Growth & Competitive Strategy Director

Responsibilities

• Own and orchestrate the Windows Consumer annual growth strategy plan, aligning Sales, Marketing, Business Planning, and Finance.
• Define long-term growth and channel strategy across Retail, OEM, and online platforms.
• Lead portfolio focus and trade-off decisions to maximize conversion and market share.
• Synthesize industry research and competitive intelligence into actionable GTM execution, including pricing and retail playbooks.
• Partner with Finance to translate volume and revenue models into prioritized growth opportunities and investment frameworks.
• Adapt global growth agendas for regional market realities and segmentation strategies.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in strategy, category management, or consumer technology within a global environment.
• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, or a related field.
• Proven ability to translate complex financial models into actionable growth plans and TAM gap analyses.
• Strong competitive intelligence skills with the ability to synthesize competitor moves into strategic points of view.
• Experience orchestrating annual planning across large, cross-functional organizations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in technology or management consulting.
• Expertise in developed and emerging market dynamics and channel structures (Retail, OEM, online).
• Exceptional executive-level communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience operating in high-stakes, competitive consumer technology markets.

About the Company

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. We come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals.