Overview

Microsoft’s Office of Strategy and Transformation is seeking a Senior Manager, Enterprise Transformation to help advance Microsoft’s evolution into a Frontier Firm—defined by the ability to continuously learn, rapidly improve, and scale value creation through AI and operational excellence. This role sits at the center of the company’s most critical transformation priorities.

Our team uses Continuous Improvement (CI) as our core operating system. We apply structured problem solving, systems thinking, and data-driven execution to complex, enterprise-wide challenges. While we leverage CI methodologies, traditional Lean or CI backgrounds are not required. What matters is a demonstrated ability to think rigorously, lead complex work systematically, and deliver measurable outcomes.

As a Senior Manager, Enterprise Transformation, you will build leadership skills as you tackle complex, enterprise-wide problems, modernize end-to-end workflows, and embed AI-enabled operating models that improve quality, speed, and business performance. You will deliver measurable impact by collaborating across the organization, opening the door to significant career growth opportunities and advancement. Successful candidates will challenge status quo, are highly resourceful in navigating ambiguity and constraints, can manage multiple priorities and deliver results at scale

If you thrive at the intersection of strategy, operations, AI, and large-scale change, this is an opportunity to do the most consequential work of your career—helping shape how a modern, AI-powered enterprise operates.

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.

Responsibilities

• Reimagine end-to-end workflows: redesign critical business processes that span organizational boundaries to deliver step-function improvements, utilizing the core tools and methodologies of continuous improvement.

• Operationalize strategy into execution: facilitate teams in definition of improvement goals, leveraging relevant benchmarks to set a high bar, and support implementation of improvements to achieve targeted outcomes.

• Identify and embed AI applications: surface high-value opportunities for AI/automation in target workflows, validate feasibility and impact, and partner with teams to implement AI-enabled improvements that increase speed, quality, and performance.

• Build cross-org alignment: facilitate outcome-driven Kaizen events with senior leaders and teams to align priorities, surface tradeoffs, and drive clear decisions and results. You’ll manage stakeholder engagement rhythm and partnerships by resolving challenges and driving sustainment of improvements.

• Drive outcomes through insights: analyze performance data and translate insights into clear, actionable recommendations that enable teams to adopt reimagined workflows. Use data to identify opportunities, communicate results, and partner with teams to implement improvements.

• Lead change management: apply your business acumen to guide teams through end-to-end to implementation of complex, cross functionalfunctional process improvements, ensuring maintenance of clear and complete documentation.

• Embody our Culture and Values

Qualifications Required/minimum qualifications

• Master's Degree in Engineering, Business, or related field AND 4+ years process management, process execution, process optimization, or related experience- OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, or related field AND 6+ years process management, process execution, process optimization, or related experience
• OR equivalent experience.

Additional or preferred qualifications- Master's Degree in Engineering, Business, or related field AND 8+ years process management, process execution, process optimization, or related experience (e.g., data analytics)- OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, or related field AND 12+ years process management, process execution, process optimization, or related experience (e.g., data analytics)

• OR equivalent experience.

• Lean, Business Process Management Professional, Change Management (e.g., Prosci), Six Sigma, and/or Agile certifications.

Process Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $116,900 - $203,600 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 $148,400 - $222,600 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.