The Azure Strategic Finance (Revenue Planning) team influences decision-making and implementation of strategy across the Azure portfolio. Our charter is to ensure leaders are focused on the highest ROI opportunities and initiatives. We integrate insights into actions across GTM, deal structure, business model, and resource allocation/prioritization. The Azure Core team has an opening for a qualified candidate with relevant experience to lead regional pricing and fleet management. In this Finance Manager - Azure Strategic Finance role, you’ll collaborate with Marketing and Engineering to develop frameworks for how we price Azure services globally.  You’ll analyze demand signals and market trends to inform how we think about growth shaping across regions and price elasticity. Your work will influence regional growth, product roadmap, and how we measure business performance. Often you will bring data-driven insights to business partners and validate go/no go outcomes with rigorous financial modeling. You’ll work closely with Marketing, Engineering, Sales, COGS Finance, and Corp Strat.In the first six months a few of the projects you’ll work on are:<ul><li>Partner with Marketing / GTM on a regional pricing assessment and creation of global pricing frameworks</li><li>Assist with augmenting the capacity reservation portfolio</li><li>AI market landscape / ecosystem analysis</li></ul>Were excited to offer a hybrid role that give you the best of both worlds.  Youll get to collaborate in person with your teammates at our Redmond office three days a week, and enjoy the flexibility of remote work the rest of the time.  If you love connecting face-to-face and also appreciate some work-from-home days, this could be a great fit for you.   Our team culture is centered around Microsoft corporate values and the One Microsoft approach with business partners. Our team is comprised of many individuals with diverse backgrounds and values the unique perspectives and thought processes each colleague brings to the table. Our team leans into helping one another and is not afraid to try new things with a growth mindset mentality.   At Microsoft, our mission is simple yet bold: empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. That purpose fuels our Cloud‑first strategy and inspires us to challenge the status quo every day.  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.Required/minimum qualifications<ul><li>Masters Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field OR Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 2+ years experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership, finance, or related field OR equivalent experience.</li><li>1 yr experience in tech finance, consulting, and investment banking.</li><li>2+ year(s) work experience with proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced functions (e.g., formulas, pivot tables, and data analysis) and excel modeling.</li></ul><div> </div>Financial Analysis IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $76,800 - $151,900 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 $100,800 - $168,000 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: <a href="https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/us-corporate-pay.html" target="_blank">US corporate pay information | Microsoft Careers</a> Microsoft will accept applications for the role until November 7, 2025. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the <a href="https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/accommodationrequest" target="_blank">Accommodation request form</a>. Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.Responsibilities<ul><li>Collaborate with Marketing, Business Planning, and Engineering teams on regional pricing and packaging proposals</li><li>Enhance process for internal compute vCore allocations based on ROI to the company</li><li>Support broader team efforts for market and compete analysis, including AI landscape and TAM sizing</li><li>Collect customer and partner feedback data and assist with analysis to improve experiences while building relationships with internal and external partners.</li><li>Support business decision-making by addressing expense and compliance questions, contributing insights for financial plans, resource optimization, investments, KPIs, long-range planning, and margin accountability.</li><li>Contribute to analysis of present and future financial performance across products, segments, or businesses, and assist senior team members with research on financial plans, acquisition activity, and future opportunities.</li></ul>