Director of Global Business Planning
Microsoft· Customer Experience Program Mgmt
Redmond, WA$142.8k - $274.8kFull-timePosted 2w ago
About the role
Director role driving strategic global business planning to grow market share and establish Microsoft Advertising as an industry leader in AI. Responsible for cross-functional planning across demand, supply, products, and platforms; lead opportunities identification, demand strategy, and requirements; communicate plans to executives and align Product, Engineering, Operations, and Business teams.
Responsibilities
- Develops strategic plans to drive and transform the business across demand, supply, products and platforms and influences prioritization of initiatives within these areas.
- Leads workstreams across opportunity identification and sizing, demand strategy, demand profiling, and business requirements documentation.
- Works with cross-functional teams to ensure business and demand plans are comprehensive and rationalized across all planning dimensions from channels to touchpoints solutioning.
- Leveraging insights across voice of field and stakeholder input to develop recommendations and provide thought leadership around potential growth opportunities.
- Communicates and advocates plans to business leaders and conveys viewpoints through written documents (e.g., memos, perspectives, business requirements docs) and influence models (e.g., meetings, presentations).
- Delivers recommendations and implications to stakeholders to facilitate discussions and decision making.
- Partners across Product, Engineering, Operations, and Business teams to ensure alignment.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Math, Business, or related field AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience.
Skills
Required:Strategic planningCross-functional leadershipExecutive communication
Nice to have:Data analysis & modeling
Benefits
- Benefits information available at career site (link provided in job description)
Last updated Oct 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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