• Senior Business Planner - Microsoft Advertising

    Microsoft Corporation (Los Angeles, CA)


    Microsoft Advertising is at the forefront of the digital advertising industry and empowers advertisers around the world to reach and expand their potential through our full-funnel digital marketing solutions.

     

    We aim to have industry-leading solutions for advertisers to help them achieve their marketing goals. This entails bringing new and innovative advertising products to market; delivering measurable results for marketers while safeguarding the privacy and trust of our users; and ensuring we enable our sales teams with product and audience details to help them design effective solutions for our customers.

     

    We are looking for an initiative-taking **Senior Business Planner** . In this role, you will be responsible for driving business planning to grow market share and land Microsoft Advertising as an industry leader in AI.

     

    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.

     

    Starting January 26, 2026, Microsoft AI (MAI) employees who live within a 50-mile commute of a designated Microsoft office within the US, or a 25-mile commute of a non-US, country specific location are expected to work from the office at least four days per week. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction.

    Responsibilities

    + Develops strategic plans to drive and transform the business across demand, supply, products and platforms and influences prioritization of initiatives within these areas.

    + Leads workstreams across opportunity identification and sizing, demand strategy, demand profiling, and business requirements documentation.

    + Works with cross-functional teams to ensure business and demand plans are comprehensive and rationalized across all planning dimensions from channels to touchpoints solutioning.

    + Leverages insights across voice of field and stakeholder input to develop recommendations and provide thought leadership around potential growth opportunities.

    + Communicates and advocates plans to business leaders and conveys viewpoints through written documents (e.g., memos, perspectives, business requirements docs) and influence models (e.g., meetings, presentations).

    + Delivers recommendations and implications to stakeholders to facilitate discussions and decision making.

    + Partners across Product, Engineering, Operations, and Business teams to ensure alignment.

    + **Other** - Embody our culture and values

    Qualifications

    Required/minimum qualifications

    + Bachelor's Degree AND 4+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development

    + OR equivalent experience.

    + 2+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.

    + 4+ years of professional experience in strategy, business planning, consulting, finance, product management, or related experience OR equivalent experience.

    Additional or preferred qualifications

    + Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development

    + OR equivalent experience.

    + 6+ years of professional experience in strategy, business planning, consulting, finance, product management, or related experience OR equivalent experience.

    + A proven track record of working across diverse stakeholders to define and execute strategic initiatives with passion, precision, and excellence.

    + Solid business judgement and ability to make decisions leveraging strategic thinking complemented with a bias for action and operational excellence.

    + 6+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.

    + 1+ year(s) of experience with the digital advertising environment, and a clear understanding of the media planning and buying process.

     

    Technical Program Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 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) .