Senior Strategic Business Engagement Manager, Game Content & Studios id-9543
About the position
At our company, our goal is to enable every individual and organization on the planet to achieve more. In the Gaming division, we support this mission by bringing the joy and community of gaming to everyone. To accomplish this, it is essential that our gaming vision and strategy are clearly understood by the amazing team that makes up Gaming. From our skilled studio personnel to our dynamic marketing and sales team, and everyone in between, every member of Team Xbox feels connected to the goal we strive to achieve. As a Senior Strategic Business Engagement Manager for Game Content & Studio, you will be tasked with conducting market-based research by collecting and interpreting information, including researching existing business and identifying new spaces for growth. You will add value as you synthesize findings into insights across projects, including implications that inform business decisions, leveraging executive presence to influence decisions and proactively identifying expansive ideas for company strategy, often missed by others. Additionally, you will establish and maintain key points of contact with internal teams, define and manage strategy projects as a project lead through goals, deliverables, feedback, and timing expectations, providing structure and guidance for others. This candidate will have experience communicating and advocating insights to business leaders and conveying viewpoints with written documents and influence models through moderate iterations of feedback and vetting. Ultimately, it’s the people of Game Content & Studio that make this place truly special. When you join, you'll find yourself in the company of incredibly bright, warm, and creative individuals - all united and working toward a single goal. Come help us reach it! Our 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 goal. 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.
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Responsibilities
- Act as the conduit contact for Game Content & Studio Operation Strategic Business Engagement team, including leading labor discussions on behalf of the business.
- Act as an advisor to leadership on a particular area of expertise, leveraging breadth of deep technical/product knowledge, organizational context, and market awareness to guide less experienced colleagues and inform strategic business decisions.
- Define and manage strategy projects as a project lead through goals, deliverables, feedback, and timing expectations, providing structure and guidance for others; proactively identify and address roadblocks.
- Develop and maintain an understanding of customer, competitor, partner, business model, marketing, and industry trends; lead market landscape analysis and review of companies of potential interest; provide guidance to business partners to inform decision-making.
- Develop an understanding of Game Studio product portfolio, strategic priorities, gaps, and potential opportunities; drive evaluation of strategic alternatives (e.g., buy, build, partner) and acquisition alternatives; ensure product roadmap, go-to-market, integration plan, and related issues are considered.
- Execute and/or resolve moderate-impact business matters.
- Serve as an important contributor to clients and colleagues by providing actionable advice on matters grounded in in-depth understanding of products.
- Structure, draft, and negotiate transactional documents.
- Monitor business activity to ensure compliance policies/standards are followed.
- Support delivery of external communication on behalf of the Strategy function.
- Collaborate effectively within work group and across Legal and Corporate Affairs function on client issues.
- Conduct market-based research by collecting and interpreting information (e.g., financial statements, reports, analyses, stakeholder feedback) including researching existing business and identifying new spaces for Gaming; conduct analyses (e.g., financial modeling) and leverage analyses of others to synthesize information.
- Recommend solutions to complex global business scenarios applying requirements to aid solutions.
- Create frameworks and methodologies to drive problem solving and insight.
- Communicate and advocate insights to business leaders (e.g., Senior Director, GM-level, CVP) and convey viewpoints through written documents (e.g., memos, reports) and influence models (e.g., meetings, presentations) through moderate iterations of feedback and vetting; build end-to-end storylines and create outlines across multiple projects for less experienced colleagues to leverage.
- Influence leadership decision-making by providing clear communication, providing ideas, and adapting messages to complex nuances.
- Deliver project findings, recommendations, and implications to executives to facilitate discussion and decision-making.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Liberal Arts, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years of marketing, strategy, business planning, consulting, banking, finance, economics, and/or partner organization experience OR Master's Degree in Business Administration or related field AND 3+ years of marketing, strategy, business planning, consulting, banking, finance, economics, and/or partner organization experience OR equivalent experience.
- Self-starter with analytical and problem-solving skills who is comfortable with ambiguity and working in a fast-paced environment, with rapidly changing requirements.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
- Proven practice of leadership and cross-team collaboration.
- Experience in the gaming industry and at a global gaming company or studio with demonstrated results in development operational excellence around global compliance strategy against business growth.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with market research methodologies and tools.
- Familiarity with gaming industry trends and competitive landscape.
- Strong negotiation skills and experience in drafting contracts.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Benefits
- Industry leading healthcare
- Educational resources
- Discount on products and services
- Savings and investment options
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Generous time away
- Giving program
- Opportunities to network and connect.
