Director, Strategic Partnerships

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On the Strategic Partnerships team, you’ll join a group focused on establishing diverse partnerships that are immersed in culture and show our customers how our products can fuel creativity and innovation, help them see the potential impact of Microsoft’s technology solutions.

The Strategic Partnerships team is seeking a Director, Strategic Partnerships to oversee cross partnership tech delivery and the execution of exciting and impactful storytelling that showcases innovation and achieves business impact among the partner’s fans. As part of this role, you will guide the team towards maintaining a smooth workflow across partners, agencies and internal stakeholders. You will build connections across internal marketing teams to maximize the integration of partnership stories across marketing activities. As the team manager, you will lead and empower your team to deliver consistently against partnership objectives, ensuring that all activities are aligned, efficient, and meet established deadlines. You will oversee the broader partnership portfolio, monitoring efficacy and proactively identifying and exploring new opportunities for collaboration.

Additionally, you will champion the visibility and understanding of partnership impact across the organization by communicating results, sharing learnings, and facilitating cross-functional engagement. Your experience in partnership management, project leadership, campaign execution, and go-to-market strategies will enable you to drive success, foster innovation, and maximize the value these strategic partnerships bring to Microsoft and its stakeholders.

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.

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field AND 5+ years integrated marketing (e.g., digital, relationship, social media, campaign), event management, marketing strategy, business planning, marketing operations, or related work experience OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years sponsorship activation, product marketing, integrated marketing (e.g., digital, relationship, social media, campaign), event management, marketing strategy, business planning, marketing operations, or related work experience
• Experience in campaign development and execution with a focus on measurable impact analysis.
• Experience in project management, navigating varying priorities with tight timelines, organizational alignment, measurement and accountability.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field AND 3+ years integrated marketing (e.g., digital, relationship, social media, campaign), event management, marketing strategy, business planning, marketing operations, or related experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field AND 7+ years integrated marketing (e.g., digital, relationship, social media, campaign), event management, marketing strategy, business planning, marketing operations, or related experience OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years people management experience.

Integrated Marketing 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 October 24, 2025.

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• Manage a team of Partnership Managers, Technologists and Analysts in the effective delivery of marketing and technology partnerships.
• Collaborate with internal engineering teams or agencies to deliver transformational technology with the partner.
• Oversee activation plans to drive awareness of partnership and build product consideration/adoption through storytelling and tech engagement.
• Report on partnership activations and impact, mapping activities to key performance indicators (KPIs) and identifying opportunities for optimization and larger impact.
• Drive visibility internally of partnerships and establish regular cadence of engagement to ensure companywide utilization.
• Oversee the balance and efficacy of the broader partnerships portfolio, proactively identifying gaps and needs.
• Manage a complex budget ensuring adherence to all targets.
• Embody our Culture and Values