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We are looking for a dynamic, highly motivated, personable, and experienced Senior Business Manager to join the legal team supporting Microsoft’s Cloud + AI business (C+AI). C+AI is responsible for Microsoft’s cloud computing fabric, artificial intelligence platform, and the company’s industry cloud solutions.

Responsibilities

Business Operations & Rhythm of Business  

• Executes business plans to ensure continuation of business operations at all times, including in adverse conditions, in accordance with corporate governance.

• Drives business direction and responsibility for leadership team to manage the planning process ensuring coordination with corporate planning processes as well as planning integration across the broader organization.

• Drives the architecting, developing, and executing the rhythm of business (ROB). Works with senior leaders to drive outcomes. Provides direction for identifying and determining objectives to execute which are in alignment with the goals of the organization. Drives business review cadence. Ensures adherence to privacy and compliance.

• Leverages knowledge of organizational strategy and planned deliverables for the upcoming year(s) to design budgets. Works in partnership with Finance to approve budgets. Develops forecasting plans in partnership with the leadership team. Oversees the development of metrics for budgeting and forecasting; identifies actions that can be taken to course-correct and drive performance improvement; anticipates business challenges based on forecasts. Collaborates with leaders regarding resource management planning. Ensures that the leader is aligned on the headcount strategy.

• Collaborates with internal stakeholders and Microsoft teams to oversee the creation and implementation of execution plans.

• Drives accountability for the team and organization in executing core business activities. Creates clarity in ambiguous situations to facilitate and drive prioritization and decision making for leaders across the organization.

   

Strategy Execution & Activation  

• Monitors team/organization health and supports the leader in responding to team culture issues, as well as promoting cultural and D&I initiatives.

• Leverages knowledge of the leader's goals and business approach to ensure business activities are aligned with the leader's objectives. Supports the leader in one or more key business management areas (e.g., setting key goals, priorities, and definitions; team culture and health; communications; budget/finance; industry/specific business knowledge).Synthesizes information into insights that inform business decisions, leveragingexpertise to influence the leader and leadership team. Leverages people management/influence expertise to assist leader with people management as needed. Lands organizational changes (e.g., employee data management, skilling plans).

• Leverages relationships to influence and advise on strategic decisions, content, and/or expertise. Leverages key partnerships to drive the agenda for the leadership team and ensure follow up. Manages and builds relationships with senior leaders and executive internal leaders. May interact with a broader array of high-level partners. Creates alignment within partnerships by providing an objective point of view, ensuring all voices are heard, synthesizing ideas, and creating an action plan.

Special Projects & Programs

• Drives cross-team projects as needed to meet the changing business environment and manage complex business needs. Engages in project management or may act as a project/program manager to ensure organization-wide implementation of strategic efforts that require hands-on coordination across multiple functional disciplines and business organizations.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor'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 equivalent experience

• Experience in leadership positions, including the ability to work closely with leadership and promote collaboration among cross-functional teams. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Desire and ability to work as part of a diverse and inclusive team. Keen business sense, ability to think creatively and strategically, ability to navigate ambiguity, and a bias for action.

• The ability to deliver impact through superior collaboration.

• Results orientation.

• Analytical skills.

• Capability to work efficiently, meet demanding deadlines in a fast-paced changing environment, prioritize workflow, and adjust to frequent fluctuations in workload and business imperatives.

• A passion for working in the technology sector and including a keen interest in applying technology, including AI, to improve legal work and efficiency.

Business Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $115,000 - $200,300 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 $146,200 - $219,200 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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until September 30, 2024.

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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) .