Overview

• Are you passionate about Microsoft’s growing first party personal computing and devices strategy? Are you a strategic thinker, skilled cross-functional collaborator and motivated problem solver? If so, this Senior Finance Manager
• Devices Pricing Lead could be right for you!

Pricing is a critical function in the highly competitive devices landscape and requires a thorough understanding of unique market dynamics around the globe to maximize our first party revenue and profit opportunity. This role is responsible for partnering with our Consumer Sales and Marketing organizations and Go-To-Market as well as our field sellers and marketeers to develop and execute strategic creative pricing strategies to propel Devices sales and protect worldwide Devices gross margin.

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. That’s what inspires us, drives our work and pushes us to challenge the status quo every day. Through our Cloud-first strategy, we strive to deliver solutions that are optimized for the world and enable customers to drive their business more successfully.

Responsibilities

• We are looking for a Senior Finance Manager
• Device Pricing to lead the Pricing function for our Devices business. The role will center around solving complex customer problems using pricing solutions, collaborating with a diverse group of internal stakeholders to make recommendations on growth initiatives, and managing processes and business changes in a fast-paced environment.

This is an impactful role that requires technical, analytical, and communication skills, with proven ability to influence and drive business decisions through financial analysis and effective business partnering. Core responsibilities of the role include:

• Partnering closely with Surface business planning, finance planning, marketing and sales to determine pricing frameworks throughout the product lifecycle to optimize share gains and profitability of the Devices portfolio globally

• Driving business insights to support assumptions and inform pricing strategies to optimize margin goals, regional market nuances, and competitive benchmarking

• Developing dynamic pricing models and compliant processes to support pricing integrity and agility to support new launch pricing as well as dynamic market situations such as tariffs, COGS impacts and foreign exchange fluctuations

• Influencing program investments decisions and driving ROI (return on investment) evaluation

• Embody Microsoft’s culture and values

Qualifications Required/minimum qualifications

• Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 2+ years experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field OR Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 4+ years experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field OR equivalent experience.
• This role follows a hybrid work model and is based in Redmond, Washington. Employees are expected to work on-site in Redmond on a regular, recurring basis in alignment with business and team needs.

Additional or preferred qualifications

• Masters Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 6+ years of post-graduate financial analysis, accounting, controllership, or finance work experience OR Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 8+ years of post-graduate financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance work experience OR equivalent experience.

• 1+ year(s) experience in multinationals with multi-product/multi-segment finance roles.

• 1+ year(s) work experience in matrix-based organization.

• 1+ year(s) work experience in the technology or software industry.

• 5+ years of work experience in a pricing, finance, or marketing role, preferably in the technology industry

• Ability to act as trusted advisor and partner to marketing, sales and business planning. Executive maturity and balanced self-awareness.

• Robust analytical/problem solving and communications skills

• Results driven with organizational skills including ability to multi-task within tight timelines

Financial Analysis IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $96,500 - $188,400 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 $123,500 - $206,400 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.