At Small Medium Enterprises and Channel (SME&C), we are leading a high-growth, AI-powered global sales team—one that is deeply connected to our partners and driven by customer success. By uniting our Small Medium Business, Corporate, Strategy, and Partner teams, we are unlocking the largest customer opportunity, backed by the industry’s most significant investments. Leveraging the power of AI and our extensive partner ecosystem, we are redefining how businesses of all sizes adopt technology to drive growth and innovation. SME&C is more than a sales organization—it’s a culture of innovation, opportunity, and inclusivity. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, high-performing, and customer-obsessed team where collaboration, connection, and continuous learning fuel everything we do. If you thrive in a fast-paced, digital-first environment and are eager to make a meaningful impact, explore how SME&C can be the next step in your career. Together, we are shaping the future of business. As the Communications Lead, a core member of the office of the Corporate Vice President of SME&C Asia you will play a pivotal role in creating clarity, generating energy and delivering success to 1000 direct and indirect reporting employees in one of the most geographically and culturally textured environments in the world positioned to accelerate growth. You will also have an opportunity to work cross-collaboratively while living our shared SME&C Culture priorities: Diverse and Inclusive, Wellbeing, Sustainability, Giving and Learning. You will drive the development and production of communications materials and deployment of communications tactics, leading and creating communications strategy and planning efforts, working collaboratively across multiple stakeholders. You will take responsibility for the bill of materials and ensure alignment to our strategy and adherence to business objectives. You will conceptualize and develop content to educate, guide, and advise our team, customers, and partners on communications strategy and tactics, identifying opportunities to enhance Microsoft’s reputation and perception and develop content accordingly, including correcting inaccuracies when they occur. Monitoring, tracking and analyzing the impact of and responses to messaging for a given issue; and creating responsive materials as needed. This is a strategic individual contributor role with significant influence, ideal for someone who is passionate about scaling through partnerships and has a strong background in business acumen, communications, strategic thinking, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. This opportunity offers broad exposure across Microsoft’s solution areas and deep insight into both field sales operations and the partner ecosystem, develop deep business understanding, work with a CVP and their Leadership team and across the SME&C business in Asia and globally. As Communications Leader, you have a significant role in shaping and influencing culture within SME&C Asia. **Responsibilities** + You will focus on critical priority areas as you drive the communications strategy. This will involve enhancing thought leadership and contributing to innovative campaigns while generating momentum for Microsoft’s offerings. + You will lead storytelling across teams while using data and insights to drive storytelling opportunities. You’ll also develop and create ideas for collateral materials for use in a range of initiatives and events. + You will leverage your deep expertise of stakeholders to execute tasks, as well as manage and refine expectations and priorities. You’ll also identify opportunities to enhance public perception, and lead action to address potential reputation risk issues. + You will monitor and analyze the impact of messaging for a given issue, then create responses as needed. You’ll also drive strategy by gathering and synthesizing data from various sources, as well as by determining which metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate. + You will drive collaboration with other key stakeholder communitieis including Chief Marketing Officer and their teams, External PR Communications Lead and their teams, Global SME&C Communications and Strategy teams to produce communications materials and tactics, executing across a matrixed organization. + You will lead agency teams as needed. You’ll also choose and manage agency partnerships. **Qualifications** **Required/minimum qualifications** + Bachelor's degree in business, Marketing, Communications, Finance, or related field AND 8+ years Communications, Marketing Operations, Field Operations, Program Management, Project Management, or related experience OR equivalent experience. + Proven ability to operate effectively within complex, matrixed organisations, driving alignment and communication across diverse stakeholder groups. + Extensive experience leading communications initiatives across the Asia region, with a strong understanding of cultural nuances and market dynamics. **Additional or preferred qualifications:** + Master's degree in business, Marketing, Communications, Finance, or related field AND 8+ years Communications, Marketing Operations, Field Operations, Program Management, Project Management, or related experience + OR bachelor's degree in business, Marketing, Communications, Finance, or related field AND 10+ years Communications, Marketing Operations, Field Operations, Program Management, Project Management, or related experience OR equivalent experience. + 8+ years' experience supporting senior executives in an executive communications role. + 3+ years' experience working with social media platforms. 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) .