Sr. Business Planner
Posted on: 27 Jan 2021
Redmond, WA
Job Description
The Cloud Marketing Business Planning team is looking for a talented individual to drive the strategy and integration of our business models into the Azure sales methodology. This individual will play a critical role in looking holistically across the Azure business to increase our sales agility while sustaining our business strategy, identify and propose opportunities to remove competitive blockers, and evolve how we negotiate to grow market share.
In this role, you will work across the organization to develop and evolve how we enable our sales and licensing teams to negotiate and win business against the competition. You will be the subject matter expert on our offers and empowerment strategy and drive new approaches to ensure we are enabling the right teams to compete with agility and maximize global revenue.
* Drive business models and strategy into the Azure sales and licensing teams.
* Leverage data and insights to propose new solutions to address competitive motions.
* Partner closely with business planning, finance, the business desk, and sales to streamline our deal-making agility.
* Lead the integration of new offers and strategies into sales processes to maximize their impact and utilization.
* Own end-to-end business case proposals for advancing how we empower the Azure business.
This position requires excellent leadership, problem-solving, and collaboration skills along with a track record of delivering exceptional results. Strong communication skills are critical to success in this role with knowledge or experience in business planning or sales.
Preferred qualifications include 5-10 years of industry experience in marketing, business development, or sales as well as a BS/BA degree (required) and MBA or equivalent experience preferred.
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 disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Microsoft
Redmond, WA
Microsoft Corporation develops, licenses, and supports software, services, devices, and solutions worldwide. Its company’s Productivity and Business Processes segment offers Office 365 commercial products and services, such as Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Skype for Business, Microsoft Teams, and related Client Access Licenses (CALs); Office 365 consumer services, including Skype, Outlook.com, and OneDrive; LinkedIn online professional network; and Dynamics business solutions comprising financial management, enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, supply chain management, and analytics applications for small and medium businesses, large organizations, and divisions of enterprises.
The company’s Intelligent Cloud segment licenses server products and cloud services, such as SQL Server, Windows Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and related CALs, as well as Azure, a cloud platform; and enterprise services, including premier support and Microsoft consulting services to assist customers in developing, deploying, and managing Microsoft server and desktop solutions, as well as provides training and certification to developers and IT professionals.
Its More Personal Computing segment offers Windows OEM, volume, and other non-volume licensing of the Windows operating system; patent licensing, Windows Internet of Things, and MSN display advertising; Surface, PC accessories, and other devices; Xbox hardware and software and services; and Bing and Bing Ads search advertising. It markets its products through original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and resellers; and online and Microsoft retail stores.
Microsoft Corporation has collaboration with E.ON, NIIT Technologies Ltd., CUNA Mutual Group, and Mastercard Incorporated; strategic alliance with Nielsen Holdings plc and PAREXEL International Corp.; and a strategic partnership with SK Telecom Co., Ltd. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.
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IndustryInformation Technology
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