New 
Manager Xbox Content Optimization
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Oct 03, 2025 | |
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OverviewAt Xbox, we're building the future of gaming by delivering the best games, most engaged players, and highest-quality experiences wherever our players want to play. The Content Optimization team within Xbox Planning & Insights plays a critical role in shaping how we acquire, launch, and optimize content on Game Pass and Xbox storefronts. We're looking for a Manager Xbox Content Optimazation who is passionate about gaming, motivated by impact, and skilled at driving clarity across complex workstreams. In this role, you'll have an opportunity to drive impact as a trusted right hand to the Director of Xbox Content Optimization, owning projects from conception to delivery, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, and building frameworks that help Xbox make better, faster content decisions at the intersection of geo, audience, genre, content type and engagement. If you thrive on creating structure from ambiguity, enjoy collaborating with data and strategy partners, and have the confidence to step into meetings and represent your team, this is an opportunity to make a direct, visible impact on how Xbox grows its content business. 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.
ResponsibilitiesDrive Workstreams: Own end-to-end program delivery for high-priority initiatives such as content performance modeling and connection to strategy, 1P/3P optimization planning, and content KPI (Key Performnace Indicators) refinement processes. Project Planning & Coordination: Build and maintain project timelines, partner with analytics, finance, and game studio business teams, and ensure clear accountability for milestones. Stakeholder Collaboration: Serve as a connective tissue across teams - partner with business owners, analysts, and leadership to ensure direction ladders up to our north star strategy for the Gaming org. Business Impact Modeling: Create and iterate on models that forecast content performance, optimize our understanding of subscription revenue attribution, and help guide investment decisions. Content & Communication Support: Prepare skeleton decks, summarize insights, and represent the team in key forums (e.g., standing in for leadership in partner meetings). Embody our Culture and Values. | |