Senior Business Planner, Azure

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In short

Microsoft is seeking a Senior Business Planner for Azure to lead monetization and business planning for the Azure Infrastructure portfolio. This role involves defining business strategy, optimizing monetization, and developing customer-centric packaging and pricing models to drive Azure cloud adoption.

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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