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Microsoft Hiring for Senior Business Manager at Redmond, WA Full Time
OverviewMicrosoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world. Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence. The products our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture.The Azure Data organization is looking for a Senior Business Manager to partner closely with the Chief of Staff and operate in a shared services role to support the Azure Data Leadership Team (LT). You will support driving the business, customer, and overall operations, a thriving team culture, internal communications, and organizational health. This position is responsible for ensuring the effectiveness of the LT operating rhythm and owns operational excellence, budget and headcount management, resource and fiscal planning, employee diversity and inclusion initiatives, and participates in group strategy decisions. In this role, you will report to the Azure Data Chief of Staff. You will be assigned to prioritized areas of the business that will require you in parallel to serve as a trusted partner to one or more leaders across Azure Data leadership team. Based on the projects you are assigned, you will partner with that leader, their leadership team, Human Resources (HR), Marketing, Business Development and/or Engineering teams. In this role, you will develop, exercise, and sharpen your operational and business management skills, partner with, and be able to support the business efficiently at any level. You’ll be a vital, trusted member of a tight-knit team, an exemplar of cultural alignment and the highest professional standards. You will manage confidential information without exception. If you love innovating, fast paced execution and contributing to bigger-picture thinking and strategic execution, this role is for you! We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served.
ResponsibilitiesBusiness operations and integration: Drive strategic initiatives and provide thought leadership. Identify issues that impede business group success and provide solutions/recommendations. Identify opportunities to create cross-group collaboration and synergies. Orchestrate team design conversations and facilitate successful implementation of organizational plans. Demonstrate discretion and professionalism when working with LT on sensitive business and organizational issues. You should be highly capable at managing ambiguity and negotiating workable solutions to challenging problems.Culture & people programs: Work closely with the LT member, HR, and across the leadership team to identify, analyze, and develop strategies to improve organizational health. Partner with the LT member and HR to drive MS Employee Signals action planning. Orchestrate team trainings and brownbag series to contribute to ongoing learning and development. Define, plan, and drive cross-team process improvements (e.g. team recognition, cultural events, retention strategies). You will drive and ensure a positive onboarding experience and continuous training programs for the organization.Business process and business planning:Lead andcoordinateROB and improve processes to run the line of business efficiently. You will establish the ROB for the LT member’s product family and work with the Azure Data Chief of Staff central office and HR organization to coordinate aligned business processes and management control processes.Communications: Plan and execute LT members communications strategy in partnership with key communications stakeholders. You will be accountable for vehicles and channels that support organizational strategic missions. Drive internal communications for team meetings and other internal communications at major milestones. Plan and manage team meetings including Town Halls, staff meetings, and manager meetings. As needed, you may be required to coordinate and manage the LT members external communications for customer/partner engagements and all other speaking engagements, ensuring successful and impactful use of leaders time.Special Projects: You will from time-to-time, design and deliver high-impact projects as needed to meet the changing business environment, ensuring the team is achieving its commitments. You will demonstrate successful project management, including work with strategy consultants, other external agencies, and a range of internal business partners (e.g. Azure Data Chief of Staff team, CELA, Finance, Marketing, Business Development) on efforts that require hands-on experience across multiple functional disciplines and business organizations.Embody our culture and values
ResponsibilitiesBusiness operations and integration: Drive strategic initiatives and provide thought leadership. Identify issues that impede business group success and provide solutions/recommendations. Identify opportunities to create cross-group collaboration and synergies. Orchestrate team design conversations and facilitate successful implementation of organizational plans. Demonstrate discretion and professionalism when working with LT on sensitive business and organizational issues. You should be highly capable at managing ambiguity and negotiating workable solutions to challenging problems.Culture & people programs: Work closely with the LT member, HR, and across the leadership team to identify, analyze, and develop strategies to improve organizational health. Partner with the LT member and HR to drive MS Employee Signals action planning. Orchestrate team trainings and brownbag series to contribute to ongoing learning and development. Define, plan, and drive cross-team process improvements (e.g. team recognition, cultural events, retention strategies). You will drive and ensure a positive onboarding experience and continuous training programs for the organization.Business process and business planning:Lead andcoordinateROB and improve processes to run the line of business efficiently. You will establish the ROB for the LT member’s product family and work with the Azure Data Chief of Staff central office and HR organization to coordinate aligned business processes and management control processes.Communications: Plan and execute LT members communications strategy in partnership with key communications stakeholders. You will be accountable for vehicles and channels that support organizational strategic missions. Drive internal communications for team meetings and other internal communications at major milestones. Plan and manage team meetings including Town Halls, staff meetings, and manager meetings. As needed, you may be required to coordinate and manage the LT members external communications for customer/partner engagements and all other speaking engagements, ensuring successful and impactful use of leaders time.Special Projects: You will from time-to-time, design and deliver high-impact projects as needed to meet the changing business environment, ensuring the team is achieving its commitments. You will demonstrate successful project management, including work with strategy consultants, other external agencies, and a range of internal business partners (e.g. Azure Data Chief of Staff team, CELA, Finance, Marketing, Business Development) on efforts that require hands-on experience across multiple functional disciplines and business organizations.Embody our culture and values
