As a Business Manager, you will ensure delivery and execution of client initiatives, manage budgets, and develop communication and planning materials.
Spur Reply, part of the Reply Network, is a leader in go-to-market consulting. Our mission is to turn every interaction our clients have into a go-to-market advantage. Our objective is to drive results that matter. As the leading authority on go-to-market solutions, we act as an extension of our client teams, providing the support, tools, and strategies to achieve important outcomes. If you tackle challenges with unmatched persistence and believe learning is critical to ongoing growth, we want you on our team.
As a Business Manager in a temp role, you will work closely with our clients and with other team members to ensure consistent delivery and execution of team initiatives and priorities. You’ll help clients make an impact on their organizations and in their target markets.
This temporary position requires prior experience either working in a consulting capacity with Microsoft or having direct experience at Microsoft.
Responsibilities
• Create communications for Team Rhythm BOM including call for content, pre-reads, recaps, agendas, and execution plans
• Maintain workstream calendars, operational frameworks, workback plans, and execution plans
• Develop workbacks, assets, and communications for fiscal year and financial review planning
• Produce and update process documentation frameworks and guidelines quarterly
• Build and maintain a Teams/SharePoint repository for all assets and documentation
• Manage team budget tracking and deliver a templatized budget tracker with ongoing updates
• Create email templates for deadlines, events, commitments, CFCs, pre-reads, recaps, and reminders
• Maintain a comprehensive workback plan with milestone tracking, progress updates, and action items
• Maintain workstream calendars, operational frameworks, workback plans, and execution plans
• Develop workbacks, assets, and communications for fiscal year and financial review planning
• Produce and update process documentation frameworks and guidelines quarterly
• Build and maintain a Teams/SharePoint repository for all assets and documentation
• Manage team budget tracking and deliver a templatized budget tracker with ongoing updates
• Create email templates for deadlines, events, commitments, CFCs, pre-reads, recaps, and reminders
• Maintain a comprehensive workback plan with milestone tracking, progress updates, and action items
Minimum Requirements
• A Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Finance or related degree
• 5 years of experience in project management, business management, marketing operations and data analysis
• 5 years of professional experience required (consulting experience a plus)
• Preference for client-facing professional services experience
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Suite of productivity tools (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
• Power BI, Tableau, HubSpot, QuickBase, SharePoint, OneNote experience is a plus
• 5 years of experience in project management, business management, marketing operations and data analysis
• 5 years of professional experience required (consulting experience a plus)
• Preference for client-facing professional services experience
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Suite of productivity tools (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
• Power BI, Tableau, HubSpot, QuickBase, SharePoint, OneNote experience is a plus
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