Sr. Business Planner
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, commerce platform investments and prioritization, 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 business impact optimization of commerce platform investments, innovative business models, increased competitiveness, and enhanced customer and partner experience. You’ll partner closely with stakeholders across engineering, finance, operations, marketing, legal and field sales; leading conversations with executives to drive strategy alignment and decision-making. What we’ll do for you: You’ll have the opportunity to join a collaborative and inclusive team focused on creating positive customer and partner outcomes while championing creativity, diverse perspectives, and ensuring clear R&R’s and accountability. As a Senior Business Planner at Microsoft you will have opportunities to develop your career by developing deep 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 sponsorship for your work, support for your professional development, and encouragement to bring your authentic self to work.
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.
Responsibilities
- Own and lead strategic rhythms of business with senior executives and their leadership teams, acting as a business partner to help assess feasibility, test business cases, stack rank and prioritize commerce platform investment asks.
- Work directly with the business, field sales, marketing, legal and finance to get clarity on business impact, risk, assumptions and trade-off analysis on commerce investment asks, business models, and other initiatives.
- Serve as a subject matter expert for the Commerce Prioritization process, principles, and strategy – helping to create clarity and ensure a shared understanding across the business.
- Drive cross-functional strategic alignment and gain buy-in to solidify a business vision, aligning priorities and translating the strategy into requirements
- Build business cases on specific topics to influence investment decisions, roadmaps, go-to-market strategy, and/or strategic deal outcomes.
- Conduct internal and external research to gain new perspectives to cultivate and validate business cases
- Define 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
