Communications IC4
Description
The world is changing rapidly, and businesses of all sizes are betting on Microsoft as their trusted partner to help them adapt to new ways of work, accelerate innovation and create new opportunities to grow and transform. Our Customer Communications team works closely with some of the most high-profile brands in the world to bring their transformation stories to life and showcase the power and possibility of what technology can enable in their organizations and for their own customers, employees and partners.
We’re looking for a communications professional to join our team and help drive partnership stories with our top customers that help people fall in love with Microsoft, the things we make and the impact we have in the world. This is an exciting role on a growing part of the business with high visibility. If you have a passion for telling stories about business strategy and technology, thrive in a fast-paced environment and know what it takes to breakthrough with influencers in today’s media landscape, we want to talk to you!
In this role, you will be responsible for driving the strategies, programs and tactics to positively influence perceptions around customer announcements, partnership news and customer momentum stories. Your work will target a range of audiences, including Microsoft shareholders, industry experts, business and IT decision makers, IT pros and a variety of tech specialists. Creativity, resourcefulness, agility, confidence and negotiation skills are a must. We are looking for someone who loves both the art and science of communications, and who wants to make an impact in an area where Microsoft is shining a spotlight, together with our customers.
Responsibilities
- Build and implement winning PR plans, strategies and programs.
- Drive compelling partnership announcements together with our top commercial customers that break through with business, tech and industry media leveraging owned, earned and social channels.
- Serve as the lead for customer integration into key corporate moments and news, driving the strategy for spotlighting customer news and integration across top stories, analyst engagements and keynotes.
- Fuel commercial customer references into media trend stories, demonstrating – through the voices of our customers – how Microsoft technologies are making an impact in the world.
- Work closely with sales, engineering, marketing, communications and legal teams across the company as a trusted partner and advisor.
- Lead and guide external agency teams, including for media research and engagement, as well as measurement and reporting.
- Be an integral part of the Cloud Communications team, collaborating across shared goals, projects and activities.
Required/Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications or related field AND 4+ years Communications, Public Relations, Analyst Relations or Marketing experience or related experience OR equivalent experience.
Additional or Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications or related field AND 6+ years Communications, Public Relations, Analyst Relations or Marketing experience or related experience OR equivalent experience.
- Customer-centric, highly entrepreneurial, energetic and self-motivated with the following skills: Excellent collaboration and communication skills, ability to be nimble and flexible and adaptable to changing customer dynamics.
- Autonomous, results-driven with a demonstrated ability to influence cross-group agendas (including at an executive level) and drive non-reporting teams to perform.
- Strategic thinker, able to identify opportunities and alternatives, and influence teams both inside and outside the company to execute them.
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