Senior Strategy & Planning Lead, Microsoft Surface

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

7d•$106,400 - $203,600

About The Position

The Senior Strategy & Planning Lead is the end-to-end business planning and strategy owner for Microsoft Surface’s Entry Premium portfolio across consumer and commercial channels. The role is accountable for portfolio growth, revenue, profitability, and unit volume, shaping the business plan from customer value proposition and product strategy through market and competitive strategy, portfolio architecture, pricing, packaging, SKU strategy, volume planning, and Marketing Plan of Record recommendations. Serving as the single-threaded business owner for Entry Premium, this role partners with Product, Finance, Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, and Engineering to make data-backed decisions that optimize growth, profitability, customer relevance, and execution. It uses customer, market, product, and financial insights to develop actionable strategies and leadership recommendations, including long-range plans, business reviews, and investment and performance recommendations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Business, or a related field and 4+ years of experience in business planning, strategy consulting, finance, business development, corporate strategy, product strategy, analytics, or a related area, or equivalent experience.
Experience developing business, portfolio, pricing, product, or growth strategies within technology, devices, hardware, or consumer electronics businesses.
Experience building forecasting models, financial models, scenario analyses, and business cases used to drive executive decision-making.
Executive communication skills and ability to distill complex analytical, customer, market, and financial topics into clear business recommendations.
Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and drive alignment across Product, Marketing, Finance, Sales, Engineering, and Operations organizations.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Business, or a related field and 8+ years of relevant experience, or an MBA or related master’s degree and 6+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent experience.
8+ years of experience in business planning, strategy consulting, finance, business development, corporate strategy, product strategy, analytics, or a related area.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end strategy and planning for the Surface Entry Premium portfolio across consumer and commercial channels, owning revenue, profitability, unit volume, and growth outcomes.
Define customer segments, customer value propositions, and market opportunities to attract new customers, expand addressable markets, improve competitiveness, and grow the portfolio.
Own product and portfolio strategy, including lineup architecture, feature positioning, portfolio evolution, affordability strategy, SKU design, packaging, and lifecycle management.
Own pricing, packaging, and SKU strategies, volume plans, and financial recommendations for a coherent, customer-backed, financially optimized portfolio.
Own Marketing Plan of Record recommendations, aligning customer needs, product investments, commercial priorities, competitive positioning, and financial objectives.
Drive planning decisions using forecasting, demand modeling, business cases, sensitivity analysis, and scenario planning; quantify opportunities, risks, tradeoffs, and mitigation actions.
Own market analytics, competitive intelligence, customer insights, and product analytics, translating findings into recommendations for portfolio, product, and commercial decisions.
Develop and maintain the long-range business plan, identifying growth opportunities, risks, investment priorities, and performance improvement opportunities.
Align Product, Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Sales stakeholders as the single-threaded business owner for Entry Premium.
Create leadership-ready narratives, business reviews, and recommendations for executive discussions on portfolio strategy, pricing, investment decisions, growth opportunities, and business performance.