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SalaryIf you want to play a pivotal role in modernizing Microsoft’s licensing to align with our latest business strategies, this is the job for you! Come join our team as a Business Planner in the New Commerce and Commercial Strategy Team at Microsoft. This team is at the forefront of how Microsoft licenses and monetizes its innovative commercial products and services, ranging from Productivity and Business Processes (e.g., Office 365, Microsoft 365, Copilot for Microsoft 365), Intelligent Cloud (e.g., Azure, Windows Server, SQL Server), and More Personal Computing (e.g., Windows and Windows 365).
As a Business Planner focused on Licensing Strategy, you will be responsible for creating and implementing strategic business designs, developing and bringing new monetization constructs to market, and crafting business rules that apply to Microsoft’s products and services. You will work across product, marketing, legal, and finance teams, and with other Business Planners to understand product strategy, collaborate on optimizing licensing and monetization approaches, and then work to codify and implement them through business rules. You will be involved with some of the most strategic and competitive issues facing Microsoft.
This is a key role that provides you with deep insight into how Microsoft monetizes its intellectual property. You will also need to stay abreast of new technology trends and business models to ensure that Microsoft’s licensing remain relevant
and effective.
and effective.
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, some of the initiatives you’ll work on include:
- Monetizing our services in ways that align with new sales motions and emerging cloud
infrastructure and productivity solutions; - Publishing monthly use rights to clearly articulate our business rules and licensing policies
on time and error free; - Speeding up the customer purchase process by developing guidance and insights to help our
field and customers consume our licensing faster; - Increasing our agility to strategically evaluate and bring targeted business models to market
faster; - Making it easier and simpler for large customers to buy multiple Microsoft solutions together, in an integrated manner;
- Modernizing the way in which customers interact with the output of our team by giving
significant input into and managing projects with external vendors; and - Engaging directly with senior executives and other stakeholders to get feedback and adjust
licensing designs.
You will work in an environment that encourages your creativity and challenges you to extend yourself to deliver at a fast pace.
The ideal candidate:
- Has a track record of working with a large group of internal stakeholders to define and execute
strategic and structured initiatives with passion, precision, and excellence; - Is proactive and demonstrates initiative in analytically and creatively solving problems;
- Is detail-oriented, organized, and able to deliver projects on time;
- Has demonstrated the ability to take complex ideas and convey them to peers and executive
stakeholders concisely for input; and - Has effective written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to develop tight, collaborative relationships in an efficient and iterative manner.
- Embody our culture and values
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications
- 3+ years product management, strategy consulting, finance, business/corporate development, or related experience
- OR equivalent experience.
Additional or Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years product management, strategy consulting, finance, business/corporate development, or related experience AND Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Computer Science, Economics, Business, or related field
- OR 3+ years product management, strategy consulting, finance, business/corporate development, or related experience AND Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA), or related field
- OR equivalent experience.
- Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degrees with business experience is a plus
Business Planning IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $80,900 - $162,200 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 $105,300 - $176,900 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 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.
