Microsoft
Senior Strategy & Investment Analyst - AI Experiences
$106K–$223K
Mountain View, CA +1 · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA
Redmond, WA - Experience
- Required: 3+ years in data analysis/reporting, business intelligence, or business/financial analysis with a master’s degree, or 4+ years with a bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience; plus 3+ years in each of the specified strategy/finance, modeling, and data-analysis areas. Preferred pathways: 6+ years with a master’s degree or 8+ years with a bachelor’s degree in the specified areas, or equivalent experience.
- Education
- Master’s or bachelor’s degree in the listed fields or a related field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Shapes strategy and investment decisions for Microsoft AI Experiences by building quantitative analyses and business cases for products, markets, pricing, and growth opportunities.
What you'll do
- Build forecasting, predictive, scenario, and sensitivity models to assess market growth, adoption, revenue, and business performance.
- Analyze datasets and conduct market sizing, competitive analysis, and pricing research to develop business cases.
- Translate analysis into strategic recommendations for senior leaders and partner with cross-functional teams on decisions.
What they ask for
- Required degree and experience pathway: master’s degree in a listed related field plus 3+ years in data analysis, business intelligence, or business/financial analysis; bachelor’s degree in a listed related field plus 4+ years in those areas; or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years in strategic finance, investment banking, corporate development, pricing strategy, management consulting, or a highly quantitative strategy role.
- 3+ years building decision-grade quantitative and financial models, including forecasting, scenario, and sensitivity analyses.
- 3+ years analyzing large, complex, imperfect datasets and synthesizing sources into a defensible fact base; advanced Excel, financial modeling, and quantitative analysis skills.
Nice to have
- Experience with market sizing, competitive benchmarking, pricing analysis, and business-case development; SQL, Python, Power BI, or similar tools.
- Experience working with product, finance, or commercial leaders in a technology business; working knowledge of the AI landscape.
Pay
USD $106,400 - $203,600 per year (base salary); USD $137,600 - $222,600 per year (base salary)
Tools
Excel, SQL, Python, Power BI
AI focus
Develops strategy, forecasts, market assessments, pricing, and investment recommendations for AI experiences across Copilot, Bing, Edge, and partner surfaces.
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