The Azure Quality Infrastructure (AQI) team has a large, growing global team and we are looking for a skilled Business Manager to support the leadership team. The candidate will be a trusted partner and advisor, balancing leadership, and influence to lead and monitor delivery of new capabilities, aligned with business objectives and within forecasted resources. 

The AQI team reports out of the Azure Edge + Platform Office of the CTO and focuses on delivering critical improvements to Azure's infrastructure services. These multi-year projects span the entirety of Azure and often Microsoft and require working directly with senior leadership to affect impactful changes in the way the organization thinks about and improves the quality of Azure’s infrastructure and services. 

Responsibilities

Responsibilities 

The successful candidate will have cross group organizational skills, well developed analytical and problem-solving capabilities, agile communication skills and experience successfully leading complex strategies and projects to completion. 

  

Key Responsibilities: 

Managing the operating structure and Rhythm of Business (ROB) including exec reviews, semester planning process, fiscal planning, staff meetings, etc. to help business run smoothly and effectively 
Partnering with leadership team to develop and execute planning processes and alignment of strategic initiatives and OKRs 
Developing and leading creation of high-impact team communications to land business priorities, including content and planning for All Hands, offsites, organization communications and business reviews; supports exec communications 
Facilitating and supporting executive external customer engagements and executive sponsorships 
Driving organizational health, organizational planning and culture initiatives working with multiple stakeholders 
Leveraging knowledge of the leader's goals and approach to ensure team activities are aligned with the leader's objectives. 
Participates in and provides perspective and a point of view to the leader on specific areas within or external to the organization, and regarding communications, budgets, people, and the team pulse. 
Leading special projects to meet changing business environment

Qualifications

Qualifications 

• 5-7+ years in business analysis, business management or program management 
• Demonstrated analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills 
• Strategic planning and execution experience 
• Established business acumen and ability to ramp quickly 
• Strong oral and written communication skills 
• Proactive, able to work in a flexible, fast-paced environment 
• Experience leading cross-disciplinary virtual teams and driving key business development initiatives from creation to implementation in partnership with senior Microsoft executives 
• Demonstrated ability to influence executive leadership on complex business topics 
• Understanding of technology industry trends, and aptitude to understand and communicate Microsoft’s product roadmap 

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. 

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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