**Overview**

The **Growth & Competitive Strategy Director** owns Windows Consumer long-term growth, channel, and competitive strategy worldwide. The role translates market, consumer, and competitor signals into clear, fact-based sales priorities and investment choices — defining where Windows wins next across Retail, OEM (original equipment manufacturer), and online, and leading the trade-off decisions on portfolio focus and competitive positioning that the ecosystem will execute against.

As a strategic individual contributor on the Planning Team (18–6 month window), this role owns and orchestrates the annual growth strategy plan across Sales, Marketing, Business Planning, and Finance — converting share and volume models, moves from competitors, and emerging platforms, and partner signals into committed plans, investment frameworks, and partner-facing narratives that defend and grow share.

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