Senior Strategic Business Engagement Manager, Game Content & Studios

At Microsoft, our goal is to enable every individual and organization on the planet to achieve more. In the Gaming division, we support this mission by bringing the joy and community of gaming to everyone. To accomplish this, it is essential that our gaming vision and strategy are clearly understood by the amazing teams that make up Microsoft Gaming. From our skilled studio personnel to our dynamic marketing and sales teams, and everyone in between, every member of Team Xbox feels connected to the goals we strive to achieve.

As Senior Strategic Business Engagement Manager, Game Content & Studios you will be tasked with c onduct ing market-based research by collecting and interpreting information including researching existing business and identifying new spaces for Microsoft. You will add value as you s ynthesize findings into insights across projects, including implications that inform business decisions, leveraging executive presence to influence decisions and proactively identifying expansive ideas for company strategy, often missed by others. Additionally, you will e stablish and maintain key points of contact with internal teams , d efine and manage s trategy project(s) as a project lead through goals, deliverables, feedback, and timing expectations, providing structure and guidance for others.

This candidate will have experience c ommunicat ing and advocat ing insights to business leaders and convey ing viewpoints with written documents and influence models through moderate iterations of feedback and vetting. In the end, it's the people of Game Content & Studios that make this place truly special. When you join, you'll find yourself in the company of incredibly bright, warm, and creative individuals - all united and working toward a single goal. Come help us reach it!

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:

In this role, you will :

• Act as the conduit contact for Game Content & Studios Operations Strategic Business Engagement team, including leading labor discussions on behalf of the business.

• Act as an advisor to leadership on a particular area of expertise, leveraging breadth of deep technical/product knowledge, organizational context, and market awareness to guide less experienced colleagues and inform strategic business decisions.

• Define and manage Strategy project(s) as a project lead through goals, deliverables, feedback, and timing expectations, providing structure and guidance for others; proactively identifies and address roadblocks.

• Develop and maintain an understanding of customers, competitors, partners, business models, market sizing, and industry trends; lead market landscape analyses and reviews of companies of potential interest; provide guidance to business partners to inform decision-making.

• Develop an understanding of Microsoft Game Studios product portfolio, strategic priorities, gaps, and potential opportunities; drive evaluation of strategic alternatives (e.g., buy, build, partner) and acquisition alternatives; ensure product roadmap, go-to-market, integration plans, and related issues are considered.

• Execute and/or resolve moderate-impact business matters.

• Serve as an important contributor to clients and colleagues by providing actionable advice on matters grounded in in-depth understanding of product.

• Structure, draft, and negotiate transactional documents.

• Monitor business activity to ensure compliance policies/standards are followed.

• Support delivery of external communications on behalf of the Strategy function.

• Collaborate effectively within work group and across Legal and Corporate Affairs functions on client issues.

Problem Solving & Insights:

• Conduct market-based research by collecting and interpreting information (e.g., financial statements, reports, analyses, stakeholder feedback) including researching existing business and identifying new spaces for Microsoft Gaming ; conducts analyses (e.g., financial modeling) and leverage analyses of others to synthesize information.

• Recommend solutions to complex global business scenarios applying requirements to said solutions.

• Create frameworks and methodologies to drive problem solving and insights.

Communication:

• Communicate and advocate insights to business leaders (e.g., Senior Directors, GM-level, CVP) and convey viewpoints through written documents (e.g., memos, reports) and influence models (e.g., meetings, presentations) through moderate iterations of feedback and vetting; build end-to-end storylines and create outlines across multiples projects for less experienced colleagues to leverage .

• Influence leadership decision-making by providing clear communications, providing ideas, and adapting messages to complex nuances.

• Deliver project findings recommendations, and implications to executives to facilitate discussions and decision making.

Other:

• Embody our Culture and Values

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Liberal Arts, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years marketing, strategy, business planning, consulting, banking, finance, economics, and/or partner organization experience
  • OR Master's Degree in Business Administration or related field AND 3+ years marketing, strategy, business planning, consulting, banking, finance, economics, and/or partner organization experience
  • OR equivalent experience.

Additional/Preferred Qualifications:

• Self-starter with analytical and problem-solving skills who's comfortable with ambiguity and working in a fast-paced environment, with rapidly changing requirements
• Experience with communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills.
• Proven practice of leadership and cross team collaboration .
• Experience in the gaming industry and at a global gaming company or studio with demonstrated results in development operational excellence around global compliance strategy against business growth.

Business Strategy IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $103,800 - $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 $133,700 - $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 1, 2024.

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