Jared Hauser

About Jared Hauser

Proven marketing leader, with over 15 years of experience managing interdisciplinary teams across marketing, experience design, engineering, and sales operations.I am passionate about orchestrating memorable brand moments which cultivate customers into lifelong fans. Experienced in commercial and consumer marketing, product management, omnichannel retail experiences, and digital transformation.I love product strategy, UX design, and being the dotted line between marketing and engineering. Techie by day, musician by night.

Experience

1. Director, Experiences & Operations - Microsoft Experience Center & Company Store

   Microsoft

   Sep 2022 — Present

   Strategic leadership in directing a set of multidisciplinary teams, overseeing all aspects of our experience centers and e-company store including: marketing (digital/print creative, interactive window displays, visual merchandising), operations (employee readiness, field communications, voice of customer) and engineering (IT/security, infrastructure, and DevOps for vital systems such as POS, workforce management, and Microsoft\'s internal employee ecommerce site)Manage a double-digit million dollar annual budget, with quarterly reforecasting and a culture of real-time right-sizing based on data. After inheriting the engineering business, I found efficiencies and reduced budget by 16% YoY while meeting more aggressive security standards and SLAs.Delivering marketing, experiences, and operations that support all consumer brands and drive outcomes: our physical experience centers and digital e-company store combined for double-digit million dollar annual revenue.

Education

• General Assembly

  UX Design

  2016 — 2016

• Emerson College

  B.S., Marketing Communications

  2007 — 2010

Skills

• Strategic Communications
• Social Media Marketing
• Songwriting
• Sitar
• Writing Skills
• Guitar
• Piano
• Singing
• Powerpoint
• Marketing Strategy