Microsoft
Business Planner - Change Management & Readiness
$106K–$223K
Redmond, WA +3 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Location
- Redmond, WA
Mountain View, CA
Atlanta, GA
New York, NY - Experience
- 4+ years in business planning, program management, process management, change management, readiness, field enablement, sales operations, or related experience; alternatives: Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years, Master's Degree and 6+ years, or equivalent experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, Marketing, or related field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Coordinates planning, readiness, launch, and adoption of commercial and partner program changes across Microsoft’s partner ecosystem and internal seller organizations.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain integrated execution plans, workback schedules, audience-specific actions, and launch criteria.
- Coordinate partner and field communications, training, operational readiness, feedback, and cross-functional launch execution.
- Track readiness, risks, dependencies, and adoption; drive corrective actions and improve repeatable launch processes.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, Marketing, or related field AND 4+ years of relevant experience, OR equivalent experience.
- Experience translating business or program requirements into integrated partner and field execution plans and readiness deliverables.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate complex cross-functional initiatives, manage dependencies, and drive closure without direct authority.
- Experience assessing impacts and readiness gaps, managing launch risks, and supporting adoption of program or process changes.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of partner ecosystems, field and sales organizations, and go-to-market execution; familiarity with CSP, authorization frameworks, marketplaces, commercial partner programs, or segment-based field motions.
- Familiarity with Prosci ADKAR or similar methodologies.
Pay
USD $106,400 - $203,600 per year (base salary); USD $137,600 - $222,600 per year (base salary)
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