Gaming Business & Sales Operations at Microsoft

, , United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Mar, 26

Salary

188400.0

Posted On

16 Dec, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Sales Operations, Data Analysis, Coaching, Process Improvement, Business Intelligence, Partner Management, Forecasting, Pipeline Management, Quota Planning, Account Planning, Customer Adds, Consumption Management, Reporting, Collaboration, Transformation, Segmentation, Risk Management

Industry

Software Development

Description

Overview Drives the aligned segment sales operations programs and oversees execution support using tools, processes, and information for several solution areas related to Allocation/Disputes, Consumption, Customer Adds, and Pipeline. Drives the use of local knowledge of sales teams to augment insights and drive returns of capital. Analyzes and interprets data, and provides recommendations from sales execution to empower success and help address performance blockers across Customer Adds, Consumption, Pipeline, Scorecard, and Annuity. Provides coaching guidance to empower success by providing insights related to the adoption and integration of process and tools by sellers, managers, and leaders across the area or subsidiary. Proactively lands new seller capabilities to nurture new habits and drive consumption. Responsibilities Consumption Management Establishes the cadence and rhythms for churn prevention and win back plans. Monitors, interprets, and provides recommendations based on reports tracking consumption and customer adds to influence seller outcomes across the organization through Azure, Modern Work, and Business Applications and communicates to relevant stakeholders. Drives standardization of consumption management execution, identify reporting gaps, and create reports that fill those gaps. May also report on scorecard management. Insights and New Capabilities Applies and provides guidance to others to integrate continuous improvement changes to tools, processes, and Rhythms of Connection (ROCs) across the subsidiary or area to accelerate transformation. Integrates continuous improvement with reporting and Business Intelligence (BI). Collaborates with field partners to improve tools and identify processes to increase efficiency, remove blockers, reduce redundancies, reduce manual work, or to save time within Sales Programs. Synthesizes feedback and provides recommendations to senior stakeholders. Models best practices and communicates with others across the community. Nurture Seller Transformation Provides coaching guidance to empower success by providing insights related to the adoption and integration of process and tools by sellers, managers, and leaders across the area or subsidiary. Proactively lands new seller capabilities to nurture new habits and drive consumption. Partner Management and Support Drives many components of partner segmentation, quota, planning, co-selling, and transitions. May collaborate with internal partners including One Commercial Partner to create and roll out new sales operations strategies for partner management. Provides explicit guidance to others when needed. Empowers partners for success with training on tools and data processing. Sales Operations Drives the processes for local fiscal-year, cross-segment sales operations planning, using qualitative and quantitative methods across Segmentation, Territory Planning, Quota Planning, Account Planning, Quota Distribution, and/or Blueprint. Collaborates with relevant stakeholders (e.g., Corporate, Segment Leaders, Sales Excellence, Finance, Human Resources [HR]) to align, refine, and improve sales operations planning and execution. Tracks, monitors, and communicates risk and growth opportunities throughout the planning process, and provides recommendations for improvement. Support Sales Provides support for monthly forecasting, pipeline management, and standard pipeline/reporting views. Assists in Revenue Excellence proactive audits and in ensuring accurate revenue landing and deal flow per appropriate guidelines. Coordinates with members of broader Business Sales Operations (BSO) team as necessary and contributes to successful landing and execution of Sales Operations Planning Process (e.g., Quota Distribution, Territory Management, Seller Assignments, Employee Data Management) for Support Sales. Provides suggestions for standard Business Intelligence (BI) tools to increase usage/adoption with Support Sales teams to reduce ad-hoc, manual efforts. Supporting Sales Discipline and Pipeline Drives the aligned segment sales operations programs and oversees execution support using tools, processes, and information for several solution areas related to Allocation/Disputes, Consumption, Customer Adds, and Pipeline. Drives the use of local knowledge of sales teams to augment insights and drive returns of capital. Analyzes and interprets data, and provides recommendations from sales execution to empower success and help address performance blockers across Customer Adds, Consumption, Pipeline, Scorecard, and Annuity. Leverages knowledge about and advises on many of the resources that support tracking and monitoring, as well as performance of pipelines, scorecards, and sales plays. May identify growth opportunities of investments and maximizes impact on customers by ensuring appropriate funds are used, tracking their usage, and following through on spending. Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Finance, Sales, Accounting, Information Systems, Social Sciences or related field AND 5+ years experience in sales operations, project management, analytics, compensation, sales performance analytics, finance/business analyst, process improvement, business development, consulting, finance, marketing, or a related field OR equivalent experience. Sales Operations IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $96,500 - $188,400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $123,500 - $206,400 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

Responsibilities

The role involves driving sales operations programs and providing execution support for various solution areas. It includes analyzing data to provide recommendations and coaching to enhance sales performance.