Microsoft · 1 day ago
Senior Director, Strategy
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$156K/yr - $277K/yr
6+ years expMicrosoft is seeking an experienced product strategy professional to join their Experiences & Devices Strategy team as a Senior Director. This role involves leading the development of multi-year strategic roadmaps and driving cross-functional initiatives, particularly in the realm of AI and large language models to enhance product strategies.
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Responsibilities
Strategy in the Era of AI: AI is transforming the practice of strategy. Traditional approaches—lengthy analyses, static frameworks, manual competitor tracking—are being supplanted by AI-augmented workflows. As a senior strategy leader, you will define and institutionalize AI-native tools and workflows to accelerate strategic research, analysis, and decision-making (e.g., automate market and competitor scans; synthesize research reports and competitor earnings calls)
Product Strategy: Proactively advocate for change to existing product strategies to better meet customer needs and stay competitive, based on quantitative and qualitative evidence
Resource Alignment: Inform allocation of resources to align with organizational goals, competitive pressures, and engineering execution across the Experiences + Devices organization
Market & Competitive Analysis: Identify opportunities, threats, and potential investments based on market trends, technology shifts, and competitor activities
Industry Foresight: Forecast transformative industry shifts and develop actionable plans to capitalize on emerging opportunities
Cross-Functional Project Leadership: Lead complex strategy projects, orchestrate workstreams across E+D and partners, and drive alignment across teams from engineering, marketing, finance, business development, and other central Microsoft teams
Executive Trusted Advisor: Build relationships with CVP+ decision makers by synthesizing complex issues into concise, executive-ready insights, and build a regular cadence of recommendations to E+D leaders and partner teams
Software Domain Knowledge: Deep understanding of commercial productivity tools, business applications, and competitive landscape
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Liberal Arts, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years strategy, product management, marketing, business planning, consulting, banking, investing, economics, and/or partner organization experience
OR Master's Degree in Business Administration or related field AND 6+ years strategy, product management, marketing, business planning, consulting, banking, investing, economics, and/or partner organization experience
OR equivalent experience
2+ years experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, banking, investing, competitive research, software product strategy or AI product management
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
Preferred
Bachelors Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Liberal Arts, Computer Science, or related field AND 15+ years strategy, product management, marketing, business planning, consulting, banking, investing, economics, and/or partner organization experience
Masters Degree in Business Administration or related field AND 12+ years strategy, product management, marketing, business planning, consulting, banking, investing, economics, and/or partner organization experience
6+ years experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, banking, investing, competitive research, software product strategy or AI product management
Company
Microsoft
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