In Consumer Sales Organization (CSO) our purpose is to earn fans and drive growth by building emotional connections to delight and empower everyone. We engage with consumers globally throughout their shopping journeys, navigating both physical storefronts and digital visits across Direct and Partner Channels in Gaming, Windows, M365 and Surface. Together with our ecosystem partners, we strategize and implement plans for customer engagement and economic growth.
As a member of our team, you’ll be part of growing a multi-billion-dollar business, charting new areas of innovation, and impacting billions of lives around the world. You also will be a part of a culture centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. If that appeals to you, it’s an exciting time to be here in CSO.
The Worldwide Games Category Lead will be responsible for driving the global retail strategy and performance of the Games & Content category across the Americas, APAC, and EMEA regions. This role requires a strategic leader with a proven ability to manage high-performing teams, optimize business processes, and align cross-functional stakeholders. The successful candidate will lead global planning, go-to-market execution, and investment optimization for both physical and digital games content at retail, ensuring alignment with Xbox’s broader ecosystem and business objectives. This role also plays a critical part in leveraging market insights and regional feedback to shape product, pricing, and promotional strategies that maximize growth and profitability.

REQUIRED/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 6+ years category management, product management, marketing strategy, business planning, product planning, or related work experience AND Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years people management experience.

ADDITIONAL OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 12+ years category management, product management, marketing strategy, business planning, product planning, or related work experience AND Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, Engineering, or related field OR 8+ years category management, product management, marketing strategy, business planning, product planning, or related work experience AND MBA/Master’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field OR equivalent experience.
• 6+ years experience managing and expanding a category, attaining sales and profitability targets, and leading complex projects (e.g., large-scale or multi-year projects for multi-national or matrixed organizations) with internal stakeholders (e.g., sales management, finance) OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years people management experience.
  Category Management M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $130,900 - $251,900 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 $165,600 - $272,300 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
  Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 23rd, 2025.
  

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