If you want to play a key role in the world’s fastest growing cloud business at the forefront of next-generation AI, this is your chance to join the Microsoft Cloud Communications Team. We are investing heavily in existing and new cloud and AI platform technologies and services and Azure is foundational to these efforts.
The Communications Manager, Microsoft Azure will work with the Azure Public Relations (PR) team lead to prioritize public relations efforts across the Azure product portfolio. In this role, the Communications Manager will focus where he or she is needed most, assuming responsibility for the day-to-day operations of public relations efforts across the portfolio, encompassing global storytelling, product launches, and influencer inquiries. This candidate will work with engineering, marketing, global communications colleagues, and others to showcase our Azure services and how they map to the company’s efforts.
We are looking for a skilled communicator who can translate complex technologies and concepts into simplified language and can extend storytelling to technology and business press. If you’re passionate and knowledgeable about the forefront of tech innovation and want to be on the front lines of some of the most demanding and high priority efforts in the company, then we want to talk to you.
Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of people around the world. You can help us to achieve our mission.
Responsibilities
- Aligned with Azure communications priorities, manage public relations strategy and execution for a variety of Azure products, including product launches and proactive storytelling efforts.
- Collaborate with business partners across marketing and engineering to develop creative, public relations approaches which have resonance across international markets and support local/regional/global business objectives.
- Drive a steady cadence of proactive storytelling and thought leadership. This includes thinking outside the box about how we reach influencers in an evolving media landscape.
- Lead and guide external agency resources for media research, engagement, and results measurement.
- Have a key role in leading Azure communications at Microsoft events.
Accountabilities
- Subject Matter Expertise: Ability to understand the cloud and AI landscape and Azure capabilities and differentiation. Build on or develop a deep understanding of the market landscape.
- Strategy: Contribute to and execute public relations strategy that aligns with the broader business goals.
- Storytelling: Work with communications, marketing and engineering to source and tell stories that highlight technological breakthroughs and customer adoption.
- Project Management: Utilize your organizational skills during complex announcements and events, as well as your ability to prioritize and balance competing projects and priorities.
- Spokesperson Support: Work with others to enhance their storytelling skills and help them to focus on opportunities that yield a consistent ROI.
- Embody our culture and values.
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Finance, or related field AND 2+ years Communications, Marketing Operations, Field Operations, Program Management, Project Management, or related experience
- OR equivalent experience.
Additional or Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Finance, or related field AND 4+ years Communications, Marketing Operations, Field Operations, Program Management, Project Management, or related experience
- OR equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of business or technical communications, analyst relations, and/or product marketing experience.
- Experience with or passion for cutting-edge technologies, including cloud, AI, developer tools, services, datacenters and infrastructure.
- Candidates should have a track record of cross-group collaboration; growth mindset; business maturity, and diplomacy under pressure.
- Excellent communication, writing and project management skills.
- A driven, self-starter—with the ability to work independently and in ambiguous and changing environments.
Communications IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $80,900 - $162,200 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 $105,300 - $176,900 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
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until April 29, 2024.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
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