Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) is the team behind one of the world’s largest cloud infrastructures, responsible for developing, building and maintaining the entire Microsoft Cloud. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide, and we are looking for a Business Manager to help achieve that mission.Within CO+I, the Core Datacenter Services (CDS) team drives global availability by implementing global standard processes and delivering programs that maximize efficiency while optimizing safety, security, and availability across our global datacenter portfolio. We are looking for a creative, organized, and action-oriented Business Manager to drive the interface and deliverables between our Corporate Vice President (CVP) and the leadership in the organization. The candidate selected will be an individual contributor who excels at influencing without authority, dealing with ambiguity, and operating at exemplary levels. They will demonstrate attention to detail and an ability to cultivate and maintain impactful relationships.Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.Responsibilities
Understand the end-to-end business to manage priorities effectively.
Drive prioritization and prepare the team for weekly leadership staff.
Lead the rhythm of business for fiscal year budget, headcount planning and semester planning process, driving content and alignment across teams for executive review.
Facilitate execution of leadership team directed rhythms including financial planning, strategic planning, white papers, key results reviews, training, and organizational hygiene.
Facilitate support for organizational health and leadership sponsorship in culture, diversity and inclusion, manager, and people excellence.
Drive cross-team projects as needed to meet the changing business environment and to manage complex business needs.
Lead project/program management to ensure organization-wide implementation of strategic efforts that require coordination across multiple disciplines and business organizations.
Create clarity on ambiguous projects and develop plans for execution.
Ensure success of leadership meetings, speaking engagements, partner, and team engagements (ex. Town Hall meetings, external speaking events).
Tie the communication engagement plan into broader organizational rhythm and resources.
Other
Embody our Culture (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values) and Values (https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/culture)
QualificationsRequired/Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management) AND 4+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles
OR equivalent experience.
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.
Preferred/Additional Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management) AND 6+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles
OR equivalent experience.
Business Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $94,600 - $183,800 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 $122,000 - $200,500 per year.Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-payMicrosoft will accept applications for the role until September 19, 2024.Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .