Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted connector within the developer, startup, and technical creator ecosystem, building relationships with the people and communities shaping what's next.
• Discover and support emerging technical creators, builders, and community leaders before they're obvious, helping grow the next generation of voices working with Microsoft.
• Help technical creators create their best work by providing the relationships, context, support, and opportunities needed to tell meaningful stories with Microsoft technologies.
• Design and operate always-on programs, activations, and community experiences that bring technical audiences together and create meaningful opportunities for connection, collaboration, and participation.
• Partner across Microsoft to connect community insights, creator ecosystems, and business priorities into programs that resonate with technical audiences.
• Elevate community stories and builder achievements into moments that earn attention, drive conversation, and strengthen Microsoft's presence within developer culture.
• Build the measurement frameworks that help Microsoft understand community health, creator ecosystem growth, advocacy, influence, and long-term business impact.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field AND 1+ year(s) integrated marketing (e.g., digital, relationship, social media, campaign), event management, marketing strategy, business planning, marketing operations, or related work experience
• OR equivalent experience?

Preferred

• Master’s Degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Computer Science, Media, or related field AND 3+ years relevant experience in community management, creator or influencer marketing, developer ecosystems, technical audience engagement, partnerships, social media, or integrated marketing OR equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience in community management, developer relations, advocacy or ambassador programs, or a closely related growth or marketing
• Fluency with community platforms and tooling such as Discord, Reddit, forums, Circle, Bevy, Discourse, or Khoros, alongside listening, analytics, and CRM
• Demonstrated track record of scaling an online community or advocacy program from recruitment and onboarding through recognition, retention, and measurable business impact.
• Experience designing or running community programs, events, meetups, hackathons, workshops, ambassador programs, creator cohorts, or other audience engagement initiatives.
• Experience identifying, recruiting, onboarding, and developing creators, advocates, or community members as part of a broader marketing or community strategy.
• Familiarity with developer, startup, AI, open-source, creator, and internet culture, with a strong understanding of how technical audiences discover, trust, and engage with content.
• Ability to translate complex technical topics into accessible, credible, and compelling content opportunities for creators, communities, and broader audiences.