Microsoft Director Business Management 

United States, Washington 

834877371

& Innovation (CO+I)Our infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than one hundred datacenters and one million servers.

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 8+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 8 years of experience in leadership positions, demonstrating the ability to work closely with leadership and promote collaboration among cross-functional teams.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 10+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles
  • OR Master's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 7+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 5 + years people management experience.
• 8+ years business or program management in a global manufacturing or technology organization.
• 2+ years in business operations or data center domain experience.
• 8+ years business or program management in a global manufacturing or technology organization.
• 2+ years in business operations or data center domain experience.
• Proven experience in leading large virtual teams.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Business Operations & Rhythm of Business

• Drive the development and execution of the rhythm of business and maximize use of the CVP and LT’s time.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive program roadmap aligned with CISS and CO+I objectives. Plan and run the monthly program reviews.
• Sets business priorities for the year and focus areas for each period, in collaboration with the leader
• Drive business functions to ensure the team's operating rhythm is effective.
• Drive prioritization and prepare the team for weekly leadership staff; drive content alignment across teams for executive review.
• Prioritize and manage end-to-end business needs to an effectively for optimal outcomes.
• End to end management of organization’s matrixed financial operations, including forecasting/reforecasting, fiscal planning, discretionary (training, travel, and morale), and headcount management. Collaborate with key financial and recruiting partners to execute clear, forward-looking, and well-defined financial and recruiting strategy for the organization.
• Provide direction and support for org hygiene, culture, and diversity and inclusion initiatives in partnership with HR.

Strategy Execution & Activation

• Leads strategy execution & OKR management in partnership with the leadership team across the org.
• Facilitate execution of leadership team strategic planning, white papers, key results reviews, training, and organizational hygiene.
• Develop and execute an org-wide engagement plan, including town halls and Employee Signals action plans
• Serve as an extension of the CVP; prep the CVP for stakeholder and/or customer meetings.
• Drive cross-team projects as needed to meet the changing business; create clarity on ambiguous projects and develop plans for execution.
• Prepare and present regular status reports to executive leadership.

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