The worldwide Surface Category team is at the heart of the consumer business at Microsoft. The Surface consumer business is incredibly fast paced, growing, with a significant portfolio of innovative products. This is an opportunity to join an integral team with high impact to the global Surface business. Our team works closely with our Global Sales, Finance, Marketing, Category, Ops teams around the world as well as adjacent organizations. We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Go-To-Market (GTM) leader to lead our worldwide Surface Planning team. The **Global Surface Category Director, Go-To-Market Planning** will be responsible for developing and executing comprehensive marketing strategies to drive the growth and success of our Surface products globally. This role requires a strategic thinker with a background in product marketing, leadership and communication skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is focused on embracing a growth mindset and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. You can help us achieve our mission. **Responsibilities** + As a people manager, deliver success through empowerment and accountability by modeling, coaching, and caring. + Develop and implement global GTM strategies for Surface products to achieve business objectives and drive market share growth. + Deliver Surface Goals by supporting messaging, assets, planning and product offerings that are aligned to market and partner needs. + Lead and mentor a team of Category Managers, providing guidance and support to ensure the successful execution of partner guidance and seasonal marketing plans. + Collaborate with product marketing, engineering, finance, sales, channel marketing, and other key stakeholders to align GTM efforts with unified business goals. + Enable field communities with compelling guidance inclusive of product positioning, messaging, and go-to-market strategies through multiple forums aligned to ROB. + Build launch readiness resources that include retailer and silicon partner plans, product positioning, pricing, distribution, channel strategy and promotional activities. + Be the Voice of the Customer in the WW Consumer Sales organization, delivering insights to influence business planning decisions and enable best-in-class execution. + Build and maintain relationships with key partners and stakeholders to drive collaboration and support for marketing initiatives. + Possess exceptional communication and storytelling abilities; capable of delivering insights in a concise and consumable manner across the organization including leaders with external partners and executives. **Qualifications** **Required/Minimum Qualifications** + Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 6+ years experience in business + OR Master's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 4+ years experience in business + OR equivalent experience. + 4+ years direct people management experience or indirect people management experience (or virtual teams). **Additional or Preferred Qualifications** + Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 12+ years experience in business + OR Master's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 8+ years experience in business + OR equivalent experience. + 6+ years people management experience. Product Marketing M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $129,200 - $248,800 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 $162,000 - $268,900 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 Microsoft will accept applications for the role until February 1, 2025. \#CSO Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 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) .