Microsoft Devices & Creativity Category lead 

Taiwan, Taoyuan City 

687823304

Devices & Creativity

In theDevices & CreativityOrg, the priority is to help people make the most of their time within 4 focus areas: organize your life, protect what’s important, connect with others, and bring out your best.

Devices &lead forby establishing strategic frameworks, enabling programs and execution across consumer channels optimized by geo, drive growth opportunities, and ensurehits all KPIs and revenue target.

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years category management, product management, marketing strategy, business planning, product planning, or related work experience ANDBachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field.

• OR equivalent experience.

• 3+ years people management experience.
• Language fluency both in Japanese and English. (English resume required)

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• years category management, product management, marketing strategy, business planning, product planning, or related work experience ANDBachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, Engineering, or related field

• OR 12+ years category management, product management, marketing strategy, business planning, product planning, or related work experience AND MBA/Master's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field

• OR equivalent experience.

• years experiencemanaging and expanding a category, attaining sales and profitability targets, and leading complex projects (e.g., large-scale or multi-year projects for multi-national or matrixed organizations) with internal stakeholders (e.g., sales management, finance)

• OR equivalent experience.

• 8+ years people management experience.

• Entrepreneurial mindset and innovative thinking to identifying and executing business opportunities

• Ability to analyze sales data, draw relevant conclusions, develop accurate business plans and forecasts, and drive execution

• Understanding of budget, profit & loss, margin, investment, and operating expense accountability

• Ability to influence multiple stakeholder groups and connect with diverse audiences

• Thought leader, risk taker, and lifelonglearner;Digital and social influencer in the market

• Have experience planning and executing marketing strategies and activities that drive business results while remaining true to the brand.

• Have experience translating Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) into actionable plans to accelerate or capitalize on growth opportunities.

Plan

• Define & own implementation of product specific channel strategy and investments

• Design of product strategic programs, incentives, promotions, and upper funnel activities partnering with Business & Sales Operations (BSO) team and the product marketing teams

• Influence long range product and GTM planning

• Drive product/solutions consumer channel GTM partnering across internal stakeholders like CSO Finance, BSO, Channel Sales, BG GTM, OEM and Online Stores.

• Manage Launch Events – Leverage PR Moments we can showcase new products and tell our innovation story across the entire portfolio

• Manage Silicon& OEM engagement forjoint ecosystemplanning & execution

Execute

• Manage portfolio of investments, channels, motions to maximize short term results (rev, scorecard) and LTV.

• Establish and drive a consistent growth initiatives framework, defining and tracking a consistent set of KPIs and reporting rhythm.

• Pilot new GTM & Sales motions to future proof our business

• Create field/local enablement to execute the priorities [i] tools, process, stakeholder management and alignment across functions [ii] includes creation and localization of partner pitch deck/storytelling [iii] WW and regional seasonal guidance [iv] retail GTM readiness

• Direct To Consumer (not thru partner) product GTM e.g. PR, ATL, local owned & operated (ATL, BTL), partnerships and events in regions-

• Be the internal and external voice of the product/solution with 1st Party and 3rd Party partners in regions

• Leverage industry knowledge, channel insights, and customer understanding to drive strategic alignment, digital transformation, and land joint business objectives with partners

Manage & Monitor

• Drive ROB framework orchestration and deliverables thru performance and planning cycles. Partner closely with finance to ensure planning across revenue and investments is harmonized for budget and forecast cycles.

• Define and implement annual success metrics, strategic indicators and investment effectiveness across regional andcorpteams.

• Accountable to product rev, P&L and compensable metric results including forecasting.

• Lead investment and fiscal control and optimization. Ecosystem investment alignment to core priorities

• Drive strategic and agile tactical communication process of business performance.

• Generate business and competitive insights thru data analysis & visualization, from product and partner perspectives. Own “product channel insight” (combining Voice of the customer – coming Channel Sales, RSP tool – coming from CSO, regional data – coming from SPC’s call) to enrich the product & GTM strategy. Short term impact: GTM tactics. Long term impact: internal: product roadmap, channel strategy. External: trusted advisor

• Influence long range planning

Leadership and People Development

• Develop and coach a diverse and high performing team while attracting and retaining key talent

• Exert influence across functional and geographic boundaries