Microsoft Business Program Manager 

United States, Washington 

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Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance or related field AND 4+ years work experience in program management, process management, process improvement
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years management (e.g., people, project, process, vendor, change) experience.

Additional or preferred qualifications

• Minimum 2-years experience working on complex projects with multiple stakeholders with different priorities with proven ability to bring forward a solution to drive impact
• Experience working in government or with government policymakers
• Experience managing project and/or team budgets
• Desire to partner with stakeholders across the company to learn how others work and how the work in USGA supports other teams
• Skills in organization and communications, together with the ability to partner across disciplines.
• Self-motivated and able to work in an efficient, informed, and accurate manner.
• Confidence and ability to quickly identify, analyze and develop creative and smart solutions to difficult problems and challenges.
• Regularly thinks outside the given parameters to see if there is a more effective way to accomplish the task than what is currently in use.
• Desire to work independently in a demanding and fast-paced environment without sacrificing high attention to detail.

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Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 7, 2024.

• Operational Management:Oversee the daily operations of the SGA team, including managing the rhythm of business, task triaging, and team administration. Ensure that operational processes are documented and communicated to team members.
• Business Planning:Supportthe annual planning process for the SGA team, including the development of team and organization-level plans. Facilitate the completion of association engagement plans, consultant plans, and evaluations. Track progress against annual plans and key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure alignment with strategic goals.
• Event Coordination:Organize and manage events, including internal reviews, standup meetings, and business reviews. Ensure that events are well-planned and executed, with clearobjectivesand outcomes. Prepare event plans, briefings, and post-event summaries to document key learnings and achievements
• Communication and Reporting: