Yes, Microsoft is currently hiring remote workers, including web marketing roles. One of the positions they offer is for a Senior Product Marketing Manager who is open to working remotely.
With a full-time workforce of 228,000 people worldwideMicrosoft is always looking for more skilled experts. This time they actually need web marketing specialists. This role involves working on strategies to drive web and mobile marketing efforts, particularly for Microsoft’s 365 and Copilot Pro subscriptions.
The iconic software development company offers senior web marketing manager positions with a very attractive annual salary.
The salary range for these positions can vary, with some range up to $220,000 per yeardepending on role and location.
What type of senior product marketing manager are they looking for? According to their LinkedIn job offersthe company prefers managers who are “dynamic, innovative and experienced”. Great qualities that are easily attainable, especially since the salary reaches up to $220,000 per year. [Who wouldn’t be dynamic with that salary figure?]
“This role provides a unique opportunity to impact a business that provides customers AI-powered business applicationsthat transforms the way they work and innovate,” stated Microsoft recruiters in the job description on the online hiring platform.
Can you work for Microsoft completely remote?
Microsoft’s central headquarters is based in Redmond, WashingtonUSA. While the majority of the company’s key operations take place here, its workforce works remotely.
How, you say? Well, ever since 2020, Microsoft has integrated cloud-based tools like Microsoft Teams and SharePoint to create fluidity across remote and office employees.
In fact, 97% of Microsoft’s internal applications and services are cloud-based. COVID-19 pandemic may have been a tough time for the economy (and the global population, of course), but it prompted tech companies to invest in remote workers.
Thanks to Microsoft’s Zero Trust Networkall its employees can easily access their company resources from the comfort of their home office – or living room couch! – while maintaining theirs cyber security protocols.
What do you need to work as a marketing manager at Microsoft?
As one of the largest companies on the planet, Microsoft is quite demanding in the hiring process. If you want to work for the company as a senior product marketing managerthese are requirements you must meet:
- Experience: A strong background in digital and web marketing is required. Applicant must have created other strategic marketing campaigns earlier in the career. You must be able to capture the attention of customers. Leadership skills in the sales department will be appreciated.
- Soft skills: High level of communication and collaboration is required as the senior manager will work with teams from different departments (product, design and development). In addition, they must be experts in data analysis.
- Present key information and updates to stakeholderswhich ensures that business, operational and customer goals are met.
- Product and customer customization: a senior marketing manager must ensure that business goals and customer needs are met in a middle way.
- Customer reading: this role must be able to interpret performance data and analyze customer feedback. After all, this position must refine and improve the customer experience to achieve the best sales results.
- Educational background: Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business or related field required, plus more than three years of proven marketing experience.
In fact, having a bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications will lead you to first line of job applicants.
Other degrees in related field with 3+ years in integrated marketing, business planning, marketing operations or related work experience is also recommended.
ONE Senior Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft is responsible for developing and executing marketing strategies to promote the success of a particular product or group of products. Their role focuses on aligning product messaging with customer needs, increasing product adoption and driving revenue growth.
If you find the position (and the salary!) tempting enough, apply Microsoft careers site and take a look. Who knows, maybe you’ll be working for the Titan software company next year, all from the comfort of your own home!