Responsibilities

Specific Responsibilities include:

• Be partner feedback and data driven. You will collect partner feedback, data and external trends to inform strategy and decision making. You will monitor progress against the strategy and investment areas to enable business success. You will synthesize partner feedback and industry signals/deal trends to influence Gaming product priorities, business models and deal structures.
• Co-ordinate key aspects of the relationship with the Publishers and orchestrate the different resources available within Microsoft for mutual benefit
• Be close to our Publisher’s businesses and goals whilst keeping the priorities of Microsoft firmly in mind
• Help to bring the best possible games to Microsoft platforms, particularly via Game Pass and other content-oriented negotiations
• Coordinate key face-to-face engagements and facilitate responses to all incoming queries
• Work closely with the Global and Regional Publishing teams to support joint strategies and initiatives
• Troubleshoot mid to high-level technical and business issues when necessary
• Be comfortable interpreting requirements from a range of different sources and translating those into actionable plans/programs with specific outcomes and objectives
• To successfully work with all key stakeholders to ensure fluid and transparent communication across key deliverables

Qualifications

Qualifications include:

• BS/BA degree in business or finance or equivalent experience is required
• Demonstrated experience in a consumer tech and/or interactive media & entertainment business focused on developing and driving cross-company strategy
• Experience in partner management, business development, content publishing/launch operations and analyzing product and technology trends. Experience within the video game industry is a plus.
• Possesses a network of relationships with partners, potential partners, competitors, investors, thought leaders to aid in opportunity identification
• Ability to lead, influence and drive results at all levels (from senior executives to individual contributors) and all functions (such as engineering, marketing, sales, services, finance and legal) in a complex technical and evolving business environment and under conditions of fast pace and ambiguity
• Experience in developing long-term, strategic partnership growth plans and ability to identify, structure and negotiate complex, large-scale partnership deals
• Strong partner relationship management and solution development skills
• Strong executive presence including communication and presentation skills with a high degree of comfort to large and small audiences
• Problem solving mentality leveraging internal and/or external resources, conflict resolution, and follow through with partners
• Ability to travel globally to visit partners and teams up to 25% of time.
• Playing video games, of any type, is a plus.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

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