Security Usage Analyst

This is a high-visibility individual-contributor role for someone equally comfortable inside a semantic model and in front of leadership. As the go-to owner of Security Usage Analyst, you will work with stakeholders to define what counts as usage, publish and iterate the reports the field depends on, and clear the governance, access, and data-quality blockers that sit between telemetry and action. You will partner across Product Group, Marketing, Finance, Business Architecture, and Compensation to make security usage a reliable, compensable source of truth.

Candidates who live within 50 miles of Microsoft's Redmond campus will be required to work in the office 3 days per week.

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.

Security Usage Intelligence and Reporting
•    Own the definition, launch, and iteration of security usage reporting, including annual metric transitions, and publish it in Microsoft's enterprise reporting platform as a reliable, compensable source of truth for the field.
•    Build and maintain executive-ready reporting dashboards, leveraging semantic models and narratives that integrate Threat Protection, Data Security, and Cloud Security into a single story for field execution.
•    Author enablement content and field guidance that clarifies metric logic, licensing and subscription cycles, and usage thresholds, giving the field clear paths to diagnose issues and drive customer adoption.
Telemetry, Data Quality, and Field Escalation
•    Serve as the primary point of contact for telemetry and metric questions, leading root-cause investigations into data fluctuations and defects.
•    Run a structured field escalation process, partnering with engineering and data teams to resolve systemic issues and drive down time-to-fix for data defects.
•    Host recurring reporting clinics and office hours that accelerate field readiness and keep metric interpretation consistent across teams.
Governance, Access, and Compliance
•    Establish and maintain a governance framework for fiscal-year and compensable metrics, including access controls, attestation.
•    Model integrity and full adherence to Microsoft policies, and compliance requirements in every decision.
Strategic Planning and Cross-Org Influence
•    Lead preparation and planning for annual compensable metrics, building alignment across Product Group, Marketing, Finance, Compensation, and Business Architecture teams.
•    Deliver ad-hoc analyses and active-usage studies that inform business strategy and leadership decisions.
•    Build and scale cross-org data insights and promote data-driven decision making, hosting monthly reviews that democratize insights across Product, Finance, Marketing, Business Strategy, and the field.
Embody Our Culture and Values
•    Champion Microsoft's culture and values, modeling a growth mindset, inclusion, and collaboration across every team you partner with.

Sales Strategy Enablement IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 - $203,600 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 $137,600 - $222,600 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

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

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.