Senior Business Program Manager, Compliance

Overview With a vision to "Build and sell intelligent cloud and intelligent edge solutions with partners, empowering people and organizations to achieve more," Global Channel Partner Sales (GCPS) is responsible for driving revenue outcomes with partners through innovative solutions–at scale! The Global Partner Go-To-Market (GTM), Programs, & Operations (GGPO) organization within GCPS brings together the go-to-market strategy, programs, and platforms to accelerate growth and improve partner experience across all partner segments. In this role, Senior Business Program Manager – Program Compliance, you will engage across the Partner Program and Experiences (PP&E) team within GGPO, focusing on controls and compliance related to business processes, program design, and execution. This role will build trust among customers, partners, and employees while fostering and upholding a robust culture of compliance through well-designed frameworks and governance procedures. As the partner ecosystem expands and programs continue to evolve, we require a capable compliance program leader to represent Microsoft’s partner business from a compliance standpoint, with a focus on supporting the Microsoft Artificial Intelligence (AI) Channel Partner Program. The ideal candidate should be adept at navigating ambiguity, possess strong cross-group collaboration skills, utilize a data-driven approach to assessing and articulating risk, and have a continuous desire to learn and grow. Key focus areas will include business strategy, risk assessment, risk mitigation and control design, internal audit readiness, and anti-corruption controls.

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Drive a strong culture of compliance that enables industry-leading programs to accelerate partner growth.

• Represent Partner Program & Experiences (PP&E) Program Compliance in global Compliance workstreams to ensure that partner compliance is a part of the initial frameworks and decision making.

• Evolve governance and methodology to facilitate increased compliance process maturity, efficiency, and effectiveness.

• Reduce reputational and compliance risk for Microsoft and improve our Partner Ecosystem trustworthiness by uncovering patterns of risky and non-compliant activity across partner programs.

• Develop and drive implementation of global processes and solutions that will be leveraged by the broader Controls and Compliance and finance communities, such as partner control execution, audit issue remediation, and compliance culture-building activities. Represent MAICPP Program as the compliance representative in Launch workstreams and facilitate partner compliance integration to reduce risk for Microsoft.

• Provide compliance support to senior business leaders and drive best practices for program compliance.

• Lead compliance rhythms for Partner Program Compliance globally, such as internal control assessments and internal audits (if any)

• Contribute to rhythm of the business for PP&E Program Compliance, including stakeholder engagement, leadership updates, and reporting on relevant scorecard metrics and success measures.

Other

• Embody our Culture and Values

Qualifications Required/minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 4+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement• OR equivalent experience.

• 2+ years of experience assessing risk, applying judgment to evaluate business scenarios and their potential impact.

Additional or preferred qualifications

• Master's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 6+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 8+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of Internal Audit experience OR 4+ years’ work experience in Enterprise Risk Management risk assessments, control design, and risk mitigation.
• 2+ years identifying situations compliance regulations must be strictly adhered to and guide leaders in navigating risk for business decisions.
• 2+ years of experience or knowledge of the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner ecosystem or partner authorizations is preferred.

Business Program Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $97,600 - $188,400 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 $125,000 - $206,400 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.

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