Sr Director Microsoft Defender for Cloud – Cloud Security

As businesses transform digitally cyber security is increasingly important at all levels within our customer base. Helping security teams represents an opportunity to Microsoft to both protect customers and grow what is already a substantial business. Microsoft Defender is an industry leading extended detection and response (XDR) protection capability and Defender for Cloud I specifically focused on protection of multi-cloud assets.

We are looking for a Sr Director Microsoft Defender for Cloud – Cloud Security. Our high performing, collaborative marketing team members love working with each other, we value a positive team dynamic and know that diverse perspectives will help all of us learn, grow, and deliver better business outcomes. We embrace trying new things and learn and celebrate any outcome. Our team takes pride in our togetherness, and you will add to that dynamic.

In this role, you will manage the team responsible for leading the team of folks who cover cloud security and specifically Defender for Cloud. Your job is to inspire, motivate, and learn from your team of product marketers. Each team member works with engineering teams to influence product and to bring to market innovation, tells stories through rich content creation, and has an eye on strategy looking left to right across field, partner, sales, competition, and engineering for opportunities to optimize the funnel for growth. You bring the team together, optimize the synergies between the component technologies as the product to provide customers with an integrated and consistent experience across the funnel. Ability to influence engineering teams, persistence and good business smarts including knowledge of consumption business models and desire to simplify are essential. This space is undergoing transformation in multiple ways, and this is an opportunity to not only deliver value to customers but build your career as you set up Microsoft for future success.

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.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Responsibilities

• Build your team members careers and bring together the story beyond individual silos.
• Inspire excellence from your team members as you bring to market and plan the future of Defender for Cloud with input into business model, licensing, product design and more.
• Deliver product marketing content to Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and security practitioners including PowerPoint, website, infographics, demos, videos, blogs and more to land thought leadership.
• Drive participation in key analyst deliverables such as the analyst reports including Forrester Waves as well as numerous regular engagements.
• Drive technical demos for Defender for Cloud to enable customers, the field and marketing materials.
• Ensure Security Copilot is integrated for an AI first story
• Support the field sales process in both Azure and Security and ensure top field blockers are prioritized to be quickly addressed in content and product.
• Ensure Microsoft Defender for Cloud is represented at first party events including Ignite and AI Tours.
• Own our competitive perspective and outcomes in partnership with the compete team.
• Build a culture that is consistent with our broader team culture with a focus on diversity, collaboration and particularly the value of team, as well as building your team members careers.
• Embody our Culture and Values

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 6+ years experience marketing commercial software to business users and IT OR Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 8+ years experience marketing commercial software to business users and IT OR equivalent experience.
• 6+ years people management experience.
• Experience creating and delivering world class marketing content, including value proposition, evidence, blogs, whitepapers & presentations for identified scenarios, products/features and segments/audiences
• Experience translating solutions understanding into a compelling story for customers’ that clearly articulates strategy, benefits and differentiation. 
• Experience in product marketing or product management with specific experience influencing product roadmap.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 12+ years experience marketing commercial software to business users and IT OR Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 15+ years experience marketing commercial software to business users and IT OR equivalent experience.
• 8+ years people management experience.
• Experience with Microsoft applications
• Experience analyzing and diagnosing complex product and business challenges, formulating solutions, and then motivating the broader organization to pragmatic action

Product Marketing M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $155,800 - $277,200 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 $202,400 - $303,600 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 16, 2025.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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