Senior Platform Business Planner - Xbox Devices

About the position

Responsibilities

• Lead and define product and channel strategy in partnership with other internal teams, forecasting demand across screens and experiences.
• Develop growth strategies for Xbox Devices with multiple services while collaborating with leaders.
• Support development of Ecosystem economic models across key endpoint categories or lines of business.
• Conduct competitive benchmarking and market analysis to identify opportunities building upon audience strategy.
• Deliver insights for short and long-term business roadmaps.
• Lead partnerships with customer research and use research to drive business decisions to drive Xbox Devices Long Range Planning.
• Drive thought leadership around competition and industry trends.
• Evaluate market conditions and insights to determine offer strategy and pricing.
• Assess the impact on revenue and business targets.
• Drive promotion strategy and performance.
• Lead projects or programs that synthesize data to inform business decisions and drive results.
• Use business insights and data analysis to inform strategic decision-making and communicate results in a synthesized manner.
• Serve as an expert accountable for successful cross-organization execution for a plan.
• Ensure the actual plan is executed and aligned with the overall strategy.
• Develop appropriate content for different audiences.
• Create project plans with timelines and milestones to implement readiness strategy into business plans.
• Identify key stakeholders and implement their feedback and input.
• Forecast and manage the overall definition, incorporating business drivers into the plan.
• Identify key performance indicators and metrics for planning and forecasting.
• Track and drive insights for optimization of offer accountability and satisfaction of customers and partners.
• Collaborate with a variety of groups through ongoing reviews of performance.

Requirements

• 5+ years product management, strategy consulting, finance, business/corporate development, or related experience OR equivalent experience.
• Experience working with engineering, finance, and marketing teams to align product and pricing strategies.

Nice-to-haves

• Ability to prepare and deliver executive level presentations.
• Ability to turn data into a clear and insightful story.
• Ability to lead and drive cross-functional v-teams to deliver recommendations.
• MBA or advanced degree in related field preferred.
• Communication and collaboration skills.
• Excel and PowerPoint skills.

Benefits

• Industry leading healthcare
• Educational resources
• Discounts on products and services
• Savings and investments
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Generous time away
• Giving programs
• Opportunities to network and connect