Microsoft Senior Business Manager 

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’ experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles
  • OR equivalent experience
• Experience in leadership positions, including the ability to work closely with leadership and promote collaboration among cross-functional teams.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Desire and ability to work as part of a diverse and inclusive team.
  Keen business sense, ability to think creatively and strategically, ability to navigate ambiguity, and a bias for action.
• The ability to deliver impact through superior collaboration.
• Results orientation.
• Analytical skills.
• Capability to work efficiently, meet demanding deadlines in a fast-paced changing environment, prioritize workflow, and adjust to frequent fluctuations in workload and business imperatives.
• A passion for working in the technology sector and including a keen interest in applying technology, including AI, to improve legal work and efficiency.

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 September 30, 2024.

• ensure continuation of business operations at all times, including in adverse conditions, in accordance with corporate governance.

• Drives business direction and responsibility for leadership team to manage the planning process ensuring coordination with corporate planning processes as well as planning integration across the broader organization.

• Provides direction for identifying and determining objectives to execute which are in alignment with the goals of the organization.

• identifiesactions that can be taken to course-correct and drive performance improvement;anticipatesbusiness challenges based on forecasts. Collaborates with leadersregardingresource management planning. Ensures that the leader is aligned on the headcount strategy.

• Collaborates with internal stakeholders and Microsoft teams to oversee the creation and implementation of execution plans.

• .Creates clarity in ambiguous situations tofacilitateand drive prioritization and decision making for leaders across the organization.

Strategy Execution & Activation

• Monitors team/organization health and supports the leader in responding to team culture issues, as well as promoting cultural and D&I initiatives.

• objectives. Supports the leader in one or more key business management areas (e.g., setting key goals, priorities, and definitions; team culture and health; communications; budget/finance; industry/specific business knowledge).Synthesizes information into insights that inform business decisions,leveragingexpertiseto influence the leader and leadership team. Leverages people management/influenceexpertisetoassistleader with people management as needed. Lands organizational changes (e.g., employee data management, skilling plans).

• Leverages relationships to influence and advise on strategic decisions, content, and/orexpertise

Special Projects & Programs

• Drives cross-team projects as needed to meet the changing business environment and manage complex business needs. Engages in project management or may act as a project/program manager to ensure organization-wide implementation of strategic efforts that require hands-on coordination across multiple functional disciplines and business organizations.