Expoint - all jobs in one place

The point where experts and best companies meet

Limitless High-tech career opportunities - Expoint

Microsoft Business Program Director - Game Content & Studios 
United States, Washington 
306908756

11.12.2024
Each day will be different and will require agility, teamwork, and a commitment to operate at the highest levels of integrity, trust, and respect in a learn-it-all culture. This is a hands-on role. The right candidate will have the capability for program management, organizational skills, a desire to get into the details, change management strategy and methodology, and executive communications. You will need to be self-directed, comfortable with ambiguity, and demonstrate proficient communication skills in a fast-paced environment while driving with high quality results.
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance or related field AND 8+ years work experience in program management, process management, process improvement
    • OR equivalent experience.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience delivering results as a program manager in the Gaming or Entertainment industry.
  • Experience managing internal community efforts focused on building engagement and increasing capabilities.
  • Learning & Development experience at a large multi-national corporation.
Business Program Management IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $129,200 - $273,400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $162,000 - $299,400 per year.Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:Microsoft will accept applications for the role until December 11, 2024.

Business Program Management
  • Manages a portfolio of projects, overseeing project plans, timelines, milestones, financial management, performance metrics, and resource needs for highly complex programs. Establishes objected and success criteria with all stakeholders collaboratively and inclusively. Uses direction and strategy from leadership to create and execute plans that shift current priorities to new organizational initiatives and objectives, and influences others to change behavior accordingly.
  • Defines the vision and strategy for the Summits and Communities program and ensures buy-in and adoption of the new program or change by others in the organization.
Business Program Excellence and Execution
  • Drives highly complex programs to stakeholders, partners, and customers to gain their support, using data and performance metrics (e.g., OKRs and KPIs) to demonstrate program value and business impact. Guides others in adapting communication styles and storytelling strategies according to audience and business needs.

Business Program Evaluation and Improvement
  • Develops necessary collateral to enable stakeholder engagement and trains or reskills individuals in partnership with stakeholders.
Business Program Planning and Design
  • Identifies and drives opportunities to develop and improve programs, leading the resolution of root problems through analysis, strategy definition, requirement gathering, resource planning, project planning, and cross-team alignment. Enhance operations of existing programs, by defining complex issues, evaluating scenarios, and selecting optimal solutions to help simplify complex program issues.
Embody our &