Joseph Morgan

Director - Change Management & Strategic Initiatives @ Microsoft

New York, New York, United States

About

Senior leader with a passion for driving meaningful, board-sponsored change across complex organizations. I specialize in leading strategic initiatives that span international trade, regulatory, tax, and revenue growth —delivering sustainable outcomes through operational excellence and thoughtful project management. With a diverse background and a global outlook, I’ve built and led high-performing teams across functions and geographies. I’m committed to simplifying complexity, empowering people, and fostering inclusive environments where diverse voices shape better decisions. Currently based in New York City, I lead the Corporate Initiatives team, bringing together strategy, execution, and integrity in service of long-term impact. As a dual Irish and Brazilian citizen and a proud member of the LGBTQI+ community, I advocate for equity, representation, and purpose-driven leadership in every space I participate.

Experience

  • Microsoft (18 yrs 7 mos)
    • Director - Change Management & Strategic Initiatives
      Dec 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

      •Managing a team of senior project management professionals to deliver large-scale multi-disciplinary strategic growth and transformation programs. •Leading an initiative tasked with establishing a new Microsoft regulated company along with all associated new processes, systems and governance - driving Microsoft Marketplace growth in Europe of US$10bn. •Establishing net new functions associated with financial crime, customer servicing, tooling and change management. Hiring a C-suite of executives to lead the newly formed company. •Program director for the implementation a key vendor outsourcing strategy – driving scalability, control, KPIs and cost savings associated with the development and control of large language AI models.

    • Director - Business Transformation
      Jul 2019 - Dec 2023 · 4 yrs 6 mos

      •Accountable for rebuilding Microsoft global trade processes, systems, governance and controls via resolution of 50+ internal audit findings and co-ordination of wide-ranging process improvement and automation. •Program Director for the crisis management approach associated with the war in the Ukraine. Implementing immediate blocking action against sanctioned companies followed by a controlled withdrawal from Russia – winding down an $800m subsidiary. Governance lead for daily C-suite reporting. •Program lead for board sponsored multi-disciplinary change management investment. Driving a high-risk geography strategy that included the modernization of a US$3.5bn line of business, establishment of new organization to support partner compliance and new control environment around concessions and partner incentive payments. •Enterprise Risk lead – defining processes and approach for the identification and management of board level risk

    • Head of Sales Operations - Brazil
      May 2018 - Jul 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Sales operations and execution lead for the $600m Brazil Enterprise Business. Driving sales and consumption accountability with leaders across the subsidiary. Chief of Staff for the Vice President of Enterprise Sales – leading annual target setting/OKRs, go-to-market strategy, resource allocation, budget planning and reporting. Rhythm of the business and governance lead – creating a more holistic end to end subsidiary governance model for sales reporting, execution and incentivization. Managing bi-annual sales and marketing planning cycles.

  • Sales Operations Manager at Novell
    Jan 2007 - Aug 2007 · 8 mos

    Owned and operated the process around creation, submission and approval of all Asia Pacific Statements of Work (SoWs). Managed, owned and improved processes around sales submissions and SoWs. Chaired daily SoW senior management and executive level approval meetings. Co-ordinated the resolution of internal disputes in order to ensure commercial viability of contracts and finalise customer deliverables. Formulated and presented fortnightly sales statistics to Novell executives.

  • Business Analyst at eir Ireland
    Nov 2004 - Oct 2006 · 2 yrs

    Analysed all eircom retail business processes, documented process maps and identified inefficiency and non-compliance areas. Identified and designed remediation solutions for Process gaps through analysis of processes, sales channels and order acceptance/billing systems. Regular reporting function into Steering group and Senior Directors. Consulted and managed numerous key stakeholders including business SMEs, Internal Audit, market directors, billing and revenue management. Project Managed SOX Self-Certification Project and Control Testing. Heavily involved in the establishment of the Programme Office and its governance. Acted as Programme and Project manager during this phase.