Chief of Staff AI Experiences, Microsoft Edge

Our AI Experiences Microsoft Edge team is looking for a Chief of Staff to serve as a force multiplier for the Corporate Vice President Edge and the Edge Leadership Team. This role sits at the intersection of business operations people rhythms product strategy and leadership effectiveness. The Chief of Staff will lead the translation of strategic priorities into operating mechanisms decision forums team rhythms and measurable follow-through as well as contribute to product and organizational strategy.

This is a high-leverage role for someone who combines operational excellence with genuine product fluency business and financial acumen and sound judgment in complex organizational matters. The person will be a trusted advisor an execution engine and a connective force across Edge and its partners.

Microsofts 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.

Starting January 26 2026 Microsoft AI (MAI) employees who live within a 50- mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. or 25-mile commute of a non-U.S. country-specific location are expected to work from the office at least four days per week. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction.

By applying to this WAposition you are required to be local to the greater Seattle area and in office 4 days a week.

• Translate product and business priorities into execution plans clear accountability and cross-team operating mechanisms.
• Run the Edge leadership operating rhythm: leadership meetings business reviews planning checkpoints decision forums and follow-through.
• Connect strategy to how the organization behaves - what it measures how it prioritizes how decisions get made - using lightweight mechanisms trackers and AI-assisted workflows rather than added process.
• Drive people and organizational priorities: talent planning team health leadership effectiveness culture and morale and sensitive people or process issues.
• Shape executive communications and prepare the CVP and Edge Leadership Team for SLT reviews Town Halls kickoffs and demo showcases with crisp agendas pre-reads and decision framing.
• Lead special projects that demand structured problem solving cross-functional coordination and executive synthesis.
• Own annual and quarterly OPEX COGS and headcount planning with Finance and HR driving investment tradeoffs forecasting spend tracking and cost efficiency while protecting critical bets.
• Directly manage and have responsibility for a business management and program management team and will be responsible for their growth and delegating responsibility appropriately.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in relevant field (e.g. Liberal Arts Business Administration Management Computer Science) AND 8 years experience in financial management business planning operations management strategy project management human resources or business-related roles
  • OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in relevant field (e.g. Liberal Arts Business Administration Management Computer Science) AND 12 years experience in financial management business planning operations management strategy project management human resources or business-related roles
  • OR Bachelors Degree in relevant field (e.g. Liberal Arts Business Administration Management Computer Science) AND 15 years experience in financial management business planning operations management strategy project management human resources or business-related roles
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience running operations for a large or complex organization including planning budgets forecasting and rhythm of business.
• Experience partnering with senior and executive leaders and driving complex cross-functional programs to completion.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including executive-ready synthesis narrative building and meeting facilitation.
• Strong business and financial acumen including budget investment headcount planning and forecasting.
• Ability to understand product strategy customer needs business dynamics and organizational constraints well enough to connect strategy to execution.
• High judgment discretion and maturity in handling sensitive business people and organizational topics.
• Experience working in or adjacent to browser consumer software AI search platform or large-scale product organizations.
• Fluency using AI tools to scale operational analytical and communications work.
• Ability to meet Microsoft customer and/or government security screening requirements as required for this role.

Business Management M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $130900 - $277200 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 $165600 - $303600 per year.

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position will be open for a minimum of 5 days with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age ancestry citizenship color family or medical care leave gender identity or expression genetic information immigration status marital status medical condition national origin physical or mental disability political affiliation protected veteran or military status race ethnicity religion sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process read more about requesting accommodations.

Required Experience:

Manager