Microsoft Senior Business Manager - Xbox Games Studios Publishing 

United States, Washington 

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Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 6+ years of experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles
  • OR equivalent experience
• 6+ years of experience in roles such as product management, monetization design, business analysis, business management, or finance within the gaming or technology sectors, particularly in a live operations game environment

• Experience presenting complex financial and operational data in easily absorbed and understood reporting targeted at specific audiences, ranging from studio teams across multiple disciplines, up to executive leadership

• Analytical skills and the ability to effectively communicate the results of complex analysis in a simplified way

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced Excel skills essential, proficiency with SQL and BI tools
• Passion for, and experience in, games development or technology environments
• Communication skills and the ability to collaborate with external vendors and partners

• Comprehensive understanding of the sources of revenue and costs that make up the P&L to enable creation of various models and scenarios to help leadership chart a profitable path forward

• consolidatedreporting & analysis around Title P&Ls, ensuring alignment with Long Range Plan (LRP), budget/forecast and other financial deliverables

• Find creative ways tooptimizeforboth MAU and profit for LiveOps titles while focusing on strategic initiatives. This involves exploring opportunities to drive incremental gross margin and tooptimizeprofitability through pricing, cost containment, in-gamemonetizationand lifecycle management

• Closely follow trends and changes in the industry to helpidentify

• optimizefor Microsoft’s interest whilemaintainingthe partner’s motivation

• Ensure new revenue channels can be recognized and associated royalties captured so that more revenue opportunities can be realized

• Deliver consistent, reliable reporting for Xbox Game Studios Publishing leadership

• Comfortable working with in-game data to provide insights into LiveOps games, working with the project leadership and our partners to drive post launch player engagement,monetizationand long-term retention

• Create SOWs and closelymonitoroutsourcingspend

• expense,revenueand gross margin targets