recruit, develop and support the careers of a talented and motivated team, leading them as the business evolves and changes in support of our customers. You will be expected to model our leadership principles and create an open and inclusive environment to allow individuals to do their best work. As a critical member of the management team, you will also be able to contribute to the strategic direction of the organization and help deliver innovations in our processes, policies, and tools to make it easier to do business with Microsoft. The role will also provide fantastic opportunities to lead and shape next generation experiences for our customers. You will lead an Operations team in Microsoft Business Operations and be at the center of the team’s transformation and success. You will reach our most valued customers and support our most important businesses. Are you ready to make an impact in this exciting and challenging role?

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 6+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement OR equivalent experience
4+ years management (e.g., people, project, process, vendor, change) experience.
People leadership/management experience including performance management and development of team members.
Demonstrated excellence in thought leadership, decision-making, influence and process execution management
Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills and proficiency working with large data sets (structured and unstructured) and relational databases.
Track record of successful delivery of complex global solutions to support enterprise business objectives.
Experience in use of BPM, Six Sigma, Lean, Agile and/or Scrum Methodologies modeling as-is and to-be processes.
Demonstrated process and project management skills.
Experience working in a customer service environment and in a large matrixed multinational company.
Experience with Microsoft licensing concepts, including contracts, quotes and invoices, as well as evaluation and review of complex proposals, agreements, and amendments.
Experience in complex, global programs where design, development, and implementation of new processes, systems and organizations are required.

Nice To Haves

Industry experience in Technology, Cloud and/or Supply Chain, Compliance/controls a plus.

Responsibilities

Managers deliver success through empowerment and accountability by modeling, coaching, and caring.
Model - Live our culture; Embody our values; Practice our leadership principles.
Coach - Define team objectives and outcomes; Enable success across boundaries; Help the team adapt and learn.
Care - Attract and retain great people; Know each individual’s capabilities and aspirations; Invest in the growth of others.
Curate in-depth understanding of the Quote-to-Cash (Q2C) end-to-end process, performance, pain points, issues, and risks.
Engagement, alignment, optimization & governance of cross-functional teams engaged throughout the process.
Participate in internal/external forums, engaging partners to help them digitally transform.
Leads long-term vision for process architecture.
Manages ordinal list of process improvements addressing immediate pain points/issues, and long-term process optimization for scale.
Define process framework from L0 to L4 level, including cost, volume and resource profiles.
Use the Business Process Management (BPM) maturity model to benchmark as-is process, plan roadmap, and define scorecard to measure, improve, and achieve multiple stages (short-, medium-, long-term) of impacts.
Review digital workflow and automation opportunities as the process evolves.
Assess process performance metrics with industry peers and identify process improvement opportunities.
Drive process improvements for broad, lasting business impacts and scale across Microsoft.
Lead prioritization, investment planning, and resourcing for continued process improvement roadmap, contributing to overall prioritized efforts with forecasted improvements centered on digital transformation.
Accountable for the delivery of business process design throughput.
Understand process compliance and design operations & process controls.
Provide risk assessment and signoff on tollgates and change management decisions.
Determine optimal resource strategy for all cost reduction and re-investment decisions.