Control & Compliance Lead, India and South-Asia

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. That’s what inspires us, drives our work and pushes us to challenge the status quo every day. Our business is built on Trust and is mission critical to Microsoft’s success. Microsoft Asia is looking to bring in a senior finance leader to take ownership of our control and compliance responsibilities in  India & South Asia.  This role is part of the India South Asia Finance Leadership Team and manages a team of professionals located in the Area.   We are seeking a professional who can lead, develop, and inspire a high performing compliance team, fostering a culture of excellence, accountability, and collaboration while prioritizing resources and efforts toward the areas of greatest risk and impact to the business. The successful candidate will bring deep business process knowledge, partner effectively with stakeholders, and leverage AI to enhance compliance operations, drive efficiency, and foster a business-led compliance environment.

Responsibilities Support efforts to create an environment of compliance and ethics; influences the culture and tone resulting in full adoption of a business led compliance rhythm; coaches and holds people accountable for behaving compliantly and ethically; implements global compliance initiatives Facilitate and oversee the execution of compliance committee activities; advises the committee and provides oversight as needed; oversees and supports teams focus toward at-issue topics  Partner with business & other key stakeholders to meet local compliance obligations and promptly escalate relevant risks. Provide directions that safeguard sales deal execution, third party compliance & high-risk spend at the pace of the business demands. Anticipate risk by staying close to evolving sales motions, org changes, and resource models. Surfaces emerging risks early and collaborate across the MCAPS compliance community to mitigate them locally and globally. Interpret policies effectively and provide regular feedback to policy owners. Coordinate audits and support investigations Define the framework (e.g., controls), scope, and definition of the testing, and makes adjustments in coordination with the monitoring program owner; reviews and leverages quarterly testing results and metrics to ensure accuracy; reviews and ensures business accountability for remediation plan and execution.  Facilitate and land key monitoring processes; participates in annual risk assessments and ensures local management and partners are taking appropriate actions and controls are functioning appropriately  Leverage the full spectrum of available training; trains the local business champions  Take ownership and lead initiatives that drive innovation toward our frontier vision. Shift from reactive to proactive. Experiment with AI within a governed framework to focus on market themes, articulate top risks, and automate repeatable effort. Culture & Behavior You have a growth mindset. You have a desire to continuously learn and innovate, and you also support others to do the same.   You cultivate Microsoft’s culture of Respect, Integrity, and Accountability in everything you do.    You fully embrace Microsoft’s leadership principles of Creating Clarity, Generating Energy & Delivering Success.   You nurture a collaborative & diverse culture. You respect and appreciate individuals with different backgrounds and ensure that all voices are heard.  You are action-oriented and able to build and deliver strong results through others.

Required Qualifications;   Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 6+ years experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field OR Master's Degree in Business