Senior Business Planner
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Oct 16, 2025 | |
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OverviewMicrosoft's Business Planning organization directs our commercial portfolio's pricing, packaging, licensing, channel, and monetization strategies. Few organizations exist that have such a direct impact on how Microsoft goes to market, which reverberates across the entire industry. We are growth strategists who enable the Microsoft mission by creating durable profit growth through high-impact monetization strategies, packaging, and pricing. We are searching for a Senior Business Planner to join our team! This role is focused on monetization strategy for Microsoft Windows 365 - our disruptive Cloud PC SaaS (Software as a Service) product. Windows is an iconic brand, touches lives of 1B+ users and a multi-billion-dollar business for Microsoft, and as such this role presents a unique opportunity for a strategic thinker to have a very high impact for Microsoft as well as our customers and partners. Windows 365 is a generational bet to transform Windows into a cloud powered SaaS service. We are looking for dynamic business leaders who have a passion for inventing new business models, rethinking existing business models, and growing a business running at a significant scale that Windows is. This role will provide a unique, once in a lifetime opportunity to learn and grow while transforming a highly successful software service. This role also has a high emphasis on product innovation and requires working with our product teams to influence product strategy, in alignment with business model and growth aspirations. This role provides a mix of strategy formulation, influence on product design and ownership of execution - you'll never lose the pulse of the business! 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. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.
ResponsibilitiesHow you can make an impact: Build Growth Plans and Priorities - Work across the product management unit to develop the key strategic initiatives for growth. Define and document business strategies with the targeted audiences and ensure the initiatives are aligned with those strategies and are well understood and prioritized across functional teams - product, finance, sales etc.Develop Monetization Approach - Define how we maximize business value for Microsoft aligned to the growth plan. Develop the approach for how Microsoft monetizes our wide scope of analytics products and services. Lead primary research to inform perspectives.Design Packaging and Pricing - Deliver the specific packaging, pricing, licensing, and offers that define what customers actually buy. Define and deliver plans for specific offers, SKUs, and other packaging options to implement the monetization approach.Land Monetization Impact - Focus on what is delivering real results through close proximity to the business. Develop and share insights on what is working and what is not working to achieve business outcomes to enhance go-forward strategies.Lead Exec decision making - Engage with executive in the company to land business model decisions, through crisp structuring of complex topics, framing of key questions that needs addressing, and lead a data backed decision making discussion. What we will do for you:Champion your success at every level of our leadership.Give you the opportunity to gain new experience and improve upon your strengths.Support who you are as your authentic self.Work with you in building an inclusive and diverse culture everywhere.Make growth and career development a consistent priority. | |