Microsoft
Finance Director, AI Applications, OPEX FP&A Lead
$131K–$304K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years with a master’s degree, or 10+ years with a bachelor’s degree, in financial analysis, accounting, controllership, finance, or a related field; alternatively, equivalent experience. Also requires 1+ year managing direct reports.
- Education
- Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field, or Bachelor's Degree in those fields or a related field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Leads finance partnership for engineering resource allocation, expense management, and investment optimization, aligning spending with strategic priorities and product roadmaps.
What you'll do
- Advise senior Engineering and Finance leaders on resource allocation and investment optimization using analysis of the resource landscape and business results.
- Assess business health, identify opportunities, risks, and tradeoffs, and align investments with strategy and engineering roadmaps.
- Develop analytical frameworks and best practices to anticipate trends and improve resource-allocation efficiency.
What they ask for
- Master’s degree in a listed or related field plus 8+ years of relevant experience, or bachelor’s degree in a listed or related field plus 10+ years, or equivalent experience.
- 1+ year of experience managing direct reports.
Nice to have
- Financial analysis experience in a high-tech company; Revenue Planning and/or Consulting experience.
- Complex financial modeling and scenario analysis; proficiency in Excel/Power BI and SQL.
Pay
USD $130,900 - $277,200 per year (base salary); USD $165,600 - $303,600 per year (base salary)
Tools
Excel, Power BI, SQL
AI focus
Work in the context of the new AI transformational age; no specific AI development or application duties are stated.
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