Job Category: Marketing Location: United States, WA, Redmond Job ID: 713894 13512 Product: Windows Division: Windows Division
The Windows Product Management team is looking for a strong team member to focus on key competitors in the PC space. Our team mission is to gather intelligence, create business strategies, and drive action in the marketplace for the Windows Client business. In this job, you will be asked to think strategically, put yourself in the mindset of our competitors, influence multi-million dollar marketing campaigns, and drive high-level executive thinking around business strategy.
As a member of the team you will need to drive research and build holistic strategies across dynamic market segments like OSs, PCs and mobile internet devices. You will be responsible for bringing our business strategy to life by discovering and sharing the market insights that set the foundation for our platform value dialogue with customers and the industry. You will need to work directly with customers and partners across the globe, other product groups, field sales & marketing organizations, and industry analysts to influence internal, external and partner marketing efforts with a focus on consumer scenarios.
Responsibilities:
In this role you will be expected to
• Drive our business strategy by delivering strategy reviews to Microsoft executives
• Drive primary and secondary market research activities to inform marketing strategies
• Become an expert in competitors’ products, services and business models
• Track key competitors’ financial & business developments
• Create a compelling set of messages & proof points that promote Microsoft’s comparative value
• Build a fact-based marketing plan that articulates the Windows Client value proposition to partners and customers
• Collaborate with the owners of outbound marketing channels, such as PR, advertising, analysts, field, and partners
• Manage a marketing budget and influence worldwide subsidiary participation to drive our strategy
Qualifications:
The candidate must be highly motivated, with a proven track record of successful execution. Successful candidates must be able to think strategically and creatively about business issues on a global scale, while developing and executing detailed marketing plans. Building collaborative relationships across organizations and motivating and leading virtual teams to achieve collective impact will be essential, as will the ability to juggle multiple work streams at one time. Experience working with international teams is desirable.
Ideal candidates will have at least 5 years of related experience in product management, financial management, management consulting or marketing. Ideal candidates will also be effective in presenting to executives, possess strong analytical skills, and a strong working knowledge of competitors’ product offerings & strategies. Strong cross-group collaboration skills are required as you will work across multiple teams both within the division and across Microsoft. Solid communication skills and an ability to explain complex issues in simple and compelling way are required. BA/BS required. MS or MBA is preferred.
Job Location: Redmond, Washington . Requires the ability to travel 10-20% of the time. Some international travel may be required.
