OverviewThe Consumer Marketing organization is looking for someone who can help drive greater clarity, consistency, and impact across increasingly connected experiences.
We are moving toward a more connected model with tighter alignment across planning, creative, and channels. This requires strong orchestration and disciplined processes to reduce friction and improve speed.
Role Overview The Senior Integrated Marketing Manager, IMC Operations Lead is responsible for driving clarity, alignment, and execution across Integrated Marketing efforts spanning multiple lines of business (LOBs). This role establishes the operating infrastructure for IMC - creating the tools, templates, visibility, and ways of working that help teams plan, track, and deliver work consistently at scale.
This is a multi-disciplinary role spanning program management, systems design, and cross-team orchestration. Success requires connecting work across teams, reducing duplication, driving adoption of consistent operating practices, and helping stakeholders understand what is happening, who owns it, and where decisions or risks need attention.
Success in this role means everyone has clear visibility into what's happening, who owns it, and where things stand so work moves quickly with minimal confusion or rework. Projects are connected across teams, and opportunities to align and amplify impact are consistently identified and acted on.
ResponsibilitiesCross-Line Of Business Timeline & Milestone Management - Work closely with IMC line of business leads to understand high level schedules and integrate the marketing timelines across Windows, Surface, M365, Copilot, and other priority businesses
- Build and maintain a single, unified view of key milestones, dependencies, and deliverables
- Identify risks early and drive mitigation plans across stakeholders
- Drive consistency in how timelines are built, tracked, and communicated
Execution Excellence - Drive accountability on deliverables, ensuring teams meet deadlines
- Identify and implement standardized tools, templates, and processes to improve execution speed and clarity
- Create visibility for leadership on status, risks, and key decisions across all lines of business
- Drive continuous improvement in how IMC operates, collaborates, and delivers
Strategic Connection - Identify overlaps, gaps, and opportunities across campaigns and business priorities
- Connect related workstreams to drive greater impact (e.g., shared moments, unified messaging, asset reuse)
- Highlight opportunities to streamline efforts and reduce redundant work across teams
- Look ahead and see what's coming to help the team plan and align early and often.
Planning & Prioritization Support - Partner with leadership on annual planning
- Help prioritize work across competing business needs based on impact and resourcing
- Ensure clarity on what is in-scope vs. out-of-scope across IMC
- Track progress against key initiatives and ensure alignment to strategic priorities
Embody our Culture & Values
QualificationsRequired/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.
- Experience building timelines, tracking milestones, and managing dependencies at scale
- Experience identifying and implementing tools for project management across complex organizations
Integrated Marketing IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400.00 - $203,600.00 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 $137,600.00 - $222,600.00 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
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.
