The Worldwide Learning (WWL) team at Microsoft is learner obsessed, and our mission is to build an enthusiastic learning culture based on industry-leading innovation and aligned for measurable business impact. Learning is a critical lever to accelerate Microsoft’s growth as a digital transformation leader, and to enable our customers, partners, and our people to develop, achieve success, and thrive. We believe easily accessible learning is an essential part of a diverse and inclusive culture, and the core ingredient to helping people become their best personal and professional selves.

Joining Microsoft in the Worldwide Learning Operations team as the Americas Ops Time Zone Lead you will play a critical role to ensure Ops delivers a high-quality suite of services, and provide an appropriate level of timely Time Zone specific Ops management. The Ops Time Zone Lead role focuses on relationship management, operational excellence, business and service management, and drives process automation and improvement with effective change management to enable friction-free stakeholder, learner and customer experiences and program success. In this role you will partner with Microsoft Worldwide Learning (WWL), field, and partners. This is an amazing opportunity to combine your passion around learning, operations, and customer service.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain relationships with new and existing key Microsoft & WWL stakeholders, internal groups, and partners for a strong network and open communications

Liaise with key global and time zone based stakeholders (including Training Program Managers, Area Learning Leads, Regional Learning Leads, Azure Technical Training Manager) for planning & driving the Rhythm of Business (ROB), delivery operations, and time zone delivery with escalation management for Technical Skills for Business program

Serve as the program Single Point of Contact into Ops for WWL stakeholders

Responsible for the satisfaction and health of partnerships for operational services and processes within the Time Zone

Work in partnership with WWL stakeholders, field roles, and partners to ensure cohesive and consistent learning operations strategies for customers and learners 

Partner with internal stakeholders, including Worldwide Learning leadership, and partners to define a global vision and drive global initiatives related to skilling

Provides increased transparency and integration across all groups

Acts as a thought leader in driving consistency in processes and services to align with defined policies and procedures to meet performance expectations for consistency, accuracy, and timeliness of delivery. Use judgment, subject matter expertise, and proven methodologies to minimize risk and delivery impact

Own and drive quality delivery of Ops services to the Time Zone stakeholders and customers

Provide an appropriate level of timely Time Zone specific management

Be responsible for all escalations coming from internal stakeholders and field, having a customer-obsessed approach to remediate any issues

Manage escalations by defining root cause, corrective actions, and identifying solutions for issue prevention

Build and manage a world class operational capability across Time Zone

Learn, live, and coach the One Microsoft culture and values. Lead through change by bringing clarity, generating energy, and delivering success

Orchestrate One Ops Business Planning in partnership with all Time Zone leadership

Coordinate Operational Communications across the Account Teams, Worldwide Learning Field, Ops teams & leadership, and external partners

Manage and Drive Insight into Business Performance Reviews via Rhythm of Business (ROB) with WWL Ops leadership and key stakeholder groups to align, manage, and scale cross-time zone

Develop and execute the Time Zone Ops strategy while optimizing budgets to ensure ROI maximization

Contributes to skilling program performance across Ops teams, Services and, Time Zones

Be a key voice in the development and implementation of comprehensive, scalable learning operations strategies

Lead Incubation of new Operational Services and roles in the scope of the program

Design, Develop, and Land major service enhancements and changes

Validate service enhancements and changes after deployment to ensure they meet all operational and business requirements

Identify trends in delivery volume and performance and suggest opportunities for enhancements or more tailored processes

Influence future tool upgrades to support automation objectives 

Qualifications

Experiences Required: Education, Key Experiences, Skills and Knowledge:

• 5+ years of proven execution in delivering measurable outcomes in roles across services, delivery operations, or other relevant experience. Learning and capability development experience highly desirable

• 2+ years of managing high performing teams that provide end-to-end operations in support of customer or employee facing programs, and continuously deliver against targets 

• Proven experience as a trusted advisor in engagement and influence with senior stakeholders

• Proven effectiveness driving complex multi-stakeholder planning processes, driving cross-team programs to desired results

• This role requires a deep knowledge of, and passion for learning operations and its associated services

• Strong business acumen with in-depth understanding of processes and nuances in the learning operations field

• Ability to look at the world through the eyes of others and interpret business needs in a way that drives the success of others

• Ability to negotiate and provide alternative solutions

• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal), good collaboration and negotiation skills, and the ability to work effectively across groups

• Attention to detail, highly organized and strong process-focused aptitude

• Strong organizational skills and ability to positively influence others

• Able to think creatively, be analytically minded, objective and independent

• Can deal with ambiguity and thrive in a highly dynamic fast-paced environment

• Change Management skills (change management certification will be a big plus)

• High energy and a “can do” attitude. Ability to motivate self and others

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.