There is a unique opportunity for a business manager to work across all of our gaming brands in International Gaming Marketing. As a team based in multiple regions of the world, the International Gaming Marketing team is uniquely placed to engage with fans and look at business opportunities in innovative ways. The team is composed of commercial and marketing professionals in EMEA, LATAM, and Asia and works closely with a varied cross functional team of professionals in Comms, Finance, Sales, CELA, and HR.
In Consumer Sales Organization (CSO) our purpose is to earn fans and drive growth by building emotional connections to delight and empower everyone. We engage with consumers globally throughout their shopping journeys, navigating both physical storefronts and digital visits across Direct and Partner Channels in Gaming, Windows, M365 and Surface. Together with our ecosystem partners, we strategize and implement plans for customer engagement and economic growth.
As a member of our team, you’ll be part of growing a multi-billion-dollar business, charting new areas of innovation, and impacting billions of lives around the world. You also will be a part of a culture centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. If that appeals to you, it’s an exciting time to be here in CSO.
You will be responsible for working on setting up and tracking marketing initiatives across Xbox, Activision, Blizzard, and Bethesda titles and supporting the wider business. This work could be as varied as tracking commercial performance, driving ways of looking at agency spend, and building workstreams that look at how we share best practice across the International Gaming Marketing team and partner organisations. Another area of responsibility will be setting up the right new leadership team structure in international and developing a rhythm of the business for the team linking closely with adjacent groups.
The Business Manager (BM) role manages the day-to-day running of the business for a function or team. The BM also drives planning, designing, and delivering initiatives that support the function or team, as well as its business and people objectives. This position is responsible for ensuring the effectiveness of the Leadership Team (LT) operating rhythm, including setting up and driving key processes to get work done. The perfect candidate is a strategic, business-minded candidate who has a bias for action, experience with change management, and the ability to motivate and lead people around them.
This role is flexible in that you can work up to 60% from home. There is a requirement to be in a London office (including the one on Wardour Street) 2 days per week with some travel needed.
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.