Microsoft Payments within Commerce + Ecosystems is seeking a Data Engineering Leader to define and execute data strategies for its global fintech platform. The role involves architecting data intelligence solutions, leading a high-performing team, and partnering across product, engineering, and compliance groups to drive innovation in payments experiences, optimizing subscriptions and platform capabilities. You will focus on enhancing user experience, optimizing revenue management, and scaling commerce innovation while fostering an inclusive and growth-oriented culture.  

At Microsoft Payments, we believe the payment industry is undergoing significant disruption, and we want you to help us extend our payments platform to bring new and innovative ways for customers to interact with our payments experiences.

The payments team sits in the Commerce and Ecosystems (C&E) organization and is the heart of all commerce activities at Microsoft such as Xbox, Office and Azure. We are seeking a skilled and visionary Data Engineering Leader to define and execute the data strategy that will shape the next generation of fintech experiences and data platform capabilities for Microsoft’s global ecosystem.

In this role, you will architect and deliver real-time, actionable data intelligence solutions that enhance user experiences across checkout surfaces and payment flows. You will lead innovation in predictive analytics, anomaly detection, and agentic commerce strategies to improve funnel conversion, reduce subscription churn, fraud, and build a future-ready payments data ecosystem.

As our Data Engineering Leader, you will partner with product and cross-functional teams to strategize and define engagement models that drive business effectiveness. Your work will focus on improving cart performance, strengthening cash flow positions, developing predictive models for payment instrument management ultimately impacting on customer experience, revenue realization, and risk management.

You will lead the evolution of all payment data models, including injection and output sources, and ensure alignment through clear communication and executive engagement. By establishing robust data and knowledge foundations, you will enable Microsoft to scale commerce innovation globally and deliver transformative experiences across our ecosystem.

The ideal candidate has a successful track record leading data science and engineering roles that connects user experience, platform capabilities with requirements impacting an ecommerce platform. Customer empathy, outstanding communication, competent in distilling ambiguity, FinTech/Fin Services or ecommerce, and running complex technical and business programs in parallel to be successful in this role that will be central around executing on an overall Microsoft Payments strategy that spans both consumer and commercial businesses.

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.