Senior Business Manager

Microsoft • Washington, DC

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About The Position

Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) organization powers one of the largest and most advanced global datacenter infrastructures in the world—delivering secure, compliant, cost-effective, and highly available cloud services that customers depend on. As a Senior Business Manager in the Integrated Planning and Execution (IPE) organization within CO+I, you will play a critical role in driving operational excellence and strategic alignment across the organization. This position partners closely with leadership to manage business rhythms, oversee financial and operational planning, and enable decision-making that supports IPE organization's mission and charter. The IPE organization integrates critical functions of the rapidly growing CO+I organization under one umbrella to better enable datacenter infrastructure growth across regions, datacenters, and network design across the entire business along with end-to-end execution delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 4+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles OR equivalent experience.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
• 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

• Master's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 6+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles OR Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 8+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles OR equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Drives prioritization and decision making for leaders across the organization by creating clarity in ambiguous situations.
• As appropriate, ensures internal continuation of business operations during all times, including periods of change or special circumstances.
• Collaborates with internal stakeholders and teams to supervise the creation and implementation of execution plans.
• Uses understanding of the organization's strategy and deliverables for the upcoming year(s) to design budgets that align with forecasting plans built in collaboration with the leadership team.
• Leverages or continues to build broader networks to foster strong relationships that support execution across the business.
• Leverages knowledge of the leader's goals and approach to ensure team activities are aligned with the leader's objectives.
• Supports and enables a healthy scorecard for the team/organization and promotes culture initiatives aligned to defined People Strategy, connecting leaders and teams to One Microsoft Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) plan resources and guidance.
• Manages cross-team projects as needed to meet the changing business environment and business needs. Supports the development of content for internal communication.

Benefits

• Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

What This Job Offers

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