Senior Product Marketing Manager for Industry Events

Overview

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic S enior Product Marketing Manager for Industry Events to join our team in Puget Sound. As member of the industry event team , this role will oversee the development and execution of how our customers, particularly business decision makers, engage with Microsoft Industry at Microsoft flagship event s and industry third party events.

Join our dynamic Global Industry Product Marketing Team and play a key role in creating experiences that demonstrate the impact of our AI solutions across industries, enabling our customers to innovate and grow. If you have a passion for creating immersive event experiences and driving successful event execution, we would love to hear from you.

This is a Puget-sound based role with an expectation to spend up to 50% of the time on Redmond campus.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. 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.

Responsibilities

As a S enio r Product Marketing Manager for Events, you will lead v- teams of both internal stakeholders and vendors to create and execute both h first and third-party events. You will be responsible fo r driving quality customer experience in partnership with Microsoft’s event execution team from concept to completion, ensuring that our events generate interest, excitement, and demand for our industry solutions.

• Event Strategy: Guide development and delivery of clearly written Strategic Event Briefs for each event . W or k with Industry PMMs/SMEs to outline objective s , targeted audience(s), and high-level event experiences to ensure clear implementation of the plan by the event execution team.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with cross-company stakeholders to align on intended business impact, event strategy, audience targets, and success metrics.
• Content Management: Define, in partnership with industry product marketing managers, the customer experience that drives strong immersive engagement with our content at events. Manage content allocations, guidance, and training across all content opportunities such as featured sessions, interstitials, and round tables.
• Sponsorship management: Analyze event sponsorship opportunities and ensure alignment with Microsoft priorities and m arket trends . Make recommendations for adjustments as needed.
• Data-Driven Decisions: Leverage data and market insights for decision-making, including content optimization and new event concept developments.
• Manage v- team of Microsoft stakeholders and vendors through full planning cycle
• Responsible for onsite execution and oversight of contracted sponsorship deliverables
• Budget Management: Efficiently and compliantly manage the end-to-end event budget.
  
  

Other Responsibilties

• Embody our culture  and  values
  
  

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing , Communications, Business or related field AND 5 years experience in business
• OR Master's Degree in Marketing , Communications, Business or related field AND 3 years experience in business
• OR equivalent experience.
• 5 years of experience in corporate event marketing and working on digital and in-person events.
• 5 years of experience in project management with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines, set priorities, and be flexible in changing environments.
• 3 years of experience in efficiently and compliantly managing the end-to-end event budget.
  
  

Additional Or Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing , Communications, Business or related field AND 8 years experience in business
• OR Master's Degree in Marketing , Communications, Business or related field AND 6 years experience in business
• OR equivalent experience.
• 6 years of experience in corporate event marketing and working on digital and in-person events.
• 7 years of experience in project management with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines, set priorities, and be flexible in changing environments.
• 5 years of experience in efficiently and compliantly managing the end-to-end event budget.
• Skilled collaborator who connects people and teams, communicates concepts to diverse audiences, and engages effectively with executives.
  
  

Product Marketing IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $103,800 - $200,300 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 $133,700 - $219,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until April 4th, 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 Accommodation request form .

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