Product Lifecycle Manager, Xbox

• Manage supply chain readiness activities to support the product roadmap for a line of business. Drive early engagement with the business groups to ensure supply chain volume/cost/complexity tradeoffs are modeled to proactively shape the Go To Market plan & enable the best outcome for the business.
• Project manage all facets of program lifecycle from business concept to production and end of life, identifying requirements, capturing a working Plan of Record, driving change control, identifying risks and mitigation plans, managing issues and escalation, managing triage as necessary, leading cross group coordination, and tracking milestones and timelines.
• Proactively identify process improvements, system enhancements, and overall resource requirements to support new products/businesses.  Provide overall program management to ensure that the improvements hit timelines and meet requirements.
• Build, develop, and maintain working relationships with a cross functional virtual team, facilitating proactive planning, communication, issue resolution as well as driving key decisions to ensure Plan of Record is established & attained.
• Provide updates on program status and drive decisions at lead-times to support the business.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 2+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement.
  • OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance or related field AND 2+ years work experience in program management, process management, process improvement.
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Exceptional ability to impact and influence business decisions and results where cross-boundary collaboration is required.
• Demonstrated experience driving global programs while understanding the multicultural implications of global business and processes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Solid analytical and problem resolution skills in an ambiguous environment.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically.
• Extremely detail- and process-oriented.
• Solid facilitation and consensus building skills.

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Business Program Management IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $77,800 - $153,700 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 $102,200 - $169,900 per year.

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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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