AI Intake & Platform Strategy Director
Company: Microsoft
Location: Redmond
Posted on: October 31, 2025
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Job Description:
As the AI Intake & Platform Strategy Director you will have a
dual-mandate, starting with the deep strategic understanding and
direction-setting of our Azure AI portfolio to identify,
prioritize, and close strategic gaps: consulting with marketing,
business planning, business development, and others to and enhance
our product positioning. This is a highly collaborative role
demanding creation of decision-documents that win hearts and
budgets for our key stakeholders. You will also drive the operating
model for how our Marketing team itself uses AI—defining playbooks,
upskilling, tooling, and meeting rhythms that boost velocity and
reduce toil. In this AI enablement role, you will be expected to
develop a deep understanding of the portfolio and support customers
and internal teams in effectively leveraging its capabilities.
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.
In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to
cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to
positively impact our culture every day. Qualifications Required
Qualifications Masters Degree in Marketing, Computer Science,
Business or related field AND 4 years experience in business OR
Bachelors Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or
related field AND 6 years experience in business OR equivalent
experience. 3 years of experience in product or product-marketing
leadership in data/AI. Preferred Qualification Bachelors or
advanced degree in Computer Science 5 years of experience in
product or product leadership in data/AI. Experience translating
technical concepts into succinct executive-ready collateral.
Experience steering cross-disciplinary teams and budgets. Working
knowledge of Azure services and cloud; certifications or
experience. Experience using Python & SQL sufficient to prototype
demos and speak credibly with developers; understanding of high
level AI concepts, with relevant experience. Prior experience
leading (AI-driven) process change; especially in marketing or
engineering teams. Public-speaking experience at developer or AI
conferences, or analyst relations experience. Experience with
open-source AI frameworks and contributing to community. Product
Marketing IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the
U.S. is USD $130,900 - $251,900 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 -
$272,300 per year. Microsoft will accept applications for the role
until July 29, 2025. Responsibilities Regularly review messaging,
Marketing Positioning Frameworks (MPFs), and demo assets across the
Azure AI stack for gaps and strategic improvements, coordinating
with cross-functional and primary DRIs in the organization on
business strategy. Participate in and consult on the end-to-end
solution play alignment for Azure AI for Microsoft’s semi-annual go
to market strategy motions. Lead cross-functional launch squads
(Product, Engineering, Brand, Field, Business Planning) to land
strategic features or products of strategic importance to the
portfolio. Define “AI-powered marketing” best practices and enable
the team as a primary role function; pilot workflows that embed
Copilot/AI Foundry into team operations, planning, content
creation, and team meetings. Leverage this to expose gaps in the
platform. Oversee budget and vendor staff associated with these
activities. Manage a ~$500k–$1MM direct program budget, allocating
spend to drive ai enablement, pipeline, and product usage for key
business areas. Steer larger Microsoft corporate spend for much
larger marketing campaigns. Produce crisp one-pagers and exec
briefs that distill complex data/AI insights for decision-making
for matters of strategic importance. Serve as technical
thought-partner to PM/Engineering; evangelize roadmap at events and
with analysts.
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