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Overview

Empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. That’s what inspires us, drives our work, and pushes us to challenge the status quo every day. At Microsoft we also work to empower our employees so they can achieve more. We believe we should each find meaning in our work and we ensure employees have the freedom and the reach to help make a difference in the world. Microsoft Finance’s vision is focused on how business partnership leads to outcomes and how we drive impact.

Would you like to be part of Microsoft’s Treasury team driving the company’s strategic environmental and social investment initiatives? This team works closely with senior leadership and teams across Microsoft to drive progress towards its sustainability commitments and Microsoft’s impact investments, which includes the Climate Innovation Fund, Affordable Housing Fund, and Racial Equity Fund. Microsoft has committed to be a carbon negative, water positive, zero waste company that protects ecosystems—all by 2030. This role is highly focused on achieving these sustainability commitments by driving and partnering on Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund, carbon & water fees, accountability, and sustainability purchase strategies.

If you are a highly-motivated, analytical, results-driven finance professional with great communication, intellectual curiosity, cross-functional agility, and a passion for Microsoft’s sustainability commitments, this is the job for you. This high visibility and impact driven role offers the opportunity to stretch your skills at the highest levels of the company. The role reports to Director of Impact Investing.

The Senior Impact Investments Manager will partner with several stakeholders including Environmental Sustainability, business groups & their finance partners, Corporate Accounting, Tax, Legal, and Treasury as well as external advisors and companies.

Responsibilities

+ Lead investment transactions from end-to-end from sourcing, through diligence and analysis, and execution for Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund in partnership with Microsoft Environmental Sustainability and other business teams, as appropriate, and with a compliance-first mindset

+ Work across functions, organizations, and external parties to ensure alignment and coordination for smooth and efficient execution of transactions

+ Partner across company on carbon reduction and removal purchases through the use of investments and innovative financing strategies

+ Engage with key internal and external partners, including portfolio companies, investments, financial institutions, and other industry organizations, to advance programmatic efforts

+ Represent the team in meetings with key internal and external partners as well as customers

+ Perform market analysis & research and develop deep understanding of key market drivers

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 5+ years experience in investments, financial analysis, or related field

Preferred Qualifications

+ Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 8+ years experience in investments, financial analysis, or related field

+ OR Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 5+ years experience in investments, financial analysis, or related field

+ OR equivalent experience

+ Excellent investment, analytical, Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI, and financial modeling skills are key for success in this role

+ Ability to manage numerous transactions & models end-to-end while managing through ambiguity

+ Experience leading the due diligence process on prospective investments

+ Demonstrated ability to create clarity, collaborate, be inclusive, and be a curious learner

+ Ability to simplify complex information and highly effective written and oral communication skills for all audience levels

+ Compliance and ethics demonstrated in every action

Treasury IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $96,500 - $188,400 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 $123,500 - $206,400 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

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 with religious accommodations 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)