Microsoft Project Manager - West Coast Preferred

At A Glance

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You will be a crucial member of the Microsoft worldwide team. Reporting to our Director, Client Service: Partner Readiness Landing, you will project manage several key aspects of the team including Print Management, Call Form Evolution, and operational needs of the team. You will assist with implementation and management of global promotions and programs, drive stakeholder engagement and collaboration, and assist in workflow road mapping, planning, content management, communication, and more.

Our ideal candidate brings a strong project management background with previous operations management and execution experience in a complex vendor agency setting. This role will have high visibility to our Microsoft client, so the right candidate must have excellent standards of client interaction and communication as well as the ability to collaborate effectively with both partner agencies and internal stakeholders/colleagues.

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Compensation

$80,000 - $85,000 per year with bonus potential

Overview

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive pay with bonus potential
• Health and wellness benefits plans
• Flexible vacation and holiday policies
• Paid parental leave
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Technology allowance
• Referral bonus
• Tax savings with flexible spending accounts for parking, transit, dependents, and healthcare costs
• Opportunity to work with a growing company that actively rewards and promotes its employees

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Communicate clearly and collaborate effectively with all client stakeholders, vendors, partners, and internal teams to drive labor strategy and cross functional deliverables
• Drive strong client and partner vendor relationships by solving problems in a proactive and strategic way as directed by Manager
• Oversee day-to-day project management, including cycle updates, REP Tool administration, rhythm of business deliverables (meeting cadence, agendas, deck creation and quarterly reports), and more
• Assist in implementing strategies and tactics to best drive learning objectives and key metrics
• Collaborate with the Influence and Visual merchandising teams to understand the audience types we serve, how to best deliver guidance to these audiences, and provide as-needed backup support for other Partner Readiness deliverables
• Responsible for working within a set of assigned hours for client projects & campaigns
• Other duties as assigned by management

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

Experience and Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, project management, operations management, or process/change management, or relevant experience
• Proven project manager experience and/or project manager certification
• 5+ years of previous Operations Management/Execution in a complex vendor agency setting preferred
• Knowledge and experience with Microsoft products and services such as Windows, Office, Microsoft 365, Surface, Xbox, Commercial etc. highly preferred
• Experience managing multiple projects and coordinating projects with multiple departments and agency staff members over varying deadline scales and time zones

Skills and Attributes:

• Knowledge and background in project management, understanding of labor strategy, and 3PL field labor
• Extremely strong skills and fluency in MS Office (particularly PowerPoint and Teams) required
• Possesses an understanding of the digital marketing and communications landscape to support integrated programs
• Strong ability to execute and manage process workflows along with excellent problem solving, tactical, time management, and critical thinking skills
• Excellent verbal and written presentation, organization, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Ability to manage conflicts and difficult situations both internally (project-based) and externally (client-based) and see things from another’s point of view—particularly when thinking about diversity, inclusion, and accessibility
• Maintains awareness and understanding of new marketing/communications technologies and techniques and excels at researching opportunities/trends within the CE landscape

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:
• Regularly talk, sit, stand, walk, and bend over
• Repetitive use of hands/arms, repetitive use of legs and grasp
• Continuous hand/eye coordination and fine manipulation

Important Information

We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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