[Hiring] Business Strategy Manager @Microsoft

Role Description

As a Business Strategy Manager for the AI-First Operating Model team, you will help reimagine how MCAPS Core operates in the future – how we deliver outcomes through agentic workflows, what work is assigned to human and token capital, and how we transform our roles, responsibilities, talent strategy and culture. You will bring frameworks and methodologies to business teams, run workstreams in agile sprints, and turn analysis into strategies and recommendations that senior executives can act on.

• Think boldly about how work could be done differently, opening the aperture to what is possible with AI.
• Lead a cross-functional team to define the future-state, AI-first operating model for assigned workstreams, including the vision, workflows, requirements, and roadmap.
• Provide frameworks, methodologies, and advisory support to business teams.
• Critically assess the current state, develop and evaluate future-state options, and pressure-test recommendations.
• Conduct strategic analyses and integrate external research and best practices on AI-first operating models.
• Partner cross-functionally with business teams, technology teams, HR, and Finance.
• Manage the project end to end, scoping deliverables, running an agile teaming model, and communicating program status and risk to stakeholders.
• Embed change management into the program approach and influence key stakeholders.
• Develop written documents, build end-to-end storylines, and deliver findings to senior and executive-level leaders.
• Design experiments to test new operating models and ways of working, then scale what works.
• Advance the AI-First culture agenda, ensuring the organization understands how to embrace AI-first ways of working.
• Experiment with and adopt AI in your own work, modeling the AI-first behaviors.

Qualifications

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

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Business Administration or related field AND 6+ years experience in marketing, strategy, business planning, consulting, banking, finance, economics, and/or partner organization experience.
• OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Liberal Arts, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years experience in the same areas.
• OR equivalent experience.

Benefits

• The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 - $203,600 per year.
• For specific locations, such as the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range is USD $137,600 - $222,600 per year.
• Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

Company Description

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.

The Microsoft MCAPS Core organization is responsible for the strategy, design, and implementation of Microsoft’s end-to-end customer experience.

The Strategy & Transformation team identifies emerging opportunities and drives programmatic transformation across MCAPS Core, our customers, partners, and account teams.