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The role is the Windows channel marketing lead for the market within a small, blended Asia GTM team that works across both Windows and Surface, and it is central to driving commercial device sell-through with Japan's key system integrator and reseller (SRI) partners.\nYou will be the thought leader for full-funnel marketing to and through partners: landing marketing investments compliantly and on budget, coaching partners to plan and execute campaigns that deliver measurable business results, and holding every activity to clear KPI and ROI standards. Working closely with the Japan GTM lead, Windows Category Manager, the Surface channel and customer marketing leads in Japan, and the Asia GTM leadership, you will make sure every program landed in Japan is coordinated, well funded and tracked across the year.\nResponsibilities\nPlanning\nLand Windows channel marketing investments to and through partners in Japan in line with business priorities, including Power On, the Windows SRI program, the new SMB program through SRI partners, and WinRAP.\n\nArticulate clear business goals for every marketing activity and investment.\n\nCoach and support partners, including Japan's four SRI partners, to plan and execute full-funnel marketing successfully.\n\nMeasure the business outcomes of marketing activities and report progress, risks and insights in the Asia monthly business review.\n\nBring new program and investment proposals through the Asia GTM leadership first, so Japan activity is assessed and sequenced alongside the full Asia program calendar.\n\nMarketing excellence\nUnderstand partners' full-funnel campaigns and bring in the ideal marketing mix for Microsoft.\n\nPrioritize measurement of business impact on marketing activities (KPIs) and on investments (ROI), and own full-funnel marketing ROI execution.\n\nEnsure privacy, brand, funding, SOW/contract and proof-of-execution guidelines are followed for every investment, acting as the subject matter expert for compliance of partner investments.\n\nAct as the subject matter expert for funnel creation and conversion activities such as events and proofs of concept.\n\nBuild and share best practices and learnings across partners and the Asia GTM team.\n\nPartner engagement\nCoach partners on audience, insights and a full-funnel ROI focus, including how to measure business impact and track learnings.\n\nOwn executive engagement on marketing with partners.\n\nPlan marketing activities that roll up to each partner's Shared Success Plan (SSP).\n\nWork with the Japan GTM lead, Surface channel marketing in Japan, the Japan sales and channel teams, and corporate Windows and category teams to deliver one coordinated plan for partners and feed market insight back into future programs.\n\nWindows ecosystem execution (Channel, OEMs, Silicon)\nOrchestrate whole-of-ecosystem channel and end-customer marketing initiatives in Japan across channel partners, OEMs and silicon partners, to drive channel behaviour change and customer demand for Windows.\n\nAlign joint marketing plans, investments and timing with OEM and silicon partners, working with the Asia silicon partnership owners, so the ecosystem goes to market with one consistent Windows story.\n\nConnect channel programs with end-customer campaigns so the demand they create reaches partners and converts into Windows commercial sell-through.\n\nMeasures of success\nSuccess in this role is measured by:\nQuarterly marketing budget utilization.\n\nCompliant execution of full-funnel marketing across all partner investments.\n\nSales pipeline generated from lower-funnel activities.\n\nA regular partner marketing review that captures insights and learnings.\n\nBusiness impact of marketing activities, including Windows commercial sell-through with SRI partners.\n\nMicrosoft readiness content landed in partners' learning tools and processes.\n\nThe right Microsoft messaging landed in partners' marketing campaigns.\n\nQualifications\nRequired\nSubstantial experience in channel, partner or product marketing in the technology industry, ideally in commercial devices, PCs or Windows.\n\nProven track record of planning and executing full-funnel partner marketing and managing marketing investment against sell-through and pipeline targets.\n\nStrong commercial acumen, with the ability to measure KPIs and ROI and translate data into clear recommendations.\n\nSound understanding of marketing compliance, including privacy, brand, funding and contract requirements.\n\nNative or business-level Japanese and professional working proficiency in English, to work with Japanese partners and regional and global stakeholders.\n\nAbility to influence without authority across sales, channel, corporate and partner teams, including partner executives.\n\nPreferred\nExperience working with system integrators, resellers or distributors in the Japanese market.\n\nFamiliarity with Microsoft partner programs, Windows commercial positioning and the Japan OEM ecosystem.\n\nExperience in a matrixed regional or global organization, including working across time zones.\n\nWhy this role matters\nThis is a business-critical role for Commercial Devices in Japan. It directly supports four SRI partners and the Windows sell-through they deliver, and it anchors Windows channel marketing within the Asia GTM team's coordinated approach to programs and investment across the region.\nThis position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.\nMicrosoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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. 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