Chief of Staff - AI Experiences

Overview

The Chief of Staff with our AI Experiences team is a trusted strategic advisor and operational leader, partnering closely with the CVP of Engineering and partnering across the leadership team to drive organizational effectiveness, business rigor, and execution excellence. Operating at the intersection of strategy, business operations, and leadership effectiveness, this role translates priorities into scalable operating mechanisms, governance models, and measurable outcomes.

The role leads the organizations rhythm of business, policy development, budget and resource planning, and operational integration across a complex and evolving engineering organization. As a key partner to senior leaders across the org, the Chief of Staff drives alignment, enables informed decision-making, and ensures execution against strategic priorities.

Success in this role requires exceptional judgment, executive presence, and influence across all levels of the organization. The ideal candidate is highly resourceful and collaborative, with strong business and financial acumen, the ability to navigate ambiguity and competing priorities, and a track record of helping leaders evaluate tradeoffs, prioritize investments, and focus resources where they deliver the greatest impact.

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.

By applying to this U.S. Redmond, WA position, you are required to be local to the greater Seattle area and in office 4 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with Copilot Engineering leaders to drive strategic planning, execution, and alignment.

• Translate team priorities into the operating cadence of the team: planning, business reviews, people rhythms, communications, and follow-through.

• Lead and manage business rhythms including leadership meetings, all-hands, and planning cycles.

• Drive cross-functional initiatives and ensure timely execution of key priorities.

• Serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner to leadership, enabling clarity and focus.

• Manage communications and change management across the organization.

• Drive organizational health efforts including talent planning, team health, leadership team effectiveness, outcome focused engineering improvements. culture, morale, and communications.

• Coordinate with finance, Human Resources, and other support functions to ensure operational efficiency. This includes headcount management  as well as communication to hiring managers.

• Lead special projects and initiatives that span engineering and product teams.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 8+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles
• OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 12+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles

• OR Bachelors Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 15+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles

OR equivalent experience.

• Proven experience in Chief of Staff, program management, or strategic operations roles within technical or product organizations.

• Proven understanding of engineering and product development processes.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-ready synthesis, narrative building, as well as organized and collaborative meeting facilitation.

• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, matrixed environment with multiple stakeholders including executive leaders.

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and drive alignment.

• Experience with strategic planning, business operations, and executive communications.

• Passion for technology, innovation, and building inclusive teams.

Business Management IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $130,900 - $277,200 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 $165,600 - $303,600 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.

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.