Senior Business Planner

The Azure, Windows, and Industry Monetization (“AWIM”) organization is a big picture team at our core that encourages a diverse and inclusive culture. We are respectful, collaborative, honest, accountable, and caring. Employees on the team can expect to have opportunities to grow their own experiences and career while shaping the future of the major businesses with data-informed strategies. 

We are growth strategists who enable the Microsoft mission by creating durable profit growth through high-impact monetization strategies, packaging, and pricing. Our charter is significant and spans key growth engines for the company including all Azure solution areas, Windows client and cloud offerings, and our Education and industry offerings and programs. 

As a Senior Business Planner, you’ll be working in the Azure, Windows, and Industry Monetization organization in the group that is focused on redefining Developer tools monetization strategy and its interconnectivity with AI-first app stack for building the future of Azure with a focus on developer-oriented offerings. We are looking for a business planning leader to develop business strategies, compelling monetization approaches, and effective packaging and pricing approaches to capture mindshare and create profitable growth. 

Your role will focus on Developer Tools including GitHub, Dev Box and Azure DevOps, developing and implementing strategies and offers to build developer preference and profit growth for Azure. 

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organziation 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

• Growth Plans and Priorities – Work across the product management unit to develop the key strategic initiatives for growth. Define and document business strategies to grow Developer Tools workload and ensure the initiatives are aligned with those strategies and are well understood and prioritized across teams. 

• Monetization Approach – Define how we maximize business value for Microsoft aligned to the growth plan. Develop strategies to optimize monetization from developer socket with our developer tools and platform business. 

• Packaging and Pricing – Deliver the specific packaging, pricing, licensing, and offers that define what customers transacts. Define and deliver plans for specific offers, SKUs, and other packaging options to implement the monetization approach. 

• Transactability and Execution – Drive at scale execution and create a coherent customer experience in support of the business. Leverage existing team processes, ensure Microsoft delivers coherent customer experience across offers and channels. 

• Monetization Impact – Focus on what is delivering real results through close proximity to the business. Develop and share insights on what is working and what is not working to achieve business outcomes to enhance go-forward strategies. 

• Other

  • Embody our Culture and