Director, Business Program Manager AI Acceleration

Director, Business Program Manager

Microsoft is at the forefront of reshaping technology to deliver business outcomes for our customers and partners. We are on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is centered around embracing a growth mindset, and we encourage teams and leaders to bring their best each day. We are looking for a Director, Business Program Manager to drive business excellence, program manage operations across the AI Acceleration team. As part of the Innovation & Acceleration team within Commercial Solution Areas, this role will aim to accelerate customers' AI transformation into value at speed and scale, showcasing Microsoft's end-to-end platform. The Business Program Manager plays a critical position responsible for managing, facilitating and streamlining our business rigors and execution, designing measures of impact and creating a 'picture of success' for all teams to execute against. Spanning org RoB orchestration to supporting Go to market strategy and enablement, and guiding leadership with actionable insights. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in business program management and analytics, a passion for continuous improvement, and the ability to lead through influence in a multi-country, matrix organization. Three days / week in-office.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Business Operations - Lead planning and execution of operational rhythms and governance models to ensure alignment with business priorities.
• GTM Strategy & Enablement - Create a picture of success across GTM, enablement lab and AI GBB, ensuring a deep level of excellence in our execution.
• Executive Support - Serve as a trusted advisor to the GM, providing strategic counsel on business priorities, resource allocation, and organizational health. Prepare executive briefings, business reviews, and storytelling assets that articulate impact and accelerate decision-making.
• Cross-Functional Orchestration - Align stakeholders across WSS, Marketing, Field, and Partner teams to drive unified execution of AI acceleration programs. Champion change management and adoption of AI-powered processes for operational efficiency.
• Operational Excellence - Establish frameworks to ensure seamless execution across teams to deliver business outcomes.

Qualifications

Business Program Management IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $130,900 - $277,200 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 $165,600 - $303,600 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here.

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until November 1, 2025. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and / or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.