Senior Partner Community Manager

We are looking for a Senior Partner Community Manager ready to lead Microsoft’s security partner communities. Our mission to empower every person on the planet by building a safer digital world has never been more important. Microsoft Security is a multi-billion-dollar business with significant growth opportunities over the next several years directly addressing security solutions for customers of every size. This position will manage our various partner community programs focused on enabling Microsoft’s top partners to grow their business and collaboratively protect customers from cyber security threats. The position is responsible for coordinating engagement, marketing and events focused on assisting Microsoft’s partner network to co-sell and co-market with Microsoft. The position will set the corporate marketing strategy for engaging partners across a variety of sales and technical engagements and to assist partners target customers and obtain commercial sales leads. The role will drive end to end go-to-market (GTM) development to foster the partner ecosystem, raise awareness of their brand both internally within Microsoft and with external customer, sponsor partner badging and awards programs geared towards partners and assist Microsoft develop long term GTM and incentive investments to assist the ecosystem. Microsoft's partner ecosystem is the primary contact for for millions of customers. The individual in role will partner deeply across organizations inclusive of events, partner tooling, and integrated marketing to elevate the partner experiences while optimizing for executional excellence. This is a program-level leadership role that will articulate drive the long-term vision of the security partner ecosystem. The right candidate is a self-starter and true leader who drives quality and innovation across every dimension of partner relationship management. They bring deep industry knowledge and technical fluency, lead through influence across a complex stakeholder landscape, and hold the bar for what great experiences look like across a multi-event, multi-platform portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Own partner community strategy for Microsoft Intelligent Security Association and Partner Advisory Councils.
• Align with partner field marketing and engineering on designations, specializations, badges, community support programs and public award strategies.
• Run community management managed programs to drive co-marketing, co-selling, technical readiness and brand evangelism.
• Generate active, positive partner engagement which co-delivers to customers Microsoft’s security product value propositions.
• Embody our Culture & Values.

Qualifications

Required/minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field AND 3+ years integrated marketing (e.g., digital, relationship, social media, campaign), event management, marketing strategy, business planning, marketing operations, or related work experience OR equivalent experience.

Additional or preferred qualifications

• Master's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field AND 2+ years integrated marketing (e.g., digital, relationship, social media, campaign), event management, marketing strategy, business planning, marketing operations, or related experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field AND 5+ years integrated marketing (e.g., digital, relationship, social media, campaign), event management, marketing strategy, business planning, marketing operations, or related experience OR equivalent experience.

• Provide a clear, informed point of view on what great community engagement looks like and building a strong brand, partner satisfaction and brand fan base.
• Demonstrated experience directing agency partners across web, mobile, and event management disciplines - owning the relationship, setting direction, holding quality standards and guiding team cohesiveness.
• Experience working with engineering or product teams to scope co-management of partner requirements for obtaining co-marketing benefits from Microsoft.
• Comfortable translating experience needs into technical requirements and roadmap inputs. Proven ability to lead through influence across senior stakeholders in complex, matrixed organizations.
• Background in event marketing or event technology platforms, including familiarity with mobile event applications.
• Experience contributing to or owning a product or platform roadmap, Competitive analysis experience with a track record of translating findings into strategic action Familiarity with Microsoft brand standards or equivalent enterprise design system.

Integrated Marketing IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 - $203,600 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 $137,600 - $222,600 per year.

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

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft 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. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.