Market Research Manager, Azure Infrastructure

About the position

Microsoft's Research + Insights Team is among the brightest, boldest, most innovative in the world. We are intellectually curious, analytical, persistent in sharing our opinions and recommendations, and believe impact is a team sport. We strive to have an open, inclusive, and transparent culture. As part of this team, you will have the opportunity to work on business-critical projects, learn from experts, and make a real impact on the future of technology. We are seeking a Market Research Manager, Azure Infrastructure with consultation, communication, analytics and project management skills to join our team. As a Market Research Manager, Azure Infrastructure you will work on a diverse portfolio of business challenges, collaborating with marketers to inform how Microsoft can grow our commercial cloud business. Microsoft Azure is a rapidly growing, global, trusted cloud that is central to Microsoft's overall success. We are in an exciting time of change with Artificial Intelligence (AI) reshaping business today. Migrating to the cloud and streamlining data are key steps that businesses are taking to get AI ready. Come join the market research team that is helping Azure grow and helping empower every organization on the planet to achieve more! 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.

Responsibilities

• Learn about and build knowledge of our commercial cloud offerings and strategic goals.
• Develop and grow relationships with product marketing teams to build an understanding of research needs and translate insights into actions.
• Frame business needs into research objectives, hypotheses, projects, and programs.
• Design and manage research across a portfolio aligned to business objectives using different research approaches such as qualitative, quantitative, social intelligence, and/or analytical techniques.
• Work closely with an ecosystem of market research, data analytics, and consulting agencies.
• Synthesize insights across multiple data sources to generate insights and craft recommendations.
• Collaborate with the Research + Insights team to look across data sources and tools to bring relevant insights to our stakeholders.
• Apply emerging AI tools in research to inform business decisions.
• Communicate insights to and collaborate with a diverse group of business partners and research teams across Microsoft.

Requirements

• 2+ years experience in data science, research, marketing or business-related roles.
• OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, Social Sciences, Statistics, or related field AND 1+ year(s) experience in data science, research, marketing or business-related roles.

Nice-to-haves

• 5+ years experience in data science, research, marketing or business-related roles.
• OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, Social Sciences, Statistics, or related field AND 4+ years experience in data science, research, marketing or business-related roles.
• OR Master's Degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, Social Sciences, Statistics, or related field AND 3+ years experience in data science, research, marketing or business-related roles.
• 1+ year(s) experience working directly with B2B market research products or product management.
• 2+ years experience working with decision makers to define needs and scope research to answer questions.
• 2+ years creating content that conveys a simple, clear message.

Benefits

• The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $83,400 - $167,800 per year.
• In specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range for this role is USD $108,900 - $183,000 per year.