Director of Finance, Functional Marketing

Come join an awesome team at the forefront of Microsoft’s transformation and leadership with AI! We are currently looking for a Director of Finance, Functional Marketing to lead the Functional Marketing Finance team. As the leader of the Functional Marketing Finance team, you will be at the center of the transformation for our customer acquisition through focused and effective digital media strategies through deep partnership with our Functional marketing teams including the Global Demand Center (GDC), Events, Digital Media, and Communications. You will be responsible for setting vision and execution across planning, analytics, insight & Return on Investment (ROI), prioritization, optimization, and enabling deep collaboration across cross functional teams including marketing, sales, product, and functional support teams. 

The Functional Marketing Finance team is part of the Marketing & Consumer Sales Finance team and the Enterprise Data Management (EDM) Finance organization. This team provides finance support & analysis and partners closely with stakeholders to drive strategic prioritization, thought leadership, and resource trade-off decisions with the goal of increasing marketing investment ROI. This leadership will also be responsible for leading by example and creating best in class culture that enables team members to accelerate their career growth and drive impactful outcomes aligned to Microsoft’s strategy.  

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

• Lead individual team members, providing coaching, priority setting, support, and leadership to team members to drive business growth, impact, and career growth 
• Set the vision and execution for Functional Marketing finance team including business partnership/collaboration, investment frameworks/prioritization, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), analytics, and recommendations to increase ROI and re-investment opportunities 
• Drive data informed decision making and systematic solutions, communicate effectively with executives, and collaborate well across all levels of the commercial and marketing organization across forums 
• Directs and coaches' teams as they leverage relationships with customers and partners. Oversees complex