Senior Business Planner, Azure

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In short

Microsoft is seeking a Senior Business Planner for Azure to define and drive monetization and business planning for the Azure Infrastructure portfolio. This role involves developing business strategy, optimized monetization, customer-centric packaging and pricing, and sound business models to grow Azure cloud adoption. The position requires close collaboration with engineering, product marketing, and sales teams, as well as senior executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Define business & monetization strategy, business model, pricing, packaging & licensing for Azure Infrastructure products.
Engage closely with engineering to inform/influence product strategy and drive alignment between product vision and monetization strategy.
Drive strategic decision making with senior executive stakeholders across the company.
Drive the strategic execution of business model changes, inclusive of price changes, product planning, and programmatic changes, following the documented launch processes.
Partner with product marketing and sales teams on go-to-market strategies to land new offers in market, create pricing concession and promotions, adjust strategy based on sales feedback.
Lead partnership with vendors for customer research and use research to drive business decisions.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Computer Science, Economics, Business, or related field AND 4+ years product management, strategy consulting, finance, business/corporate development, or related experience OR equivalent experience.

Desired Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Computer Science, Economics, Business, or related field AND 8+ years product management, strategy consulting, finance, business/corporate development, or related experience OR Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA), or related field AND 6+ years product management, strategy consulting, finance, business/corporate development, or related experience OR equivalent experience.
Experience in product strategy, business planning, pricing, or related fields.
Demonstrated strategic framing skills with the ability to evaluate complex tradeoffs to create alignment between engineering, product marketing, and business owners.
Communication skills with the ability to simplify ambiguity and influence across organizational boundaries.
Demonstrated success driving cross‑company alignment in highly matrixed environments.
Ability to use data driven insights to evaluate performance, including impacts on sales cycles, customer experience, and revenue; translate findings into strategic recommendations.
Drive analytical decision-making by sizing opportunities, designing experiments, defining success metrics.
Create executive ready narratives that frame strategic choices, articulate tradeoffs, and influence direction at the senior leadership level.
Model Microsoft’s culture and values in all aspects of collaboration, leadership, and execution.

Benefits

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

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Company

Microsoft

Job Posted

3 weeks ago

Employment Type

Full Time

Work mode

Hybrid

Salary

US$106,400–203,600 · Negotiable

Experience Level

Senior

Locations

United States

Qualification

Bachelor, Master

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