Senior Media Strategy Manager

Welcome to one of the most dynamic and high-impact areas at Microsoft— Global Media Team. This business is not just growing fast—it’s redefining the future. Microsoft’s Global Media Team is a diverse, collaborative, solutions-oriented team committed to infusing diversity and inclusion principles into our hiring, our communication, our innovation, and the way we connect with our customers through advertising.   The Microsoft Global Media Team is responsible for planning, activating and fiscally managing all media spend across Microsoft. The team works across a broad group of internal Microsoft products and business groups, driving business impact by leading the development of innovative and world-class media strategies designed to meet our stakeholders’ unique business goals. The team’s responsibilities extend to driving market intelligence and contributing to Microsoft’s media innovation across media channels and ad tech.   In this role, you will lead paid media strategy, planning, and execution of campaigns and programs. You will be the point person driving strategy for high-profile initiatives, working closely with internal marketing teams and our media agency to deliver impactful results. The candidate has deep expertise across the media landscape, especially digital performance media, a committed growth mindset, and an interest in innovating at the intersection of media, data, and technology.  You thrive on learning and embracing new strategies and technologies - from privacy-first data collaboration to AI-driven optimization - and can translate these into actionable media plans. This is an opportunity for someone with a rich media background who excels in proactive planning, cross-team collaboration, and strategic vision-setting. Confidence in navigating ambiguity, influencing internal partners, and storytelling with data is key to success.   What our team will do for you?: Provide a supportive environment to bring your authentic self to work and amplify your strengths. Offer opportunities to gain new experiences, stretch your skills, and grow your career. Successes will be celebrated at every level of leadership. Prioritize your development – with mentorship, training (in both media and emerging areas like AI), and a culture of continuous learning. Embrace and champion diversity & inclusion, ensuring you are empowered to contribute ideas that drive innovation and resonate with our diverse customer base.   Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, and we’re dedicated to this mission across every aspect of our company. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their highly qualified contributions each day. Join us and help shape the future of the world.   Let’s build the future—together.

The  Senior Media Strategy Manager is responsible for the following: Shape the future of Microsoft's global media strategy by developing innovative, full-funnel media plans that drive business growth, customer engagement, and brand impact across digital and traditional channels. Lead high-visibility campaigns at scale, leveraging expertise across paid social, search, programmatic, video, audio, out-of-home (OOH), and emerging media platforms to create meaningful customer experiences throughout the buyer journey. Drive media innovation by identifying new opportunities , testing emerging technologies, and partnering with media platforms, agencies, and industry leaders to influence the future of advertising and marketing excellence. Champion data-driven decision making by translating customer insights, audience intelligence, and campaign performance into actionable strategies that improve effectiveness, optimize investment, and accelerate business results. Partner across a diverse ecosystem of stakeholders , including Marketing, Product, Engineering, Analytics, Data