Senior Director of Strategy

• Strategy in the Era of AI: AI is transforming the practice of strategy. Traditional approaches – lengthy research & analysis, static frameworks, manual competitor tracking – are being replaced by AI-augmented workflows.  As a senior strategy leader, you will define and institutionalize AI-native workflows and workflows to accelerate strategic efforts and decision-making (e.g., automate market and competitor scans; synthesize research reports and competitor earnings calls). 
• Product Strategy: Proactively advocate for change to existing product strategies to better meet customer needs and stay competitive, based on quantitative and qualitative evidence. 
• Resource Alignment: Inform allocation of resources to align with organizational goals, competitive pressures, and engineering execution across the Experiences + Devices organization. 
• Market & Competitive Analysis: Identify opportunities, threats, and potential investments based on market trends, technology shifts, and competitor activities.  
• Industry Foresight: Forecast transformative industry shifts and develop actionable plans to capitalize on emerging opportunities. 
• Cross-Functional Project Leadership: Lead complex strategy projects, orchestrate workstreams across E+D and partners, and drive alignment across teams from engineering, marketing, finance, business development, and other central Microsoft teams. 
• Trusted Executive Relationships: Build strong rapport with senior decision makers by synthesizing complex issues into concise, executive-ready insights, and build a regular cadence of recommendations to E+D leaders and partner teams. 
• Productivity Software Domain Knowledge: Deep understanding of commercial productivity tools, business applications, and relevant competitive landscapes. 

Required Qualifications: 

• Master's Degree in Business Administration or related field AND 6+ years marketing, strategy, business planning, consulting, banking, finance, economics, and/or partner organization experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Liberal Arts, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years marketing, strategy, business planning, consulting, banOR equivalent experience.
  • king, finance, economics, and/or partner organization experience
     
• 2+ years experience in Strategy, Management Consulting, and/or Finance.

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:

• Bachelors Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Liberal Arts, Computer Science, or related field AND 15+ years strategy, product management, marketing, business planning, consulting, banking, investing, economics, and/or partner organization experience 
  
  • OR Masters Degree in Business Administration or related field AND 12+ years strategy, product management, marketing, business planning, consulting, banking, investing, economics, and/or partner organization experience 
  • OR equivalent experience 
• AND 6+ years experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, banking, investing, competitive research, technology product strategy, or AI product management.

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Business Strategy IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $155,800 - $277,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $202,400 - $303,600 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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