At Microsoft Advertising, we want to make delivering hyper-personalized advertising powered by generative AI simple. Our end-to-end advertising solutions include AI-powered tools for buying and selling advertising against any objective and format. Generative AI is revolutionizing user engagement, transforming how people learn, entertain, and create. Across Copilot, Bing, MSN, Outlook.com, Xbox, Edge, and more, we're reimagining advertising for the future. Our goal is to create hyper-personalized connections between brands and consumers throughout their decision journey—whether they're watching, browsing, playing, or shopping. With generative AI, we empower publishers and advertisers to increase engagement, simplify their work, and achieve better results.

The Senior Director of Strategy, Growth & Operations is a critical leadership role within Microsoft Advertising Marketing.  This leader will drive strategic planning, operational excellence, and growth acceleration across the marketing organization. The role oversees four key teams: Marketing Operations, Growth Marketing, Business Management, and Coupon Strategy. This role is responsible for 1) Leading the annual strategic planning process focused on the highest opportunity areas. 2) Driving AI strategy and adoption across marketing. 3) Advancing our measurement practice and Monthly Business Updates (MBU). 4) Partnering closely with Finance and leading the rhythm of business (ROB). The ideal candidate is a systems thinker, highly strategic, agile, growth-oriented, and thrives in a fast-paced, matrixed environment. They bring influence skills, a bias for action, and a passion for innovation.

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