Chief of Staff

The Commerce+Ecosystems (C+E) division within Microsoft plays a pivotal role in driving accelerated cloud adoption and customer success for enterprises and partners. This division is responsible for a wide range of functions that support Microsoft's key businesses, such as Azure, Office 365, and Xbox.

Overall, the Commerce+Ecosystems division is integral to Microsoft's strategy of leveraging AI to enhance customer and partner experiences, drive business growth, and maintain a competitive edge in the market.

We are seeking a Chief of Staff, reporting to Commerce + Ecosystems Corporate Vice President, who is responsible for ensuring the strategic execution of team priorities, responsible for business performance and budget management, while acting as an advisor for the CVP and leadership team (LT). This role requires a resourceful, self-driven individual with the ability to partner, execute, and lead through influence. 

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

• Architect, develop, and carry out the rhythm of business (ROB), while also driving business strategy initiatives.
• Execute business plans to ensure continuous operations in both normal and adverse conditions
• Partner with organizational leadership to lead strategy execution, while overseeing alignment across groups.
• Provide leadership support by ensuring business activities are aligned with their goals.
• This will involve leading multiple workstreams, leveraging key partnerships to drive leadership agenda, serving in the absence of the leader as needed.
• Drive team culture by getting a pulse on organizational health and leading cultural initiatives.
• This will involve driving training completion rates, identifying team strengths and development areas, and ensuring a healthy compliance scorecard.
• Drive cross-team projects as needed to meet changing business requirements and manage complex business needs.
• Lead project management to ensure organization-wide implementation of strategic efforts

Other

• Embody our culture and values 

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• 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

Other 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.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 10+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles
  • OR Master’s Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Mana