Sr. Business Manager at Microsoft

, , United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

17 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

16 Feb, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Business Planning, Operations Management, Strategy Execution, Budget Oversight, Headcount Planning, Rhythm Of Business, Stakeholder Collaboration, Organizational Health, Cultural Initiatives, Project Management, Finance, Recruiting, Communications, Risk Management, Security Engineering, Strategic Advice

Industry

Software Development

Description

Overview The Cloud & AI organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers’ heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. Microsoft is one of the largest enterprise service companies in the world. We are looking for a Senior Business Manager to run CISO Operations within Microsoft Security. This role supports the Cybersecurity Engineering organization by driving operational excellence, enabling strategic initiatives, and ensuring alignment across business priorities. The Business Manager partners closely with engineering leaders to manage rhythm-of-business activities, headcount planning, budget oversight, communications, and cross-team coordination. 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. Responsibilities You will drive business direction for the leadership team, as well as develop and carry out the rhythm of business (ROB). You’ll also execute business plans to ensure continuous operations in both normal and adverse conditions. You will collaborate with stakeholders and teams to oversee the creation and implementation of strategy execution plans, while ensuring alignment across groups. You will also leverage organizational strategy knowledge to design upcoming budgets. You will provide leadership support by ensuring business activities are aligned with their goals. This will involve leveraging key partnerships to drive leadership agenda and give strategic advice, and supporting one or more key business management areas. You will monitor organizational health, respond to team culture issues, and lead cultural initiatives. This will involve planning and executing trainings, ensuring a healthy compliance scorecard, and identifying team strengths and development areas. You will drive cross-team projects as needed to meet changing business requirements and manage complex business needs. You also may act as a project manager to ensure organization-wide implementation of strategic efforts. Lead and support business operations across cybersecurity engineering teams, including finance, recruiting, and culture initiatives Facilitate communications and reporting for executive stakeholders, including updates on performance, risks, and organizational health Embody our culture and values Qualifications Required Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 6+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles OR equivalent experience. Other Requirements: Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. Preferred Qualifications: Master's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 8+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles OR Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 12+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles OR equivalent experience. Proven track record of designing and delivering impactful and engaging programs and initiatives that educate, inform, and influence the global customer community on security matters. Prior experience in Human Resources or People Operations, with demonstrated ability to apply HR principles, policies, and people practices in complex organizational environments. Business Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $116,900 - $203,600 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 $148,400 - $222,600 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

This role involves driving business direction, developing the rhythm of business (ROB), and executing business plans to ensure continuous operations for the CISO Operations within Microsoft Security. Responsibilities include overseeing strategy execution, designing budgets, supporting leadership agendas, monitoring organizational health, and leading cultural initiatives.