Senior Business Planner, Gaming
Microsoft · microsoft.com
Los AngelesSenior6+ yrs
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Business planning and program management for gaming ads business.
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- 7 d ago · posted 2026-10-30
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
Full description
1. Program / Project Management Develops detailed project plans, timelines, and deliverables for their assigned workstream, consolidating milestones and dependencies across projects Identifies and manages interdependence across workstreams to avoid bottlenecks and ensure timely delivery Leads governance rhythms, enforcement, and execution excellence including regular updates to stakeholders, maintaining clarity on status and risks Develops strategic plans to drive and transform the gaming business across demand, supply, products, and platforms, and influences prioritization of initiatives within these areas Works with cross-functional teams to ensure business and demand plans are comprehensive and rationalized across publishers, surfaces, and sales motions Supports publisher planning with sizing and business cases, including monetization and ad policy considerations Contributes to the Gaming Ads competitive intelligence rhythm and market benchmarking, and represents that evidence in product planning and prioritization forums Builds end-to-end storylines, leveraging data to demonstrate measurable outcomes of work Delivers recommendations and implications to stakeholders to facilitate discussions and decision making Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects. Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years experience engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience. 8+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects. 1+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos). Experience in gaming, entertainment, or media, or working with publishers and advertisers to create and sell media products. Strong familiarity with the digital environment and a clear understanding of the media planning and buying process. A proven track record of working across diverse stakeholders, including sales, to define and execute strategic initiatives with passion, precision, and excellence. Ability to navigate, build trust, and influence through hands-on engagement with leadership across business and engineering teams. Solid business judgement and ability to make decisions leveraging strategic thinking complemented with a bias for action and operational excellence. Ability to communicate at an executive level through visual, written, and verbal communication within a global context, technical and non-technical. Ability to thrive in a fast-moving and exciting, but oftentimes ambiguous environment.
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