The GPL (Tools) Manager is the single-threaded Microsoft Advertising business owner for TrueCRM and adjacent seller tooling. This leader stands up and runs the Group Product Lead (GPL) pod, a founding team of single-threaded owners across the seller value journey, turning validated field problems into prioritized product work, owning go-to-market and landing, and being accountable for the measured business outcome. The role exists to close four gaps in how CRM capability reaches sellers today: problem validation, prioritization, rollout and landing, and outcome measurement.

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• Own the outcome end to end. Be accountable for the business result of TrueCRM and seller-tooling capabilities — not just features shipped, but the workflow improving and the target business metric moving.
• Lead and grow the GPL pod. Manage 5–7 single-threaded domain owners spanning Planning & Book Management, Acquisition & Onboarding, Pipeline & Opportunities, Monetization & Deal Economics, Insights & Reporting, and Engagement & Support; keep every owner LOB-agnostic (Search / DNV / Gaming) and a segment POC (SMB / Managed / D&E).
• Run a problem-first operating model. Drive validation and prioritization so product work is traceable to ranked, field-evidenced problems rather than single loud asks; uphold the brief and intake quality bar.
• Own landing and the build/run boundary. Plan landing with Enablement, PMM, FSE and Support from day one; define and document the handoff that rolls steady-state operation back to Enablement while GPL retains the outcome relationship.
• Define and run measurement. Establish the metrics tree and north star (validation, prioritization, landing, outcome), set per-domain baselines and targets, and run the monthly metrics review.
• Set the operating rhythm. Establish lightweight, high-quality cadences and a decision log as the single source of truth; partner across Product/Eng, GTA and Finance for a finance-proof headcount and capability plan.

Required/minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 8+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement OR equivalent experience.
• 6+ years management (e.g., people, project, process, vendor, change) experience.

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Business Program Management M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $130,900 - $277,200 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 $165,600 - $303,600 per year.

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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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