Business Engagement Lead

Are you ready to shape how Microsoft’s most complex business units navigate risk and compliance? Join the Trust and Integrity Protection (TrIP) team— ensuring the right stakeholders across Microsoft Customer and Partner Solutions (MCAPS) know what risk and compliance actions to take. As a Business Engagement Lead, you’ll be a trusted advisor who translates business signals into strategic compliance actions—driving accountability, enabling readiness, and embedding a culture of compliance-by-design across MCAPS.

The Business Engagement Lead within TrIP is responsible for proactively partnering with business units across MCAPS to identify early signals of compliance risk, translate business insights into actionable compliance strategies, and foster a culture of compliance-by-design. This role is pivotal in embedding accountability and reinforcing first-line ownership of risk across the organization.

In alignment with Microsoft’s values, we’re deeply committed to fostering an inclusive and vibrant work environment, where every employee has the chance to shine and help shape our culture in meaningful ways—every single day!

Responsibilities

Business Signal Monitoring
Monitor business activity across MCAPS to identify early indicators that may trigger compliance requirements, including regulatory, contractual, or internal policy obligations.

Risk Translation & Readiness
Translate business insights into compliance actions by surfacing risks and readiness needs early. Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure timely mitigation strategies are in place.

Community Engagement & Scaling
Build and scale engagement across compliance communities, including champions, regional controls teams, and embedded business unit leads. Drive alignment and consistency in compliance messaging and practices.

Strategic Communication
Partner with business units to land key communications and messaging that reinforce compliance expectations and promote a shared understanding of responsibilities.

Culture & Accountability
Coordinate a culture of compliance by promoting tone at all levels, embedding accountability into operational rhythms, and supporting leadership in modeling compliant behavior.

Trusted Partnerships
Foster trusted relationships with business stakeholders to support compliance-by-design and reinforce first-line ownership of risk. Act as a connector between business and compliance functions.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 4+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in compliance, risk management, or business program management roles.

Additional / Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with Microsoft’s compliance frameworks, MCAPS structure, or similar enterprise environments is a plus.
• Analytical skills to interpret business signals and compliance data.
• Change management and behavioral influence capabilities.
• Stakeholder engagement and communication skills across all levels of the organization.
• Experience working in a matrixed environment with cross-functional teams. 

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disabili