Description :
Job Title: Business Development Manager
Job Category: Finance
Product: (Not Product Specific)
Date Posted: 06/10/2008
Job Code: 234197
Location: WA - Redmond
Travel Required:
Assist end-to-end market analysis and strategy development projects for key product and business groups . Tasks include performing market, industry and product evaluations, financial analysis and business segment forecasting and growth assessments. Use formal strategic planning and execution planning tools and methodology to identify and size market and business model options. Perform competitive research analysis and track and maintain ongoing information for use across the organization
Requires ability to digest and summarize vast quantities of complex market and competitive data (internal, external, consumer and industry) in a succinct and digestible form to provide key decision-making and planning insights.
Key Skills:
Business case financial modeling
Market forecasting (macro)
Project Management/status reporting
Strat planning methodology and tools (e.g. prioritization frameworks, capability gap analysis, market sizing, innovation/disruption; strategy maps etc). Usually gained from Big 5 consulting experience)
M&A company evaluation
E&D Strategy team supports our business groups with market and strategic analysis and execution planning support and drives the annual strategy review effort for the division. The division includes a wide range of consumer focused hardware and services, including Xbox and interactive entertainment, Windows Mobile, Surface Computing, Mac Office, personal navigation devices, Zune and Connected TV.