Sr Business Strategy Analyst

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

3d • $106,400 - $222,600

About The Position

The Sr Business Strategy Analyst will help evolve the Windows Retailer Investment program and spending in line with Windows & Device Sales strategy. The role supports rigorous retailer investment management, driving accountability for budgets, return on investment (ROI), and sales-through (ST) attainment in partnership with Worldwide Category. The position is within Microsoft’s MCAPS-Core organization and the Windows & Device Sales team, which leads sales and go-to-market for Windows devices and related cloud experiences.

The posting also describes enterprise risk strategy and analytics responsibilities, including risk modeling, governance, assessment, remediation, and team development across multiple business areas. The role is expected to turn risk data into actionable insights, promote effective risk ownership and mitigation, and build high-performing risk management practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Finance, Engineering, or a related field, plus 4+ years of experience in business consulting, sales, sales operations, information technology, account management, business development, marketing, IT field sales, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in near-term strategy (1–2 years out), management consulting, or finance.

Nice To Haves

• MBA degree.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, exercise sound judgment, and make timely, informed decisions with incomplete information.
• Experience managing complex budgets, investments, forecasts, or financial operations across multiple stakeholders or geographies.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills, with the ability to translate detail into executive decisions and tradeoffs.
• Experience designing allocation models, measuring investment ROI, and driving in-year resource reallocation.
• Proven cross-functional influence with Finance, business leaders, regional teams, and program owners.

Responsibilities

• Help evolve the Windows Retailer Investment program and spending in line with Windows & Device Sales strategy.
• Drive accountability for retailer investment budgets, ROI, and sales-through attainment in partnership with Worldwide Category.
• Establish best practices for risk modeling, datasets, scoring methodologies, and AI-enabled analytics, and turn risk data into insights for prioritization, resource allocation, mitigation, and leadership decisions.
• Oversee risk assessment and governance processes, guide risk identification and evaluation, manage stakeholder relationships, and drive accountability for risk ownership and mitigation across business areas.
• Champion risk treatment plans, risk registers, governance frameworks, and risk exception processes; coordinate mitigation with accountable teams and monitor risk trends for attention and escalation.
• Build and develop risk management teams by coaching employees, setting standards and best practices, encouraging AI-enabled capabilities, and fostering accountability and continuous improvement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level