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Business Program Manager – Opex

Job in Redmond, King County, Washington, 98052, USA
Listing for: Microsoft
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-06
Job specializations:
  • Business
    Business Management, Business Analyst, Financial Manager
  • Management
    Business Management, Business Analyst, Financial Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Overview

OPEX Management & Forecasting. Responsible for monthly and quarterly budget tracking, variance analysis, and forecasting. Monitor budget performance to ensure accuracy, fiscal discipline, and timely course correction. Partner with business owners to understand spend drivers, risks, and opportunities. Communicate budget health, outlook, and changes to key stakeholders in an executive-ready format. Provide clear guidance to leadership on ROI, business impact, and outcome realization for major spend categories.

Build and maintain frameworks to measure both quantitative ROI and qualitative business outcomes. Advise leadership on cost effectiveness, value generation, and tradeoff decisions. Build and manage planning timelines, workback schedules, review cycles, and executive checkpoints. Ensure timely, accurate submissions and alignment across stakeholders and groups. Collaborate with cross-functional partners to define, operate, and report on budgets and forecasts for the global organization.

Ensure all financial processes comply with company policies, standards, and audit requirements. Deliver regular reporting to the Leadership Team (LT) on budget status, risks, and opportunities. Support quarterly business review (Q ) rhythms and related executive materials.

Responsibilities
  • OPEX Management & Forecasting. Own monthly and quarterly budget tracking, variance analysis, and forecasting.
  • Monitor budget performance to ensure accuracy, fiscal discipline, and timely course correction.
  • Partner with business owners to understand spend drivers, risks, and opportunities.
  • Communicate budget health, outlook, and changes to key stakeholders in an executive-ready format.
  • Provide clear guidance to leadership on ROI, business impact, and outcome realization for major spend categories.
  • Build and maintain frameworks to measure both quantitative ROI and qualitative business outcomes.
  • Advise leadership on cost effectiveness, value generation, and tradeoff decisions.
  • Build and manage planning timelines, workback schedules, review cycles, and executive checkpoints.
  • Ensure timely, accurate submissions and alignment across stakeholders and groups.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional partners to define, operate, and report on budgets and forecasts for the global organization.
  • Ensure all financial processes comply with company policies, standards, and audit requirements.
  • Deliver regular reporting to the Leadership Team (LT) on budget status, risks, and opportunities.
  • Support quarterly business review (Q ) rhythms and related executive materials.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 2 years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement OR equivalent experience
  • Master’s Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 3 years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement OR
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 5 years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement OR equivalent experience
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Position Requirements
5+ Years work experience
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