Do you want to help make Xbox Game Pass the greatest customer subscription in the world? Do you want to help game developers and publishers succeed? Are you passionate about building businesses and products, driving discovery of great games, and helping Microsoft reach the more than 2B+ gamers with our gaming subscriptions?
The Content Analysis, Planning & Strategy team within broader Microsoft Gaming organization offers one of the most exciting opportunities across gaming, tech and entertainment. The team is chartered with laying out roadmap and strategic framework for content genre & audience, driving business growth by assessing the impact of new launches & driving insights into content performance, portfolio cadence & prioritization, content budget management and title level forecasting.
We are seeking a talented and motivated Director of Growth & Content Demand Planning for Game Pass. In this role, you’ll be responsible for defining the requirements of Game Pass portfolio against the business objectives & financial goals in a way which optimizes the return on investment, delights the 25M+ members and generates substantial value for the creators & publishers we work with.
This role is an incredible chance to develop your general management acumen and end-to-end business leadership skills. This job offers provides an opportunity to leverage strategic insights for content planning & drive significant impact on a marquee service in a fast-changing category. It requires a mix of strategic thinking, analysis, planning execution, great storytelling, and a proven ability to partner effectively across multiple teams and divisions. You’ll enjoy solving complex problems & developing decision frameworks to drive clarity. You’ll also be asked to manage and grow a high performing team and help build a diverse and collaborative culture where everyone can do their best work.
Qualifications:
Required/Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree AND 8+ years experience in the entertainment industry, in content portfolio design & management or strategy functions.
- OR equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience in cross program management, execution of large scale initiatives while managing roadblocks and challenges.
Additional or Preferred Qualifications
- 4+ years people management experience
- High degree of familiarity with games, trends & development.
- Experience in program & project management, financial analysis, product planning in technology sectors.
- Ability to influence the prioritization of key content investments and drive buy-in across multiple constituencies, including executive leaders across organizations.
- Track record of navigating ambiguity to drive outcomes and clarity by leveraging structured frameworks and quantitative and qualitative insights.
- Excellent analytical skills
- A track record of leading discussions with executive leaders to actionable decisions.
- Experience with building robust and scalable processes; a willingness to challenge the status quo & drive creative and unique solutions.
- Comfort with working in a fast-paced, dynamic and ambiguous environment with rapidly changing requirements.
- Proven ability to build and manage high performing teams: experience attracting, retaining, and developing great talent and helping them advance their career goals and skills.
- Interest in learning about entertainment/gaming and subscriptions
Product Management M5 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $133,600 – $256,800 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 $173,200 – $282,200 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 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 .
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Responsibilities:
Primary responsibilities include:
- Game Pass Portfolio Design: Leverage the insights coming out of the Content Strategy team, combined with industry insights & trends, to design an optimal portfolio (by genre, type & size of game, geography focus and other key attributes) across different platforms and subscription SKUs (stock keeping units) (Console, Personal Computer). Define volume and cadence of new releases across these attributes aligned with monthly business objectives & financial goals.
- Align Required Portfolio with Supply Funnel: Work with Portfolio Planning & Operations team and other partners to array the required content demand coming out of above portfolio design against the available supply from 3P creators and publishers, short term (<6>
- Support Content Licensing Decisions: From above, help in target selection and budget allocation of the content to be licensed across different attributes. Execute and make quick calls while understanding the customer, strategic and financial impact of those choices to ensure the best decision.
- Drive Alignment Between Subscriptions and Content Plan: Understand the drivers of the subscriptions plan, business objectives and financial goals. Align content portfolio design and size to support the goals, highlighting gaps, risks, and opportunities.
- Build Org Wide Consensus on Key Portfolio Principles & Questions: Build detailed understanding of key principles which matter for optimal Portfolio (e.g., title volume, cadence, day one, genre mix) and help answer key strategic questions in the process (e.g., value of day one).