Job Description

Locations

• Mountain View, CA, US
• Redmond, WA, US

Salary

Skills Required

• Communicationsintermediate
• internal narrativesintermediate
• high-growth technology environmentsintermediate

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Finance, or related field AND 8+ years of experience in Communications, Marketing Operations, Field Operations, Program Management, Project Management, or a related field OR equivalent experience. (experience, 8 years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Finance, or related field AND 8+ years of experience in Communications, Marketing Operations, Field Operations, Program Management, Project Management, or a related field OR equivalent experience. (experience, 8 years)

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 (experience, 8 years)
• 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 (experience, 8 years)
• OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Finance, or related field AND 12+ years communications, marketing operations, field operations, program management, project management, or related experience (experience, 12 years)
• OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Finance, or related field AND 12+ years communications, marketing operations, field operations, program management, project management, or related experience (experience, 12 years)
• OR equivalent experience. (experience)
• OR equivalent experience. (experience)
• Experience supporting senior executives, product leaders, technical leaders, founders, or leadership teams in high-change environments. (experience)
• Experience supporting senior executives, product leaders, technical leaders, founders, or leadership teams in high-change environments. (experience)
• Experience building internal narratives, leadership messaging, employee communications strategies, and communications rhythms for large or rapidly scaling organizations. (experience)
• Experience building internal narratives, leadership messaging, employee communications strategies, and communications rhythms for large or rapidly scaling organizations. (experience)
• Experience in high-growth technology environments, startups, product-led companies, AI companies, or organizations that have gone through rapid scale, pivots, acquisition, integration, or significant organizational change. (experience)
• Experience in high-growth technology environments, startups, product-led companies, AI companies, or organizations that have gone through rapid scale, pivots, acquisition, integration, or significant organizational change. (experience)
• Experience communicating with technical, engineering, product, or innovation-oriented audiences. (experience)
• Experience communicating with technical, engineering, product, or innovation-oriented audiences. (experience)
• Strong writing and editing skills, including the ability to create clear, concise, high-quality messaging and materials with limited direction. (experience)
• Strong writing and editing skills, including the ability to create clear, concise, high-quality messaging and materials with limited direction. (experience)
• Demonstrated ability to operate in ambiguity, exercise sound judgment, and move quickly while maintaining message quality, stakeholder trust, and strategic clarity. (experience)
• Demonstrated ability to operate in ambiguity, exercise sound judgment, and move quickly while maintaining message quality, stakeholder trust, and strategic clarity. (experience)
• Ability to navigate a large company environment while preserving speed, directness, and startup-style clarity. (experience)
• Ability to navigate a large company environment while preserving speed, directness, and startup-style clarity. (experience)
• Agility and comfort with ambiguity (experience)
• Agility and comfort with ambiguity (experience)
• Data-informed communications measurement (experience)
• Data-informed communications measurement (experience)
• Communications channel strategy (experience)
• Communications channel strategy (experience)
• Executive presence (experience)
• Executive presence (experience)
• Trusted advisor capability (experience)
• Trusted advisor capability (experience)
• Program and project manageme (experience)
• Program and project manageme (experience)
• Communications IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $155,800 - $277,200 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 $202,400 - $303,600 per year. (experience)
• 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 (experience)
• This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. (experience)

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive the internal communications strategy for a large, fast-moving product organization, ensuring employees understand the organization’s priorities, direction, culture, and narrative arc over time.
• Develop and drive the internal communications strategy for a large, fast-moving product organization, ensuring employees understand the organization’s priorities, direction, culture, and narrative arc over time.
• Translate leadership vision and business priorities into clear internal storylines, messaging frameworks, and communications plans that can scale across audiences, channels, and leadership rhythms.
• Translate leadership vision and business priorities into clear internal storylines, messaging frameworks, and communications plans that can scale across audiences, channels, and leadership rhythms.
• Partner closely with senior leaders to shape internal messaging, prepare leadership communications, and create materials such as organization-wide emails, talking points, all-hands content, SharePoint content, presentations, Q&A, and other employee-facing communications.
• Partner closely with senior leaders to shape internal messaging, prepare leadership communications, and create materials such as organization-wide emails, talking points, all-hands content, SharePoint content, presentations, Q&A, and other employee-facing communications.
• Build the internal narrative architecture for the organization, connecting product evolution, organizational change, employee sentiment, leadership priorities, and Microsoft’s broader AI opportunity into a cohesive story.
• Build the internal narrative architecture for the organization, connecting product evolution, organizational change, employee sentiment, leadership priorities, and Microsoft’s broader AI opportunity into a cohesive story.
• Establish and improve communications channels, cadences, and information flow so employees receive the right context at the right time and leaders have effective mechanisms for communicating consistently and credibly.
• Establish and improve communications channels, cadences, and information flow so employees receive the right context at the right time and leaders have effective mechanisms for communicating consistently and credibly.
• Work across functions and stakeholder groups to understand audience needs, identify communication gaps, align priorities, and create messaging that resonates with employees in technical, product, and innovation-focused environments.
• Work across functions and stakeholder groups to understand audience needs, identify communication gaps, align priorities, and create messaging that resonates with employees in technical, product, and innovation-focused environments.
• Support communications through periods of change, including organizational updates, shifting priorities, new operating models, leadership moments, and broader business transformation.
• Support communications through periods of change, including organizational updates, shifting priorities, new operating models, leadership moments, and broader business transformation.
• Partner with more tactical communications operators while owning the broader strategic layer, ensuring execution is connected to an intentional internal communications strategy.
• Partner with more tactical communications operators while owning the broader strategic layer, ensuring execution is connected to an intentional internal communications strategy.
• Use data, employee feedback, internal listening signals, and stakeholder input to evaluate communications effectiveness and continuously improve message clarity, channel usage, and employee understanding.
• Use data, employee feedback, internal listening signals, and stakeholder input to evaluate communications effectiveness and continuously improve message clarity, channel usage, and employee understanding.
• Help leaders create two-way dialogue with employees and reinforce a culture that feels innovative, high-conviction, human-centered, and connected to the broader Microsoft AI mission.
• Help leaders create two-way dialogue with employees and reinforce a culture that feels innovative, high-conviction, human-centered, and connected to the broader Microsoft AI mission.

Benefits

• general: Flexibility: Balance what matters—your work, your life, and your team—through trust, autonomy, and shared accountability
• general: Growth: Stretch your skills, expand your impact, and grow with support that meets you where you are
• general: Wellbeing: Support for your body, mind, and financial future—so you can stay energized and do your best work
• general: Community PCS: Find your people, build your network, and feel supported every step of the way

Travel Requirements

Less than 25%

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