Microsoft Launch Manager 

United States, Washington 

192413669

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Operations, Business Supply Chain, Finance, Business Management, Accounting, Human Resources (HR), Organizational Development or related field AND 2+ years Operations or Process Design or Program/Project Management experience
  • OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in multinational environment
• Operations experience
• Experience developing continuous improvement strategy & delivery against agreed objectives
• Demonstrated ability to work under and deliver to continual deadline constraints is essential
• Negotiation skills with an ability to impact and influence at senior level
• Experience managing short, medium, and long-term planning horizons concurrently
• Demonstarted understanding of financial principals and working with Finance stakeholders
• MBA is a plus

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

• Represent globally by deploying new & enhanced products, services and projects to successfully support Microsoft.
• Manage project launch teams, facilitating effective meetings and driving key decisions with stakeholders to ensure a Plan of Record
• Responsible for driving accountability across various work streams throughout the launch process.
• Identify requirements and document a working Plan of Record, driving change control, managing issues and escalation, triage, cross group coordination and milestone management.
• Identify and manage project risks to reduce escalations and poor experience due to gap in understanding or adherence to process.
• Be a trusted Advisor to business stakeholders and: manage relationships and expectations with stakeholders; act as a single point of contact for queries and escalations around the project
• Competencies needed: Strategic Insight; Impact & Influence; Cross-Group Collaboration; Analytical Problem Solving; Interpersonal Awareness; Global Process Management; Project Management; Confidence; Global Insight; presentation skills

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