Gaming Category Manager

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In Consumer Sales Organization (CSO) our purpose is to earn fans and drive growth by building emotional connections to delight and empower everyone. We partner across the Xbox ecosystem to amplify console performance at retail—driving platform adoption, elevating in-store and online presence, and fueling growth from first impression to final purchase. Together with our ecosystem partners, we strategize and implement plans for customer engagement and economic growth.

Within Gaming, we accomplish Microsoft’s mission in two ways :

• Drive consumer engagement and revenue at retail : Use consumer insights, market data, store level analysis, and sales information to evaluate our business performance and develop seasonal, launch, & sustain plans to improve our partners’ business, win share, sell units, and drive revenue.
• Amplify the Xbox brand through our retail partners : Plan and execute thoughtful and impactful through-line full-funnel marketing, focused on driving purchase intent, conversion and post-purchase advocacy and customer lifetime value for Gaming devices, content, accessories, and services.

What Our Team Offers

At the core, we are a customer-focused team that encourages a diverse and inclusive culture. We are respectful, collaborative, accountable and approach work with a fun, positive attitude. The right candidate can expect opportunities for career growth and development while shaping our strategic approach to the rapidly changing retail gaming industry.

What I Will Do For You

How You Can Make An Impact

As the Americas Gaming Category Manager for Xbox within CSO you will create the Americas Retail Strategy for Xbox Consoles, influencing future product plans and enabling partners by defining the category story, delivering regionally relevant insights, creating regional programs aligned to the business priorities, and setting / striving to achieve success metrics. This role is flexible in that you can work up to 100% from home.

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.

Responsibilities

Americas Console Performance

Americas Retail Strategy for Consoles

Driving Console Growth

Console Insights

Qualifications

Required / Minimum Qualifications (RQs / MQs)

Additional or Preferred Qualifications (PQs)

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and / or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

Seniority level : Not Applicable

Employment type : Full-time

Job function : Marketing

Industries : Software Development

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