Senior Business Manager

Resource Allocation and Workforce Planning
The role coordinates resource allocation and workforce planning for DPG and the aligned leadership teams. It is responsible for consolidating inputs, developing scenarios, maintaining source-of-truth data, and tracking decisions through implementation; it consults Finance, HR, and managers, and keeps leaders informed of risks and required decisions. The outcome is accurate workforce data, faster action, and resources aligned to approved priorities.

People Budget, Headcount, and Backfill Management
The role manages funded headcount and PCN reconciliation, hiring and backfill plans, transfers, and the execution of organization-design changes across DPG, CAP, and partner organizations. It is responsible for cost center, reports-to-manager, and system actions, and for keeping plans current as priorities shift; it consults Finance, HR, and Global Talent Acquisition to land changes cleanly. The outcome is headcount that reflects approved plans and transitions that complete on time.

Non-People and Discretionary Budget Management
The role manages OPEX, COGS, discretionary, T&E, and morale budgets, including targets, forecasts, controls, and regular reviews. It is responsible for tracking spend, identifying variance, developing options to create efficiencies, and supporting the development and rollout of cross-geo spend guidance; it consults Finance and Procurement and keeps leaders informed of risks and trade-offs. The outcome is disciplined spend, earlier course correction, and investment directed to the highest-value work.

Employee Mobility and Workplace Exceptions
The role manages relocation, remote-work, and flex-work exception processes end to end, including intake, review, system approvals, and escalation where required. It consults HR and Finance on relocation implications and keeps leaders and managers informed of status and precedent. The outcome is consistent, timely, and well-documented decisions that balance business needs and employee circumstances.

Rhythm of Business, Reporting, and Decision Support
The role facilitates the Finance and HR rhythm of business, including agendas, pre-reads, decision logs, action tracking, and follow-through. It is responsible for regular and ad hoc reporting on workforce, spend, and forecasts, and for translating trends, risks, and opportunities into decision-ready recommendations for the Chief of Staff and leadership team. The outcome is shared understanding, earlier action, and clear accountability for decisions.

Organizational Health and Change
The role supports the workforce-related dimensions of organizational health, including org hygiene + workforce and geographic mix. It coordinates workforce-change programs by preparing manager guidance and FAQs, running stakeholder reviews, building communications workbacks, and tracking implementation. The outcome is a healthy workforce plan, durable change, and continuity through transitions.

Business Support, Site, and Community Programs
The role supports Business Support transformation by analyzing coverage, support ratios, service models, and opportunities to centralize work, and supports global site, space, and geographic strategy through analysis, stakeholder coordination, and execution planning. It also coordinates worldwide Business Manager community programs that strengthen connection, consistency, and reuse across geographies. The outcome is a more fungible support model and stronger consistency across sites.

AI-First Operating Practices
The role helps transform the portfolio of recurring workforce and budget-management work using AI. It is responsible for identifying manual work, building centralized tooling and automated workflows with clear guardrails and exception paths, measuring improvements in speed, cost, quality, and effort, and sharing proven prompts, skills, and practices across the Business Management community. 

What Will Help You Succeed

• Solid analytical and financial judgment, with the ability to move from accurate execution to forecasting, scenario analysis, and clear recommendations.

• Exceptional organization and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, deadlines, and stakeholders.

• The ability to build trusted relationships across Finance, HR, Procurement, and Business Support, and to present a clear point of view.

• Sound judgment and discretion when handling sensitive employee, organizational, and compensation-adjacent information.

• Experience building or improving AI-enabled workflows that enhance human expertise and produce measurable business value.

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 4+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles
  • OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements: 

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications: