Sr Director PR, IP and Interoperability - 701831

Job Category: Marketing
Location: United States, WA, Redmond
Job ID: 701831 6577
Division: Marketing
Company overview:
As the world’s leading Software Company, Microsoft has pioneered many of the technology innovations that paved the way for the digital information revolution. With products ranging from the Windows operating systems to the Office productivity suite, the Visual Studio suite of developers tools, and the Xbox 360 video game platform, and a broad range of new offerings in high-growth areas including Web-based services, unified communications, search, advertising and much more, Microsoft continues to be the worldwide leader in helping people and businesses realize their full potential.

Overview of role:
Are you a Corporate Communications/Public Relations professional interested in an opportunity to join one of the most exciting and dynamic companies in the world? Do you thrive on driving perception changing media coverage and working with some of the finest journalists? Do you have a proven expertise in managing challenging issues-based communications campaigns? If so, this role may be right for you.

The Senior Director of PR for IP and Interoperability is a leading role on the company’s Public Affairs PR team. The person in this role is responsible for leading the company’s over-arching and inter-related IP and Interoperability communications program to drive positive media engagement and outcomes that are aligned with the company’s legal, business, technology, and communications objectives and strategies. The key initiative and challenge in this role is to determine how to “up-level” the over-arching IP and Interop narrative in order to break through critical perception blockers about Microsoft’s position and actions in these areas and to do so while navigating a number of potentially negative issues.

A critical element of this role is the responsibility for a very close, service level relationship with internal clients/stakeholders in Legal & Corporate Affairs as well as for collaborative relationships with other members of the Public Affairs Team, and relevant teams within Corp Communications and the Business Groups.

This role reports to the Public Affairs PR team lead and manages a Director IP PR and a Senior Manager of Interop PR, each of whom have responsibility for driving and managing the media and analyst relations programs for their respective topics. In addition, this role has responsibility for managing a multi-million dollar budget and relationship with an outside PR agency.


Minimum requirements:
10 + years of proven PR experience in a business environment, preferably focused on issues management and public affairs expertise.
Passion for the positive impact of technology and strong project management skills required

Education:
Bachelor’s degree required. MBA highly desirable