Microsoft AR/VR Job | Principal Strategy Lead
Job（岗位）: Principal Strategy Lead
Type（岗位类型）: Engineering
Citys（岗位城市）: Redmond, United States
Date（发布日期）: 2021-12-2
Summary（岗位介绍）
In Mixed Reality, people—not devices—are at the center of everything we do. Our tech moves beyond screens and pixels, creating a new reality aimed at bringing us closer together—whether that’s scientists “meeting” on the surface of a virtual Mars or some yet undreamt-of possibility. To get there, we are incorporating diverse groundbreaking technologies, from the revolutionary Holographic Processing Unit to computer vision, machine learning, human-computer interaction, and more. We are a growing team of talented engineers and artists putting technology on a human path across all Windows devices, including Microsoft HoloLens, the Internet of Things, phones, tablets, desktops, and Xbox. We believe there must be a better way. If you do too, we need you!This rolewill join theMixed RealityStrategy & Operationsteamas astrategy leader.The Strategy & Operations team is a nimble team within engineering dedicated toscale enablement, portfolio planning, andthought leadership.The strategy leader will understandbroadAR/VRmarket trends, identify strategicinsights,and develop them into business strategies while delivering thought leadership around our business priorities. This is a high impact role that will drive future strategy development and work actively to shape the investment profile of our investments across the product portfolio. You will work closely with the extended team across engineering, program management, marketing, sales, business development, and finance to understand competitive market dynamics, identify key emerging trends, and propose innovative ideas to maximize the ROI of our investments. Our team needs an experiencedbusinessleaderto help deliver on the program’s ambitious objectives.If you want to work at the epicenter of Mixed Reality in the industry to help us usher in a new computing paradigm – we want you!
Qualifications（岗位要求）
MinimumQualifications:
- B.A., B.S., inBusiness,Marketing,Economics, orsimilar
- 8years of experiencein technology strategy in tech,marketing,management consulting, investment banking firms,orsimilarexperience
- 5 years of proven experiencedemonstratingan advanced understanding of technology business models,ability to translate strategy into actionable business plans, and strong business acumen
- 3 years of demonstrated experience indeveloping relationships, becoming atrusted advisor,and influencingat the CVP level
Preferred Qualifications:
- MBAor PhD inStrategy,Economics,Marketing, or similar
- 3 years of demonstrated experience ofmanage a complex set of stakeholders and projects with a track record of balancing competing priorities and deadlines
- 3 years of proven experience of developing executive level white papers, strategy docs, or marketing docs and presenting them to executive leadership
- Domainknowledge of Microsoft technology, cloud computing, hardware development,and platform business models
- Deep understanding of Mixed Reality Business trendsand competitive landscape
- Deep understanding of technology strategy
- Experience in a complex multi-team and fast paced business environment
- Partnership orientation to getting work done, coupled with problem solving, judgment, decision making,and strategic capabilities
- Proventrack recordof exemplary impact through cross-group collaboration and partnerships
- Ability to lead and manage high functioning teams consistent with Microsoft management principles
- Balanced in strategy development, program execution,and change management
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirementsinclude, butare not limited to the following specialized security screenings:Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship and/or U.S. permanent residence to meet federal government security requirements.
- This position requires access to information controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the successful candidate must be a
Description（岗位职责）
- Articulate portfolio strategy for a diverse portfolio of Mixed Reality products anddevelop a prioritized hypothesis of the long-rangeinvestmentsfor profitable growth.
- Rationalize how investment dollars are distributed across a growing portfolio. Partner closely with Operations, Finance,andEngineering to execute portfolio planning.
- Lead merger & acquisition identification, analysis,and execution acrossengineeringteams.
- Link macro portfolio strategy to engineering product strategy by defining strategy frameworks and business modeling frameworks to be scaled to product managers
- Create and lead cross-functional product, operations, andfinance engagement to steer the direction ofthe Mixed Reality portfolio.
- Consult with product managers and our business planning team on business modelsand GTM strategy
- Report on category performance across Mixed Reality, analyze industry trends,and proactively propose specific growth initiatives
- Partner closely with executive leadership to operationalize change management and scale strategy initiatives across the organization
- Develop strong relationships, embracing cross-boundary collaboration to influence peers and senior executives(CVP Level)across the company
- Represent Mixed Reality in cross-company business planning forums and across theindustry
