We’re looking for someone who is passionate about consumer products and businesses, has a strong analytical background, and can drive decisions and recommendations working with virtual teams.

We work on complex business problems, develop executable strategic plans, use data to inform insights and recommendations and drive action across teams. If you’re someone who’s passionate about solving complex problems and understanding evolving consumer behavior, we want to talk to you. In this role as a Sr. Business Planner, you will be part of the Strategy and Business Planning team and be directly involved in driving long-term strategy and direction for growing user engagement and monetization. You will develop recommendations and drive conversations with senior executives across the company. You will partner closely with product management, marketing, engineering, finance and GTM to frame strategic discussions and drive data-driven recommendations for product strategy, business model, and portfolio investments across Modern Life and Search businesses.

Our Team: The Strategy & Business Planning team drives strategic growth initiatives on behalf of the entire Microsoft Consumer businesses.  We are a fast-growing business, operating in some of the largest markets with TAM of over $1T.  We take pride in our work and the impact we drive both in the short term and long term. We have the advantage of looking at the business end to end and objectively developing recommendations geared to grow the business. We work hard, but always find time for fun. You will find support across the team – when you are stuck or even when you just feel like talking to someone. We celebrate our achievements together, and root for each other’s success. In short, we love coming to work every day and tackling tough problems along with folks who are passionate about this space.

Type of skills you can expect to develop / hone in this role: strategic thinking, quantitative modeling, business case development, exec communication / presenting to senior leaders, working with diverse teams.

Responsibilities

How you can make an impact:

• Identify, size and frame emerging disruptions & strategic growth opportunities, and recommend the right path forward for Microsoft.
• Build business cases to influence investment decisions, 3rd party partnerships, strategic deals, product, and marketing decisions.  Synthesize details into an effective story and present to partners at all levels of the organization.
• Lead ongoing primary research to understand trends and use cases, in partnership with our product and research teams.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders across marketing, engineering, finance, and data sciences.

Qualifications

Here’s what you bring to the role:

• 5 years+ of experience in strategy consulting, business planning, product marketing, product management, or corporate strategy/M&A.
• Ability to frame and structure ambiguous problems to actionable insights
• Strong track record of landing new business opportunities with senior leaders and driving organizational change.
• Excellent leadership, collaboration and communication skills to generate support / buy-in at the v-team and executive levels.
• Passion for technology and a fast-paced work environment.  A good working knowledge of various business models, and Internet consumer behavior is a plus. 
• BS/BA degree required. MBA or equivalent preferred.

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.