Business Development Manager-Senior-MGS-Turn 10 Job
Date: Jan 18, 2010
Location: Redmond, WA, US
Business Development Manager-Senior-MGS-Turn 10
Job Category: Software Engineering: General Management
Location: United States, WA, Redmond
Job ID: 708033
Division: Entertainment & Devices Division
Turn 10 Studios, the creators of the Forza Motorsport franchise and a division of Microsoft Game Studios, has an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior business leader to head up the studio's licensing and business management team. This leadership role will manage the studio's P&L, partner with executives to set strategy and drive high quality game content for our Next Generation games including the NATAL platform. This person is also responsible for managing the licensing and business management team that provides world-class support to the entire studio. The Senior Business Manager is an exceptionally strong communicator who can move seamlessly between Microsoft's financial, legal and business organizations, as well as form a strong partnerships with the technical and creative leaders in the game studio.
Job Responsibilities:
Partner with leadership team to develop and deliver business plans including goals, target audiences, opportunity assessment, competitive evaluation, business model and frameworks.
Lead the licensing team and ensure effective, long term relationships with sub license partners and auto manufacturers worldwide
Ensure strong production relationships with our overseas vendors.
Financial modeling: Monthly P&L updates and quarterly forecasting
Track and analyze product and business results and drive plans to improve key business metrics
Successfully drive key initiatives through cross group collaboration with product development, marketing, business management and finance organizations
Qualifications:
Long-term strategic leadership, results driven, superior cross-group collaboration skills and organizational agility.
Proven track record to deliver independent financial, competitive and global business analysis as well as excellent international business development and contract negotiation skills.
Knowledge of and passion for interactive entertainment business and the levers that drive hardware, software and services sales is required.
B.A/B.S. required. MBA/JD, legal/finance/consulting background in Microsoft and games industry experience strongly preferred.
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PGR using Natal for stuff? Also interesting that they are calling Natal a platform.
