Business Manager - Global Partner Solutions

Microsoft; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Microsoft is seeking an experienced Business Operations professional to drive strategic planning and execution across the organization. This role involves overseeing performance tracking, partnering with senior leaders, and managing budget forecasting. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial management, operations management, and project management, complemented by a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field and extensive experience in business-related roles.

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in relevant roles or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years experience for candidates without a Master's degree.

Responsibilities

• Leads strategic planning and execution across the business.
• Oversees business reviews and performance tracking.
• Partners with senior leaders to support decision-making.
• Drives cross-functional alignment and organizational priorities.
• Acts as a trusted advisor to senior leadership.

Skills

Financial management

Business planning

Operations management

Strategy

Project management

Human resources

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field

Master's Degree in a relevant field

Job description

Responsibilities (Text Only)

Business Operations Leads strategic planning and execution across the business, driving clarity and prioritization in complex situations. Oversees the rhythm of business (ROB), business reviews, and performance tracking to align with strategic goals. Partners with senior leaders to shape content, ensure compliance, and support decision-making. Manages budgeting and forecasting in collaboration with Finance, ensuring alignment with headcount and investment strategies. Supports business continuity planning and governance, while driving cross-functional alignment and execution of organizational priorities. Executive Leader and Team CommunicationsMay lead executive-level communication with a variety of internal audiences. Ensures alignment with business priorities. Develops content and messaging related to the team's mission and key projects, organizational/company strategy and vision. Articulates this strategy for the leader. Proactively seeks out relevant content (e.g., security requirements, priorities, and/or updates) to communicate to the organization. Guides tactical response to crisis situations. Optimizes the leader's time by structuring the communication strategy for the business and organizing the daily communications of the leader. Performs triage and ghostwriting on behalf of the leader to expedite leader's time. May perform executive-level communication with a variety of audiences.Maximizing/ Extending the LeaderActs as a trusted advisor and thought leader, aligning goals and best practices across the Business Management community. Advises senior leaders on strategy, culture, and industry insights while overseeing content creation and governance practices. Leads cross-functional workstreams, builds strong executive relationships, and ensures alignment and follow-up on leadership priorities. Serves as a proxy for leadership when needed, manages executive engagements, and translates complex information into actionable plans.Organizational HealthEnsures a healthy scorecard for the team/organization, champions and influences culture initiatives aligned to defined People Strategy, connecting leaders and teams to One Microsoft Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) plan resources and guidance. Partners with Human Resources (HR), leader, and business management community on best ways to apply company guidance, accelerate progress related to culture and inclusion, and define communications and action plans for the organization in response to employee signals. Capitalizes on team strengths and identifies development areas, strategizing, planning, and directing execution of trainings. Tracks the use of role-based compliance trainings and new trainings (e.g., security). As needed, drives training completion rates and/or program execution.Special Project/Programs and InitiativesDrives cross-team projects as needed to meet the changing business environment and to manage complex business needs. Leads project/program management to ensure organization-wide implementation of strategic efforts that require hands-on coordination across multiple disciplines and business organizations. Leads strategic innovation and experimentation.

Qualifications (Text Only)

Required/minimum qualifications Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 6+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles OR equivalent experience.Additional or preferred qualificationsMaster's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 8+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles OR Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 12+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles OR equivalent experience.