Description :
Job Title: Business Planning Manager
Job Category: Marketing
Product: Microsoft TV
Date Posted: 03/13/2008
Job Code: 225908
Location: CA - Mountain View
Travel Required:
Company and Location
Microsoft Corporation, Connected TV Division (Mediaroom Product)
San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley campus (Mountain View, CA)
Position
Business Planning Manager. This is an individual contributor position residing within the Strategic Business Planning / Business Management function of Marketing. It is a very visible position providing excellent growth opportunities within Marketing, the division, and within greater Microsoft. The role encompasses two specific functional areas - Strategic Business Planning which influences the future of the business 12+ months out and Business Management which defines and implements division-wide business policies.
Job Description
Microsoft Mediaroom is an industry leader in the exciting marketplace known as IPTV. It is well positioned for significant product and market growth in the coming years. The Connected TV division and Mediaroom product is one of the fastest growing within Microsoft. As the opportunities and business proliferate, market analysis, prioritization, and business planning assume critical importance for the division. We are also an integral part of Microsoft's digital entertainment strategy and as such, we collaborate with other MS divisions involved in this space. The Strategic Business Planning / Business Management team functions much like an internal consulting organization. We deliver qualitative and quantitative analyses and recommendations across a breadth of topics and areas of the business, define business policies, provide primary and secondary market research, and execute business planning for the division.
The responsibilities for this position include:
Applying disciplined and structured frameworks to evaluate (identify, define, quantify) business expansion initiatives (i.e., New market segments, new products, new businesses, new geographies, etc.)
Scoping, planning, and executing research and analysis to drive corporate strategy decisions.
Identifying risks and opportunities to long range strategic plans and developing mitigation strategies.
Defining and managing cross-functional initiatives across Microsoft TV and cross-divisional activities across Microsoft.
Developing overall views of the marketplace and key opportunities/issues with an emphasis on the future (12+ months).
Definition of business policies as they relate to the manner in which we will engage with our customers and partners in various areas.
Making presentations to senior management regarding analysis, findings, and recommendations.
Business forecasting and modeling.
Special projects, as required.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have a strong combination of intellectual ability, structured thinking, business intuition and technical aptitude. Specifically, the candidate must:
Possess a track record of solving complex, unstructured business problems via qualitative and quantitative analysis.
Have the ability to analyze and draw business implications from consumer research, industry analyst reports, financial, and other data sources.
Have or be able to develop an understanding of and insight into Pay TV market dynamics (both technical and business).
Exhibit the ability to scope, plan, and execute project-based research and analysis.
Display the capacity to take feedback from a variety of people and distill from it the key issues and recommendations.
Show a history of success in driving cross-functional teams and collaboration.
Demonstrate executive-level communication and presentation skills.
Requirements
MBA degree.
5+ years work experience.
Management Consulting experience.
Product management/marketing experience.
Telecommunications, cable, and/or media/entertainment experience.
Strong analytical skills.
Strong technical aptitude (demonstrating the ability to understand technical systems, as differentiated from writing