Microsoft
Finance Director, Data Center and AI Innovation
$131K–$304K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Jul 30, 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. At least 1 year managing direct reports. Preferred: 3+ years managing direct reports; 5+ years in technology/software, matrix-based organizations, or multinational multi-product/multi-segment finance roles.
- Education
- Master’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science, or related field; or bachelor’s degree in one of these fields; or equivalent experience.
About the job
Leads finance partnering with data center engineering to evaluate infrastructure technologies and investments, optimize data center form factors, and communicate financial insights to senior leaders.
What you'll do
- Model and prioritize emerging technologies and the innovation portfolio using NPV-based analysis.
- Assess data center form-factor costs and tradeoffs, and lead capital, sourcing, and contract economics analytics.
- Align data center investments across form factors and present executive summaries to leadership.
What they ask for
- Master’s degree in a related field and 8+ years of relevant experience, or bachelor’s degree in a related field and 10+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent experience.
- At least 1 year of experience managing direct reports.
Nice to have
- Deep experience in data center design and/or server design.
- Experience in infrastructure finance, project finance, real assets investing, corporate development, or investment banking; additional industry, matrix-organization, multinational finance, or people-management experience.
Pay
USD $130,900 - $277,200 per year (base salary); USD $165,600 - $303,600 per year (base salary)
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