Consumer Channel & Partner Marketing Lead, Americas Gaming

The purpose of Microsoft’s Consumer Sales Organization (CSO) is to earn fans and drive growth by building emotional connections to delight and empower everyone. We engage with consumers globally throughout their shopping journeys, navigating both physical storefronts and digital visits across Direct and Partner Channels in Gaming, Windows, M365 and Surface.

The Gaming Retail Sales Team is part of the Consumer Organizaion and is responsible for selling gaming devices and multi-platform content through our retail, etail, telco and distributor channels worldwide. Xbox is a key partner in the retail industry, leveraging the strength of our entire portfolio across 1P and 3P devices, accessories and content, maximizing our retail partners unique capabilities, and implementing a player-centric go-to-market strategy.  

Xbox is Microsoft’s Gaming brand and has been revolutionizing gaming and entertainment for over 20 years. You will play a pivotal role in continuing Xbox’s success by bringing existing and new gaming experiences to life and help our many global game studios deliver great games to our fans, wherever they play – on console, PC, mobile devices, and smart TVs. From blockbuster franchises like Halo, Call of Duty, Minecraft, Forza, Gears,  and Fable, to new and growing IP, Xbox is dedicated to uniting our fans, because when everyone plays, we all win. Coupled with industry-defining services like Xbox Game Pass and Cloud Gaming, our gaming business is one of the most exciting places to work in technology.

With the help of our retail partner ecosystem, we are creating the “Xbox Anywhere” experience to influence the way millions of gamers across the world search, experience and buy gaming devices and content.  As a member of our team, you’ll be part of growing a multi-billion-dollar business, charting new areas of innovation, and impacting billions of lives around the world. You also will be a part of a culture centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. If that appeals to you, it’s an exciting time to be here in Gaming Retail Sales.

As the Consumer Channel & Partner Marketing Lead, Americas Gaming, you will be accountable to plan and execute consumer-centric, omni-channel marketing with partners that is aligned to global priorities, functional expertise and local market insights with the goal of driving conversion, sell-through and ROI for our Gaming Consumer Solution Area.  

With a passion and depth of knowledge across our Gaming portfolio, you will work with partners to influence the design of unique Microsoft experiences across channels and at every touchpoint in the customer journey, working across organizational boundaries to deliver integrated consumer marketing, and execution excellence.  You will act as a trusted advisor to drive strategic decisions about our marketing investment strategy and marketing mix, leveraging multiple funding sources and working with partners to optimize impact and create joint value.

By joining the Consumer Channel & Partner Marketing team, you’ll collaborate closely with Category and Sales teams locally to drive marketing through a range of partners.  As part of the Americas Gaming leadership team, you’ll have the opportunity to share learnings and best practices across markets as well as leverage the global infrastructure for support and shared platforms.  Team leadership is important in this role and we look to our leaders to create clarity, generate energy and deliver results. You’re a culture-builder, attracting and retaining talent across unique perspectives and diverse backgrounds.

This role is flexible in that you can work up to 50% from home depending on Microsoft office proximity.

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.