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Microsoft Corporation Business Planner in Redmond, Washington
If you want to play a pivotal role in modernizing how our field, partners, and customers experience and engage with Microsoft’s licensing , this is the job for you!
Microsoft’s Monetization and Business Planning organization directs our commercial product portfolio’s pricing, packaging, licensing, channel, and monetization strategies. Few teams exist that have such a direct impact on Microsoft and the entire industry.
As a Business Planner focused on Licensing Strategy , you will be at the forefront of how Microsoft defines, enables, markets, and lands commercial licensing strategies. Especially important is how Microsoft’s customers, field, and partners consume our licensing policies . We are looking for someone to help execute on our strategy and vision of how Microsoft’s licensing policies and terms are shared and communicated to audiences, including our generative AI initiatives to enhance audience experiences with Microsoft licensing.
The opportunities to make an impact in this role are bounded only by your ability to think big and drive strategy and execution!
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
In this role, some of the initiatives you’ll work on include:
Developing licensing readiness materials, ensuring all key stakeholders contribute to, review, and approve materials prior to publishing.
Intake, triage, and respond to complex licensing questions in a prompt, efficient, and repeatable manner.
Manage ongoing updates and maintenance of our licensing taxonomy and existing licensing materials, including monitoring for duplication and stake information.
Developing additional subject matter expertise in Microsoft licensing, product use rights, agreement terms, and program terms.
Making best use of our generative AI services to modernize and enhance audience experiences with Microsoft licensing.
Developing quarterly reporting on trends and feedback on licensing questions and generative AI responses.
Embody our Culture (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values) and Values (https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/culture)
Qualifications
Req uired/Minimum Qualifications
3+ years product marketing, product management, program management, or related experience
OR equivalent experience
Understanding of Microsoft licensing and commercial agreements
Experience in creating, organizing, and managing the delivery of licensing or equally complex policy content
Understanding of software/technology industry licensing concepts, monetization, and approaches
Experience explaining and simplifying complex policy content into easy to understand scenarios and examples
Effective written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to develop tight, collaborative relationships with legal, finance, product marketing, product management, and engineering in an efficient and iterative manner
Preferred Qualifications
5+ years product marketing, product management, program management, or related experience AND Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Computer Science, Economics, Business, or related field AND Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Computer Science, Economics, Business, or related field
OR 3+ years product marketing, product management, program management, UX design or related experience AND Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA), Juris Doctor (JD) or related field
OR equivalent experience
Experience in content creation and content management strategies to train Large Language Models
Business Planning IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $83,400 - $167,800 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 $108,900 - $183,000 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 July 8, 2024.
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 (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .