Risk and Compliance Insights Manager

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

About The Position

As the pace of business accelerates and regulatory expectations continue to intensify, Procurement has a unique opportunity to shift compliance and risk from a perceived control function into a strategic enabler of speed and confidence. By transforming fragmented risk, compliance, and supplier data into timely, decisionready insights embedded directly into buying, sourcing, and supplier workflows, we can help leaders make faster, betterinformed decisions while reducing rework, escalations, and downstream audit risk. Achieving this requires continued investment in a unified supplier risk model, integration of risk signals into core procurement systems, and automation of monitoring and reporting so insights are delivered at the point of decision rather than after the fact. It also requires clear governance, ERM alignment, and crossfunctional partnership to ensure risk thresholds are understood, consistently applied, and trusted—enabling the business to move faster because risk is better understood and managed, not avoided. Role Overview We are seeking a seasoned Risk & Compliance Insights Manager to strengthen Microsoft’s ability to move faster with confidence by delivering connected, datadriven risk, compliance, and ESG insights at scale. This role will focus on building a strong data and insight foundation—integrating supplier, compliance, security, privacy, and ESG signals—to enable proactive, predictive, and holistic decisionmaking across procurement and the broader business. As the risk environment becomes increasingly interconnected—shaped by evolving regulatory expectations, supplier practices, geopolitical dynamics, and heightened focus on data protection, sustainability, and ethical sourcing—this role will help shift the organization from reacting to discrete issues toward a forwardlooking, insightled approach to managing and optimizing the supply base. By enabling clearer visibility into converging risks and tradeoffs, this role supports smarter decisions earlier in the lifecycle and greater resilience at scale.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 4+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement OR equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

8+ years of experience in business operations, strategy, analytics, risk, compliance, procurement, or related fields
ability to influence outcomes in large, matrixed organizations without direct authority
experience translating complex data or risk topics into clear, businessready insights for senior stakeholders
data fluency, including experience working with metrics, dashboards, and aggregated signals to assess program or business health
Experience operating in risksensitive, regulated, or auditaware environments, with sound judgment and discretion
Experience with supplier risk, third‑party risk, or responsible sourcing in procurement‑adjacent environments
Familiarity with compliance, ESG, security, and privacy considerations and how they influence supplier or business decisions
Experience using advanced analytics or AI‑enabled insights to identify trends, risks, or opportunities (hands‑on development not required)
Comfort operating in ambiguous, evolving problem spaces and shaping clarity where structure is still forming
Experience preparing executive‑ready narratives or materials that connect insights to real business impact
Ability to take a systems‑level view of risk, understanding how multiple risk areas intersect
Demonstrated success shaping insights and frameworks without owning end‑to‑end program delivery
Experience using SQL to query, transform, and validate analytical datasets
Familiarity with the Azure data stack, including Azure Data Factory, Synapse, and Fabric
Experience building Power BI dashboards, data models, and what‑if scenario analyses
Strong privacy, security, and data governance literacy
Some experience building or integrating data‑driven agents

Responsibilities

Build the Risk & Compliance Insight Foundation
Shape and evolve a connected view of supplier risk, compliance, ESG, security, and privacy by bringing together key data and signals.
Partner with data and analytics teams to ensure insights are trusted, explainable, and scalable.
Leverage AI and analytics to surface patterns, trends, and emerging risks across the supply base.
Enable Better, Faster Decisions
Translate complex risk and compliance data into clear, actionable insights that support sourcing, buying, and supplier decisions.
Ensure insights support earlier decisionmaking and intervention, not just retrospective reporting.
Help leaders understand tradeoffs across cost, risk, resilience, and reputation.
Support a RiskOptimized Supply Base
Use integrated insights to inform supplier strategy, engagement, and remediation approaches.
Identify systemic risks and concentration hot spots across suppliers, categories, and regions.
Support datadriven conversations about acceptable risk and supplier expectations.
Influence Across the Organization
Act as a thought partner and advisor to teams across Procurement, Risk, Legal, Security, Privacy, and Sustainability.
Influence priorities and outcomes through insight and credibility, rather than direct ownership.
Promote shared understanding of how different risk areas intersect in supplier decisions.
Assess Health and Drive Improvement
Evaluate the health and effectiveness of risk and compliance efforts using data and qualitative insight.
Identify gaps in measures, insights, or execution that limit business value.
Contribute to executiveready narratives that connect risk insights to real business impact.
Additional responsibilities may be prioritized based on the needs of the business.