New 
Business Manager - Turn 10 Studios
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Oct 08, 2025 | |
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OverviewWe are Turn 10 Studios where cars, community, and creativity drive our success in gaming. Turn 10 Studios is part of Xbox Gaming Studios, a video game publishing division of Microsoft Corporation based in Redmond, Washington. We are the creators of the top-selling, award-winning, and critically acclaimed Forza franchises.We are looking for a Business Manager - Turn 10 Studios. This individual will manage a range of business issues, including the budgeting, contracting and payments process, resolving contractual disputes related to milestone deliverables and/or payments, assisting with billing against contractual milestones, creating supplier setups, and aiding financial rhythms such as annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting and long-range planning. 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 the budgeting process for in collaboration with the business leaders and other collaborators in our disciplineManage overall contracting process including timelines of deliveries, SLA, and backlog. Including contracts approvals, signature routing, contracts execution and filing.Create, Manage and Maintain accurate records of Purchase Orders, following the corporate process aligned with Microsoft processes and business needsAssess and communicate risk of contracts with the Business Management team and relevant stakeholders from a business standpoint including not only risk based on contractual terms, but the risk based on the Supplier's ability to deliver against contractual milestonesManage the Hardware, Software and Middleware procurement process with our external partner based on allowable budget for the role as per the Studios budget, This person will ensure that the CAPEX process aligns to Microsoft Procurement policies and will evangelize process throughout the Studio with stakeholdersManage the Microsoft requirements for compliance of contractual terms and requirements including the following: Accessibility, Customers' PII, Microsoft IP, Supplier Privacy, and Microsoft Sustainability initiativesLook for opportunities for cost savings across the Studios' footprint, ensure visibility and path towards execution of overall savings.Provide reporting as requested for OpEx, COGS, co-development and Royalties spend at Studio and Product levelsComplete monthly financial reports and presentation decks as directed by the Sr. Business Manager to drive clarity and alignment with the orgs that we supportExecution of responsibilities will require expert knowledge of Microsoft tools including ContractWeb, Mercury, MyOrder, MS Invoice, ProcureWeb, Roypay, and SNOWLeads headcount management and resource strategy by cultivating internal and external partnerships to align workforce planning with business priorities. | |