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Sr Product Manager, Windows Live Messenger
Job Category: Marketing Location: United States, WA, Redmond Job ID: 715027 13821 725299 Division: Windows Division
This is an opportunity to join the Windows Live Messenger Product Management team - one of the most dynamic teams at Microsoft that’s also working on one of the coolest offerings Microsoft has for consumers. Windows Live Messenger is the world’s largest instant messaging, with over 300 million active users each month that use Messenger to IM, share photos and videos, play games, and make phone calls.
As a Senior Product Manager, you would be working on the largest and most profitable online business in Windows Live - Messenger. At the same time, you’d be a part of our transformation from just an IM application to being at the center of consumers’ social lives - an opportunity that is not only significant in size but also critical to our long-term viability.
You would be part of a highly motivated team of professionals charged with shaping the foundational long-term strategy for our communications and sharing portfolio. You are part of an immediate and extended leadership team that reaches to the highest levels of the company and will be seen as a key contributor to shaping’s Microsoft’s long-term share and perception position in the consumer space.
Impact and opportunity There is not an industry on the planet that is evolving faster than consumer web services. Our established competitors are large and formidable. New competition and industry dynamics sprout up daily. We have a great asset with Messenger and our over 350 million users, but this business is built on a history of being a great IM experience. We are just beginning to become relevant in the social space and have a long road ahead.
If you are passionate about competing in this dynamic global marketplace, want to shape consumer perception, looking to join a team where you can have cross-functional impact against aggressive objectives, and up for a great challenge and learning opportunity, then this is the job for you.
Core Responsibilities Include:
-You will be in the middle of driving our long term strategy to gain share, grow engagement and drive our business model
-You will help define and analyze the key performance indicators for our business success, evaluate the business and competitive landscape, understand customer needs and value drivers, and craft high impact growth strategies that need to be clearly articulated and understood at the highest levels of the company
-You will be responsible for developing insights and driving the continuing evolution of our IM and social business
-You will drive business priorities and strategy across teams including engineering, marketing, our field and senior executives to drive a coherent and unified business execution that is informed by industry trends and balances competing priorities
-You would need to deeply understand our business key performance indicators and measurements and work to drive a consistent view and reporting of the business that has organizational influence and buy-in
-You will be an internal and external spokesperson who builds an effective strategy for influence with a compelling narrative that is used to drive regular engagement with customers, influentials and key partners
Qualifications
This is a senior marketing role with a focus on strong product management, business leadership and technology aptitude. The candidate should have strategic marketing and leadership capabilities coupled with a strong business aptitude that will enable you to build credibility with both cross-functional teams and senior leadership. Building collaborative relationships across the organization, motivating and leading that organization and your immediate team to achieve market impact will be essential. The candidate must be a highly motivated self-started. A BS/A with 6+ years of experience in a related field is required. An MBA, experience in general management (or strategy) consulting and past technology experience is preferred.
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