Business Manager

The Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) organization is seeking a Business Manager for our Energy team. This role supports our rapidly scaling global data center infrastructure supply, which supports the full spectrum of Microsoft products and services.  

This role will partner with the leadership team to develop and execute planning processes, ensuring coordination with corporate planning processes as well as planning integration across the broader organization. Helps in managing the team's rhythm of business (ROB). Works with cross-company/team counterparts to manage team participation as needed for key business events, OKR management, content creation, next fiscal year planning, running business reviews, and other strategic business planning activities. Collaborates with the leadership team to articulate objectives that are in alignment with the goals of the organization.    

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.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day. 

Responsibilities

• Monitors team/organization health and supports the leader in responding to team culture issues, as well as promoting culture initiatives  
• Contributes to cross-team projects as needed to meet the changing business environment and manage business needs. 

• Drives the development of content for internal and external communication. Partners and leads communications team to land internal and/or external content. Communicates relevant information to the organization as required 

• Leverages manager input to create foundational and storytelling content to articulate strategies, results and goals for internal and external forums (e.g., external or customer meetings, executive meetings, event presentations). Synthesizes findings within workstream and identifies links to broader strategic efforts for content and external facing thought leadership. Leverages understanding of audience needs to ensure content is tailored to audience preferences and breaks down complex information into actionable steps for audience
• Helps drives accountability for the team and organization in executing core business activities. Uses understanding of priorities based on scorecards and communicates in a simple way. Aligns priorities with key performance indicators (KPIs) and performance metrics. Creates clarity in ambiguous situations to facilitate and drive prioritization and decision making for leaders across the organization

   

  Other

  • Embody our Culture and Values

Qualifications

 Required Qualifications 

Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 4+ 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. 

 Preferred Qualifications 

Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Finance, Computer Science) AND 6+ 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, Management, Computer Science) AND 3+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related role
• OR equivalent experience. 

Business Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $94,600