Microsoft is looking for a Portfolio Analyst to join the Renewable Energy & Risk Team within the Cloud Operations + Innovation Organization. This position will be responsible for supporting the Renewable Energy Origination, Asset Management and Risk teams with the ongoing management of a large portfolio of renewable energy contracts. This role will provide the candidate with a unique opportunity to join a high impact team and gain a wide range of exposure to global energy markets.

The successful candidate will have a passion for renewable energy with proven cross-functional collaboration and demonstrate analytical skills. We run a fast-paced and dynamic work environment so the right candidate will need to be able to move quickly while maintaining quality work product.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

**Responsibilities**

+ Develop new and/or improve existing asset management / risk reporting tools and processes to provide accurate and timely information to key stakeholders, including working with internal engineering and external vendors to translate business needs into corresponding data requirements, and build out portfolio data architecture and platform to meet team objectives.

+ Work with energy markets and renewables teams to collect and process data at scale and improve modeling of existing contractual positions globally.

+ Create detailed scenario analyses to inform both retail and renewable energy procurement decisions with a target to reduce spend at risk across regional and global portfolios.

+ Track budget variances, run root cause analyses, and present consolidated outputs and learnings to renewable and risk team leads.

+ Perform regular backcasts to assess accuracy of contractual modeling and market assumptions to continually calibrate risk models.

+ Support Renewable Energy Origination team with supplier engagement and deal approval process including creation of proforma documentation for finance approvals and new vendor onboarding.

+ Support the Asset Management team to drive vendor invoicing consistency and implement tools for independent verification to ensure accurate invoices and timely payments.

+ Provide ad-hoc support for contract negotiations with actionable feedback on portfolio risks and opportunities.

+ Other

+ Embody our Culture (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values) and Values (https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/culture)

**Qualifications**

**Required Qualifications:**

+ Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or related field AND 2+ years experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operations, or relevant sales-related roles

+ OR Master's Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operations, or relevant sales-related roles

+ OR equivalent experience.

**Other Qualifications:**

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or related field AND 5+ years experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operations, or relevant sales-related roles

+ OR Master's Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or related field AND 3+ years experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operations, or relevant sales-related roles

+ OR equivalent experience.

Sourcing Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $98,300 - $193,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $127,200 - $208,800 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 16, 2024.

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