Learning Strategy Manager - Compete Futures
Microsoft
Learning Strategy Manager - Compete Futures
Multiple Locations, United States
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Overview
At Worldwide Learning (WWL), our mission is to inspire every person and organization on the planet to reach their potential through learning. With technology evolving rapidly, having a skilled workforce is more important than ever. We believe that making learning accessible to all is key to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture, helping people excel both personally and professionally, and igniting innovation.
We are looking for a strategic, analytical, and collaborative individual to join our team as the Learning Strategy Manager - Compete Futures. In this role, you will bring key market insights to bear to help WWL craft strategies to upskill the current and future global workforce on AI skills.
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.
Qualifications
Required/minimum qualifications
Master's Degree or equivalent AND/OR 1+ year(s) experience in Learning and Development, management consulting, market analysis, relevant technical roles, business development, OR Vocational qualification or higher education degree (e.g., Bachelor's Degree) AND/OR 2+ experience in learning and development, relevant technical roles, business development, research, industry, OR equivalent experience.
- Experience creating frameworks and articulating organization-wide strategies with an outside-in perspective.
- Experience working with industry upskilling and credentialing programs, and familiarity with the rapidly changing AI landscape for both knowledge workers and developers.
- Experience defining product strategy, prioritize across features, and align cross-functional teams (engineering, design, research).
- Communication, storytelling, and stakeholder management experience.
- Experience in defining success metrics and measuring impact.
Preferred Qualificaitons
Master's Degree or equivalent AND 4+ years experience in learning and development, management consulting, market analysis, relevant technical roles, business development, OR Vocational qualification or higher education degree (e.g., Bachelor's) AND 6+ years experience in learning and development, relevant technical roles, business development, research, industry, OR equivalent experience.
Integrated Learning IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $96,500 - $188,400 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 $123,500 - $206,400 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 October 14, 2025.
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Responsibilities
In the WWL Compete Futures Strategy role, you will be responsible for the following:
- Collect and synthesize industry approaches to upskilling business users, higher education students, productivity workers, and non-technical executives on AI.
- Deeply understand non-technical AI upskilling news, events, industry announcements, social, and academic research from startups, universities, ed tech companies, and technology providers.
- Create and manage frameworks, benchmarks, and scorecards to compare external skilling offerings, programs, credentialing, and content, including regular reports to leadership and knowledge sharing internally.
- Collaborate with product teams on user experience and technical requirements, anticipating nascent industry trends and future needs.
- Engage with customers and partners to validate hypotheses and gather feedback.
- Define metrics and performance indicators with data and research.
- Be a trusted partner to executives and a core part of how WWL sets strategy and builds a culture of rigorous planning and data-driven decision making.
