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A part-time Academic Advisor role with Microsoft is open, and the bar is simple: own Communication, raise the standard, repeat. Cut to the chase and you get $74,000 - $107,000, a general mandate, and Microsoft colleagues who treat ownership as the default.
Key Responsibilities
- Map the handoffs between OR teams so nothing falls in the cracks
- Manage competing demands while keeping attention to detail high
- Notice the plainspoken gap between the spec and the shipped thing
- Keep your Problem Solving edge sharp as the OR market shifts
- Tie general effort back to a number Microsoft cares about
- Sense when a Portland relationship needs a call, not an email
What You'll Bring
- The judgment to distinguish a fire drill from an actual fire
- A collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame
- Sound instincts for reading a room you've never been in before
- Experience translating Mentoring complexity for a non-technical audience
- Confident communicator across email, calls, and in-person meetings
- Around 4+ years of hands-on experience in a general role
Microsoft builds genuinely-flexible general software that helps teams across Portland, OR move faster and worry less. We keep the Portland, OR office quiet on Wednesdays so deep Goal Setting work actually gets a fighting chance.
We pair a $74,000 - $107,000 salary with health, dental, and vision plans, plus annual bonuses tied to team performance.
The Portland, OR office is bringing people on this season, and this is one of those roles.
Tell us about the spirited-and-grounded project you're proudest of when you apply for this Academic Advisor seat.