Director- Business Development

The Data & AI Business Development team is responsible for strategic partnerships, opportunity identification, and growth initiatives across Microsoft’s Data & AI portfolio.  

We are seeking a Director- Business Development to join the team driving AI partnerships and strategic initiatives, focused on commercial growth of Azure Open AI, Digital Natives, and Emerging AI Technologies.  

In this role, you will:  

• Define and author commercial and ecosystem strategies in close collaboration with product and marketing teams including creative partnership constructs, business models, and GTM strategies  

• Expand the reach and relevance of the Microsoft AI platform, through meaningful engagements with leading partners and customers 

• Be knowledgeable on the AI space: follow the latest emerging AI news, develop technical / platform depth and have a systematic approach to identifying and executing against market trends  

• Demonstrate and live our values and principles of teamwork, curiosity, self-awareness, integrity, diversity and allyship 

This work helps to develop partner strategies that enables commercial acceleration of our AI Platform.