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Business Strategy Specialist
Redmond, WA
Job Description
OverviewCome build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University graduates from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential-and excitement for the journey ahead. As a Business Strategy Specialist, you will seek and create sustainable and durable competitive advantage in a broad range of industry segments for the company. A Business Strategy Specialist helps shape, articulate, drive, and assess the long-term strategic direction for the company across its entire portfolio of products. You will leverage thought leadership to identify and advocate for the future state of the industry and the potential impact on Microsoft's overall strategy. Those hired into this role are invited to participate in Microsoft Aspire Experience, a two-year learning and development experience where you'll build your network, cultivate intentional capabilities and gain perspective into the career opportunities across Microsoft's many exciting businesses. 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. Learn more about our cultural attributes
ResponsibilitiesYou'll conduct market-based research by identifying and gathering information (e.g., financial statements, reports, analyses, stakeholder feedback, expert calls); interpret information with guidance from senior colleagues as needed, including researching existing business and identifying new spaces for Microsoft; conduct analyses (e.g., financial modeling) to validate proposed ideas and inform business decisions. You'll assist in refining initial framing established by project lead for strategic questions and apply structure to analysis.You'll communicate and advocate insights to business leaders (e.g., Senior Managers, Directors) and convey viewpoints through written documents (e.g., memos, reports) and influence models (e.g., meetings, presentations) through multiple iterations of feedback and vet, create and execute outlines. You'll deliver project findings, recommendations, and implications to business partners to facilitate senior discussions and decision making.You'll establish and maintain key points of contact with internal teams (e.g., Finance, Marketing, Engineering). You'll build working relationships with less experienced project stakeholders and business partners. You'll share knowledge with business leaders (e.g., Senior Managers, Directors) on a particular area of expertise, leveraging and broadening deep technical/product knowledge and market awareness for a domain to inform strategic business decisions.You'll develop an understanding of Microsoft's product portfolio, strategic priorities, competitive position, gaps, and potential opportunities; investigate and provide an analysis of the merger and acquisition (M&A), venture funding and public market environment and trends; support and review product roadmap, go-to-market, integration plans, and related issues.
ResponsibilitiesYou'll conduct market-based research by identifying and gathering information (e.g., financial statements, reports, analyses, stakeholder feedback, expert calls); interpret information with guidance from senior colleagues as needed, including researching existing business and identifying new spaces for Microsoft; conduct analyses (e.g., financial modeling) to validate proposed ideas and inform business decisions. You'll assist in refining initial framing established by project lead for strategic questions and apply structure to analysis.You'll communicate and advocate insights to business leaders (e.g., Senior Managers, Directors) and convey viewpoints through written documents (e.g., memos, reports) and influence models (e.g., meetings, presentations) through multiple iterations of feedback and vet, create and execute outlines. You'll deliver project findings, recommendations, and implications to business partners to facilitate senior discussions and decision making.You'll establish and maintain key points of contact with internal teams (e.g., Finance, Marketing, Engineering). You'll build working relationships with less experienced project stakeholders and business partners. You'll share knowledge with business leaders (e.g., Senior Managers, Directors) on a particular area of expertise, leveraging and broadening deep technical/product knowledge and market awareness for a domain to inform strategic business decisions.You'll develop an understanding of Microsoft's product portfolio, strategic priorities, competitive position, gaps, and potential opportunities; investigate and provide an analysis of the merger and acquisition (M&A), venture funding and public market environment and trends; support and review product roadmap, go-to-market, integration plans, and related issues.
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Start Date
As soon as possible
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Regular, Full Time
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