Microsoft
Business Development & Strategy Manager
Microsoft, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
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Business Development & Strategy Manager
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Overview The Business Development team at Microsoft is responsible for accelerating the company’s growth through the identification and execution of inorganic growth strategies including complex strategic partners, investments, and acquisitions. The role of the Partner Intelligence and Strategy team is to develop deep partner expertise and insights into our key partners’ businesses, understand the competitive landscape to inform and influence our product and partnerships strategy. The Business Development & Strategy Manager is an internal strategy role within Business Development and involves working closely with partner-facing business development teams along with product and strategy teams across the company.
Responsibilities
Research, Analysis, & Framing: Develops and maintains an understanding of customers, competitors, partners, business models, market sizing, and industry trends; develops an understanding of Microsoft’s product portfolio, strategic priorities, competitive position, gaps, and potential opportunities; conducts market-based research and analyses (e.g., financial modeling) and synthesizes information.
Problem Solving & Insights: Synthesizes findings into insights across projects, identifies implications for business decisions, and develops recommendations; creates frameworks and methodologies to drive problem solving and insights.
Partnership Strategy: Supports development and maintenance of pipeline; prepares information for reporting to key stakeholders; collaborates with stakeholders to develop target customer/partner lists and understand Microsoft’s positioning; consolidates information into reports to share insights with the team; articulates partnership opportunities to drive business value propositions.
Communication & Stakeholder Engagement: Delivers findings and recommendations to senior executives to facilitate discussions and decision making; builds internal relationships and identifies opportunities to share signals on Microsoft products and services.
Other: Embodies our culture and values.
Qualifications Required/Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Liberal Arts, Sciences, or related field AND 3+ years relevant work experience (e.g., investment banking, consulting, finance, marketing, corporate strategy, sales, venture capital, legal, business development, product management, project management, software development, or related field)
OR equivalent experience
Experience in partnering with product and partnership leaders to identify, evaluate & prioritize growth generating opportunities (e.g. through data driven insights, trends analysis, etc.)
Additional Or Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Liberal Arts, Sciences, or related field AND 5+ years relevant work experience (e.g., investment banking, consulting, finance, marketing, corporate strategy, sales, venture capital, legal, business development, product management, project management, software development, or related field)
OR Master's/Advanced Degree in Business, Sciences, or related field AND 2+ years relevant work experience (e.g., investment banking, consulting, finance, marketing, corporate strategy, sales, venture capital, legal, business development, product management, project management, software development, or related field)
OR equivalent experience
Business Development IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $85,100 - $169,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, with the base pay range for those locations USD $112,000 - $185,300 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 November 10, 2025.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
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Business Development & Strategy Manager
role at
Microsoft
Overview The Business Development team at Microsoft is responsible for accelerating the company’s growth through the identification and execution of inorganic growth strategies including complex strategic partners, investments, and acquisitions. The role of the Partner Intelligence and Strategy team is to develop deep partner expertise and insights into our key partners’ businesses, understand the competitive landscape to inform and influence our product and partnerships strategy. The Business Development & Strategy Manager is an internal strategy role within Business Development and involves working closely with partner-facing business development teams along with product and strategy teams across the company.
Responsibilities
Research, Analysis, & Framing: Develops and maintains an understanding of customers, competitors, partners, business models, market sizing, and industry trends; develops an understanding of Microsoft’s product portfolio, strategic priorities, competitive position, gaps, and potential opportunities; conducts market-based research and analyses (e.g., financial modeling) and synthesizes information.
Problem Solving & Insights: Synthesizes findings into insights across projects, identifies implications for business decisions, and develops recommendations; creates frameworks and methodologies to drive problem solving and insights.
Partnership Strategy: Supports development and maintenance of pipeline; prepares information for reporting to key stakeholders; collaborates with stakeholders to develop target customer/partner lists and understand Microsoft’s positioning; consolidates information into reports to share insights with the team; articulates partnership opportunities to drive business value propositions.
Communication & Stakeholder Engagement: Delivers findings and recommendations to senior executives to facilitate discussions and decision making; builds internal relationships and identifies opportunities to share signals on Microsoft products and services.
Other: Embodies our culture and values.
Qualifications Required/Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Liberal Arts, Sciences, or related field AND 3+ years relevant work experience (e.g., investment banking, consulting, finance, marketing, corporate strategy, sales, venture capital, legal, business development, product management, project management, software development, or related field)
OR equivalent experience
Experience in partnering with product and partnership leaders to identify, evaluate & prioritize growth generating opportunities (e.g. through data driven insights, trends analysis, etc.)
Additional Or Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Liberal Arts, Sciences, or related field AND 5+ years relevant work experience (e.g., investment banking, consulting, finance, marketing, corporate strategy, sales, venture capital, legal, business development, product management, project management, software development, or related field)
OR Master's/Advanced Degree in Business, Sciences, or related field AND 2+ years relevant work experience (e.g., investment banking, consulting, finance, marketing, corporate strategy, sales, venture capital, legal, business development, product management, project management, software development, or related field)
OR equivalent experience
Business Development IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $85,100 - $169,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, with the base pay range for those locations USD $112,000 - $185,300 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 November 10, 2025.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
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