Senior Business Manager

Microsoft's Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) organization powers one of the largest and most advanced global datacenter infrastructures in the world-delivering secure, compliant, cost-effective, and highly available cloud services that customers depend on. As a Senior Business Manager in the Integrated Planning and Execution (IPE) organization within CO+I, you will play a critical role in driving operational excellence and strategic alignment across the organization. This position partners closely with leadership to manage business rhythms, oversee financial and operational planning, and enable decision-making that supports IPE organization's mission and charter. The IPE organization integrates critical functions of the rapidly growing CO+I organization under one umbrella to better enable datacenter infrastructure growth across regions, datacenters, and network design across the entire business along with end-to-end execution delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Drives prioritization and decision making for leaders across the organization by creating clarity in ambiguous situations.
• As appropriate, ensures internal continuation of business operations during all times, including periods of change or special circumstances.
• Collaborates with internal stakeholders and teams to supervise the creation and implementation of execution plans.
• Uses understanding of the organization's strategy and deliverables for the upcoming year(s) to design budgets that align with forecasting plans built in collaboration with the leadership team.
• Leverages or continues to build broader networks to foster strong relationships that support execution across the business.
• Leverages knowledge of the leader's goals and approach to ensure team activities are aligned with the leader's objectives.
• Supports and enables a healthy scorecard for the team/organization and promotes culture initiatives aligned to defined People Strategy, connecting leaders and teams to One Microsoft Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) plan resources and guidance.
• Manages cross-team projects as needed to meet the changing business environment and business needs. Supports the development of content for internal communication.

Required/minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 4+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles OR equivalent experience.

Background Check 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 Qualifications:

• Master'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 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.

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Business Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $96,500 - $188,400 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 $123,500 - $206,400 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-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.