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The Business Manager for the DPE MSI enables the DPE Lead and the DPE corp. team to deliver significant value across Microsoft International through creative problem solving, cross-group collaboration, fit-for-purpose business processes and effective relationships with key stakeholders. This ‘individual contributor’ role is typically held for 2-3 years and provides a great development opportunity for high potential individuals coming from the field interested in obtaining international experience and exposure at senior levels in support of a long-term career plan within Microsoft.
We are looking for a strong strategic thinker, with successful business background, willing to complement his/her experience with executive and international exposure.
Why take this Job?
• International experience, Global Perspective
• Executive exposure (VPs, Subs GMs, Corp VPs)
• Excellent Development Opportunity
• Very Challenging & Diverse set of activities
• Intense Internal & External Networking opportunity
Team Mission
The MSI DPE team drives 11 Areas within Microsoft International and Canada - Microsoft’s field DPE organization - in achieving their business objectives by focusing on 4 main areas:
• Creating & implementing strategies and initiatives that drive accelerated adoption and growth
• Creating world-class leadership capacity and capability across DPE MSI
• Creating an agile, effective & efficient evangelist organization in DPE MSI
• Achieving field innovation breakthroughs in challenging issues nominated by the DPE Area Leaders
Key Accountabilities
The role has 6 main accountabilities (with approximate time allocations in parentheses):
• Providing “Business Management” function (35%), driving and coordinating the DPE Area business rhythm on a monthly basis
• Providing a leadership role for key DPE MSI-wide initiatives (25%), such as adoption, simplification, strategic initiative planning & change management
• Representing DPE MSI on key company-wide initiatives that impact or benefit the DPE MSI field (15%)
• Maintaining and developing relationships with key stakeholders, in Corporate, Regional, Area and Subsidiary functions (10%)
• Acting as an internal “strategy consultant” (10%), developing creative, effective and cost-efficient solutions to challenging business problems in short timescales to meet the needs of the DPE business
• Planning, developing and running DPE A13 community meetings and events (5%)
Key Success Criteria
Success in the role is defined by:
• Supporting the DPE Lead in MSI to enable him to be effective and efficient in his role
• Providing effective management of the DPE MSI Areas Business Rhythm and support to the DPE field corp. team
• Achieving short-term priorities and deadlines for key initiatives
• Delivering successful outcomes for specified strategy projects and initiatives, against the agreed accountabilities and deliverables |
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Bachelors Degree
MBA
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10 years + |
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English : Speak / Write Fluently
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EU National |
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Swiss German Region |
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Experience in a field role, at area or subsidiary level is required to have the context to the challenges and constraints within the scope of the role.
Experience in a marketing, sales, customer service or finance role, either within Microsoft or a similar company within the IT or computer software industry.
Educated to degree-level with a business-related postgraduate qualification preferred.
• Strong structure and process capabilities
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strengths in cross-group collaboration and teamworking across multiple groups
• Strong time management, project management and prioritization
• Rigorous, analytical approach and ability to manage & review large quantities of data and information in order to diagnose root causes and develop valid and robust conclusions and recommendations
• Cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Adaptability and flexibility to handle short-notice deadlines and priorities
• Ability to self-manage to deadlines and be self-motivated to achieve desired outcomes |
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At Microsoft, we're motivated and inspired every day by how our customers use our software to find creative solutions to business problems, develop breakthrough ideas, and stay connected to what's most important to them. We run our business in much the same way, and believe our three core business divisions offer the greatest potential to serve our customers. They are: Platform Products and Services Division: Includes the Client Group, the Server & Tools Group, and the Online Services Group. Business Division: Includes the Information Worker Group, the Microsoft Business Solutions Group, and the Unified Communications Group. Entertainment and Devices Division: Includes the Home & Entertainment Group and the Mobile & Embedded Devices Group
We are committed long term to the mission of helping our customers realize their full potential. Just as we constantly update and improve our products, we want to continually evolve our company to be in the best position to accelerate new technologies as they emerge and to better serve our customers. |
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