[Remote] Director, Windows Category Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Microsoft is seeking a Director, Windows Category Manager to lead its Windows Consumer Retail Strategy across North America. The role owns and executes retail strategy and plans, driving category growth, profitability, market share, assortment, programs, investments, stakeholder alignment, and team development.


Responsibilities

  • Lead Category strategy for Windows at Retail, driving P&L and working across Retail, OEM, Silicon partners
  • Align Strategy, Assortment, Programs & Investments across internal and external stakeholders, ensuring the plans map to YOY Units growth and share gain vs Mac and Chrome
  • Lead, hiring and slate plan for a hire performing team of Senior Category Managers acros US & Ca, leveraging Model, Coach & Care
  • Drive transformation on the ROB, Programs, Investments and performance management of the Windows Consumer business in NA,leveraging AI
  • Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, WW and Finance teams to align strategy, plans, execution and performance insights

Skills

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field AND 6+ years category management, product management, marketing strategy, business planning, product planning, or related work experience
  • OR equivalent experience
  • Master's Degree in Business Administration, Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field AND 8+ years category management, product management, marketing strategy, business planning, product planning, or related work experience
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, Engineering, or related field AND 12+ years category management, product management, marketing strategy, business planning, product planning, or related work experience
  • OR equivalent experience
  • 6+ years experience managing and expanding a category, attaining sales and profitability targets, and leading complex projects (e.g., large-scale or multi-year projects for multi-national or matrixed organizations) with internal stakeholders (e.g., sales management, finance) OR equivalent experience
  • 3+ years people management experience

Company Overview

  • Microsoft provides computer software, consumer electronics, cloud computing platforms, and digital enterprise systems. It was founded in 1975, and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.microsoft.com.

  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Microsoft has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2855 in 2026, 9192 in 2025, 9343 in 2024, 7677 in 2023, 11403 in 2022, 7210 in 2021, 7852 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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