Finance Director, Advertising and AI

What you'll do

• Partner with engineering and business leaders to drive financial objectives, optimize investments, and identify efficiency opportunities across Browser, Search, and News products
• Lead financial planning and analysis for AI-driven workloads, including search quality enhancements and platform transformation
• Develop and execute strategies to improve gross margin, vertical P&Ls, and cost-to-serve metrics, ensuring sustainable financial growth
• Utilize advanced financial modeling, external benchmarks, and unit economic frameworks to define north-star unit costs and maximize return on invested capital
• Craft compelling narratives using storytelling techniques to communicate complex financial insights in a clear and impactful manner to senior leadership
• Lead a team of highly capable individuals with exceptional, inclusive people management capabilities; foster a culture of 'Model, Coach, and Care'; recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing team
• Own the development and execution of frameworks to guide growth and investment across Microsoft’s consumer portfolio of businesses, driving alignment of direction with executives, including SLT members
• Partner to develop investment strategies and ROI assessments of program dollars, making tradeoffs across the O&O portfolio of products to optimize investments
• Build competitive analytics and insights across Advertising & AI businesses, leveraging insights to shape planning discussions and influence roadmap decisions
• Lead core financial rhythms for the O&O businesses (Budget, Forecast, LRP, Close, etc.), driving insights through analytics and maintaining high forecast accuracy

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 8+ years experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field OR Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 10+ years experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field OR equivalent experience
• 1+ year(s) experience managing direct reports
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive financial excellence in a fast-paced environment
• Exceptional analytical skills with expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, and performance measurement
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to simplify complex financial concepts for executive audiences

Benefits