Senior Business Planner, Azure
Marketing, Media & Creative · Marketing & Advertising · Marketing Strategy · Business Analysis · Product Management
In short
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, and 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 of relevant experience (product management, strategy consulting, finance, business/corporate development).
- OR equivalent experience.
- Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship, permanent residency, or other protected status for access to export-controlled information.
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Computer Science, Economics, Business, or related field AND 8+ years of relevant experience.
- OR Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA), or related field AND 6+ years of relevant 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.
- 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 and translate findings into strategic recommendations.
- Drive analytical decision-making by sizing opportunities, designing experiments, and 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
- USD $106,400 - $203,600 per year base pay range across the U.S.
- USD $137,600 - $222,600 per year for San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area.
- Potential eligibility for benefits and other compensation.
- Opportunity to drive monetization and business planning for Microsoft Azure.
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Company
MicrosoftJob Posted
2 weeks ago
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Salary
US$106,400–203,600 / year
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
United States
Qualification
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