Business Manager in Redmond, Washington

Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO&I) is the team behind the cloud. Within CO&I, the Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) team is responsible for delivering core datacenter infrastructure for Microsoft’s cloud business. The MS portfolio consists of complex, multi-disciplinary, large scale, multi-year datacenter construction and lease projects. We are looking for a passionate, high-energy individual to help build the cloud datacenters that power the world’s largest online services.

To help us continue to scale and meet our customer commitments, we’re looking for a motivated, detail-oriented Business Manager to join the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) team. As a member of this team, you’ll have unique visibility into a key Microsoft business and the opportunity to drive impact across the CO+I organization while supporting the Vice President of Global Datacenter Contracts.

This role is located either in one or all hub locations: Atlanta, GA, Phoenix, AZ, Redmond, WA, San Antonio, TX, or Washington, DC. Relocation support will be provided, and successful candidates must ​relocate or reside within 50 miles of the hub office location. This role is eligible for hybrid or remote work, up to 50%.

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

Responsibilities

Business Accountability:

• 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.

• May use qualitative data for tracking performance.

Business Operations:

• Ensures internal continuation of business operations during all times, including periods of change or special circumstances. Contributes to finding workable solutions to business problems.

• Communicates business continuity plans with Microsoft corporate Crisis Management, Business Continuity teams, and with partners.

• Uses understanding of the organization’s strategy and deliverables for the upcoming year(s) to design budgets.

• Uses short and/or long-term forecasting plans built in collaboration with the leadership team.

• Contributes to identification of actions that can course-correct and drive performance improvement.

• May manage complex budgets with significant negotiation. Works with Procurement team to coordinate future resources. Collaborates with leaders regarding resource management planning.

• Collaborates with internal stakeholders and Microsoft teams to oversee the creation and implementation of execution plans.

• Ensures alignment for strategy initiatives across functions for their area of ownership.

• Identifies best practices for strategy execution, leverages information, advocating for business cases, and may present cases to leader.

• Researches and proposes options to the leadership team.

• Tracks and reports on key performance indicators (KPIs); may define measurement plans.

• Partners 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, 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. Reviews adherence to privacy and compliance.

Executive Team Communications:

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

Leader External Engagement/Thought Leadership:

• 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.

• Carries out related reporting and exception management as required.

Maximizing/ Extending the Leader:

• Leverages or continues to build broader networks to foster strong relationships that support execution across the business.

• Manages and cultivates relationships with leaders and peers of internal teams.

Embody our Culture (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values) and Values (https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/culture)

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management) 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.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management) 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 – $183,800 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 $122,000 – $200,500 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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until January 23, 2025.

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