Partner Investments Risk Manager

Overview

Trust & Integrity Protection (TrIP) is seeking a highly motivated Partner Investments Risk Manager to join the organization within Microsoft Commercial Business (MCB). The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders responsible for Partner Investments, incentives, and/or Strategic Partner programs across Microsoft's commercial ecosystem.

This role will lead Anti-corruption and Third-party compliance risk management activities while helping business teams design and operate scalable, compliant programs that enable growth while protecting Microsoft from financial, regulatory, reputational, and integrity risks.

This is a unique opportunity to influence some of Microsoft's largest partner investment programs, shape governance frameworks, drive compliance-by-design, and leverage data, analytics, and AI to strengthen risk management at scale.

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. We foster a culture of growth, innovation, collaboration, respect, integrity, and accountability where everyone can thrive.

Responsibilities

Partner Investment Risk Management

• Serve as the primary compliance and risk advisor for partner investment and incentive programs across multiple Microsoft businesses and solution areas.

• Partner with program owners to identify, assess, and mitigate anti-corruption, integrity, fraud, and third-party risks throughout the program lifecycle.

• Lead compliance-by-design reviews for new and existing incentive, rebate, investment, and funding programs.

• Evaluate program structures, payment models, eligibility requirements, proof-of-execution frameworks, and governance controls to identify emerging risks.

Governance and Launch Reviews

• Conduct risk assessments and compliance reviews for new program launches, enhancements, and strategic investments.

• Drive early engagement with program teams to ensure appropriate controls are embedded before launch.

• Partner with legal, finance, operations, privacy, trade, security, and other compliance stakeholders to coordinate cross-functional risk reviews.

• Support governance forums and executive decision-making through risk-based recommendations and business-focused guidance.

Monitoring, Investigations, and Risk Insights

• Identify trends, emerging risks, control gaps, and program vulnerabilities through data-driven analysis and monitoring activities.

• Partner with business, operations, finance, legal, and investigative teams to assess allegations of partner misconduct, fraud, abuse, control circumvention, and policy violations.

• Support remediation activities, consequence management processes, and sustainable control improvements.

• Leverage data analytics, automation, and AI-enabled solutions to improve risk detection and insight generation.

Controls and Compliance Excellence

• Drive the development of scalable controls, monitoring frameworks, and risk mitigation strategies.

• Evaluate control effectiveness and recommend enhancements to strengthen program integrity.

• Support internal audits, compliance assessments, monitoring reviews, and control testing activities.

• Partner with business stakeholders to translate complex compliance requirements into practical operational solutions.

Stakeholder Engagement and Influence

• Build trusted partnerships with senior leaders across business, compliance, legal, finance, engineering, operations, and partner organizations.

• Deliver executive-ready risk communications, presentations, and recommendations.

• Influence business decisions through strong judgment, data-driven insights, and balanced risk management approaches.

• Foster a culture of integrity, accountability, and proactive risk management.

• OR equivalent experience

• Embody our culture (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/culture) and values (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values)

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 4 + years in Risk Management, Finance, Accounting, Law, Public Policy, Compliance, or a related field, AND significant experience in audit, investigations, governance and controls.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with anti-corruption, third-party risk management, partner ecosystems, channel programs, incentives, investments, or compliance programs.

• Experience supporting investigations, monitoring programs, fraud prevention efforts, or compliance reviews.

• Knowledge of governance frameworks, internal controls, audit practices, regulatory requirements, or compliance management systems.

• Experience using data analytics, automation, AI, or business intelligence tools to evaluate risk.

• Experience conducting risk assessments and advising business stakeholders on complex operational or compliance risks.

• Experience working cross-functionally with legal, compliance, finance, audit, operations, and business teams.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

• Ability to manage ambiguity and navigate complex organizational environments.

• Professional certifications such as CPA, CIA, CFE, CRMA, CISA, CRCM, or equivalent.

Risk 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.

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. (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html)