Senior Business Planner

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

15h

About The Position

Microsoft’s Business Planning organization directs our commercial portfolio’s pricing, packaging, licensing, channel, and monetization strategies. Few organizations exist that have such a direct impact on how Microsoft goes to market, which reverberates across the entire industry. Within Business Planning, the New Commerce and Commercial Strategy organization works across Azure, M365 and Dynamics 365 driving cross-cloud monetization strategies for how and where customers buy. This includes defining the strategy for Microsoft’s commerce experiences, channel business models, product licensing and use rights, and support as well as driving growth through audience specific offers and experiences. As a Senior Business Planner in the New Commerce and Commercial Strategy organization, you will have the opportunity to define and lead strategic initiatives that drive company performance through delivering innovative business models, increased competitiveness and enhanced customer and partner experience. You will partner closely with stakeholders across engineering, legal, finance, operations, marketing, and field sales, leading conversations with executives to drive strategy alignment. This position supports optimizing our legacy product pricing and policies, taking into consideration customer value, internal costs, and helping customers access our modern forward-looking solutions. This role offers a unique opportunity to make an outsized impact as part of a small Go-To-Market (GTM) team that engages with internal and external partners to achieve our goals. You’ll have the opportunity to join a collaborative and inclusive team focused on creating positive customer and partner outcomes while championing creativity, diverse perspective, and ensuring clear roles and responsibilities and accountability. As a Senior Business Planner at Microsoft you will have opportunities to develop your career by developing an expertise in translating Microsoft’s vision into value for customers, partners, and shareholders, forging effective cross-functional relationships, taking on progressively broader responsibilities, and establishing yourself as a trusted strategic advisor. You can expect to have support for your work and professional development, and encouragement to bring your authentic self to work. 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

5+ years product management, strategy consulting, finance, business/corporate development, or related experience
OR equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

8+ years product management, strategy consulting, finance, business/corporate development, or related experience AND Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Computer Science, Economics, Business, or related field
OR 6+ years product management, strategy consulting, finance, business/corporate development, or related experience AND Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA), or related field
OR equivalent experience.
Experience working with Microsoft commercial licensing and/or hosting programs (e.g., CSP, SPLA) and/or server products (e.g., SQL/WS) a plus.
Strategic thinking and the ability to understand and connect complex business models.
Structured and analytical approach to problem-solving with the ability to utilize data.
Track record of engaging with cross-functional stakeholders to gain credibility and partnership quickly.
Compelling storytelling skills with executive presence and ability to influence at senior levels.

Responsibilities

Influence and execute robust business models and strategies that drive company performance and enhance customer and partner experience.
Proactively engage with cross-functional stakeholders to gain credibility and partnership quickly.
Build business cases on specific topics to influence investment decisions, roadmaps, go-to-market strategy, and/or strategic deal outcomes.
Drive cross-functional alignment on business vision and priorities, translating the strategy into requirements.
Conduct research to gain new perspectives and validate business cases.
Influence and execute the approach to bring a strategy to life through roadmap and change management planning, and developing content that synthesizes details into an effective story that can be used across the organization.
Be a strategic thinker, leveraging the ability to learn to understand and connect complex business models quickly.
Taking a structured and analytical approach to problem-solving with the ability to utilize data.
Leverage compelling storytelling skills to present to and influence.
Embody our culture and values.