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At Xbox, we’re building the future of gaming by delivering the best games, most engaged players, and highest-quality experiences wherever our players want to play.

The **Content Optimization** team within Xbox Planning & Insights plays a critical role in shaping how we acquire, launch, and optimize content on Game Pass and Xbox storefronts.

We’re looking for a Manager Xbox Content Optimazation who is passionate about gaming, motivated by impact, and skilled at driving clarity across complex workstreams.

In this role, you’ll have an opportunity to drive impact as a trusted right hand to the **Director of Xbox Content Optimization** , owning projects from conception to delivery, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, and building frameworks that help Xbox make better, faster content decisions at the intersection of geo, audience, genre, content type and engagement.

If you thrive on creating structure from ambiguity, enjoy collaborating with data and strategy partners, and have the confidence to step into meetings and represent your team, this is an opportunity to make a direct, visible impact on how Xbox grows its content business.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

+ **Drive Workstreams:** Own end-to-end program delivery for high-priority initiatives such as content performance modelingand connection to strategy, 1P/3P optimization planning, and content KPI (Key Performnace Indicators) refinement processes.

+ **Project Planning & Coordination:** Build andmaintainproject timelines, partner with analytics,finance,andgame studio businessteams, and ensure clearaccountabilityfor milestones.

+ **Stakeholder Collaboration:** Serve as a connective tissue across teams — partner with business owners, analysts, and leadership to ensuredirection ladders up to our north star strategy for the Gaming org.

+ **Business Impact Modeling:** Create anditerate onmodels that forecast content performance,optimizeour understanding of subscription revenue attribution, and help guide investment decisions.

+ **Content & Communication Support:** Prepare skeleton decks, summarize insights, and represent the team in key forums (e.g., standing in for leadership in partner meetings).

+ Embody our Culture and Values .

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

+ 3+ years product management, strategy consulting, finance, business/corporate development, or related experience

+ OR equivalent experience.

+ Experience translating strategic goals into structured, actionable plans with clearly defined deliverables.

+ Communication and relationship-building skills with experience collaborating across diverse teams and functions.

+ Experience in data analysis leveraging complex KPI (Key Performance Indicators) to inform insights and guide decision-making.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Experience in gamingindustry.

+ Familiarity with performance measurement frameworks and impact modeling.

+ Ability to thrive in ambiguity, balancing independent execution with collaborative alignment.

+ A growth mindset and a willingness to experiment, learn, and iterate.

Business Planning IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $85,100 - $169,800 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 $112,000 - $185,300 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 10, 2025.

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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 (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .