Business Development: MBA Internship Opportunities - Xbox

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University interns from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead.   

As a Business Development Manager intern, you will drive quality engagements by planning, structuring, and negotiating with strategic partners to deliver success for Team Xbox. You will create business value propositions based on company, partners, and/or customer needs that drive value by promoting and enabling creative gaming solutions. 

At Team Xbox, we are on a mission to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone on the planet. We deliver on that vision by putting players at the center, enabling you to play the games you want, with the people you want, anywhere you want. We work with gaming publishers and developers from around the world to bring Xbox games and services to players. 

As an intern at Microsoft, you’re stepping into a world of real impact from day one. You’ll collaborate with global teams on meaningful projects, explore cutting-edge technologies like AI, and kick start your career while doing it. With a strong focus on learning and development, this is your opportunity to grow your skills, build community, and shape your future—all while being supported every step of the way. 

 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. 

This internship will take place during the summer of 2026.

Required Qualifications: 

• Currently pursuing Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree 
• Must have at least one additional semester/term of school remaining following the completion of the internship 
• 3+ years of experience in business development, strategic partnerships, consulting, or a related field OR equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Familiarity with video games, gaming platforms, and trends in the video game industry. 
• Demonstrated expererience in research, analytical thinking, and problem-solving.  
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a structured and timely manner

The base pay range for this internship is USD $5670.00 - $11320.00 per month. 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 $7470.00 - $12350.00 per month.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-intern-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for this role until 10/12/2025

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

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• Develops internal and external relationships to establish a network of business and technical decision makers for assigned accounts. 

• Research technology, industry, and competitive trends, and works internally to understand how Microsoft is positioned. Shares research and insights with team and identifies actions based on insights. 

• Works with stakeholders to develop target customer/partner list to close high-priority gaps across technology, product, business, and/or geography. 

• Identifies opportunities and strategy and maps target customers/partners. Utilizes quantitative data (e.g., usage, revenue) to inform internal and external decisions. Provides input into recommendations on partners. 

• Identifies actions to lead deal opportunities across deal stages (e.g., Strategic Approval (SA), Approval to Negotiate (A2N), Final Go-no-go (FGNG), take examples from the left) to closure and closes prescribed business opportunities. 

• Assists with execution and deal management by communicating and reporting with Microsoft stakeholders. Tracks blocking issues and works with deal stakeholders to drive resolutions. 

• Operational Support: Coordinate meetings, events, and communications with partners; maintain and improve the efficiency of tracking systems and databases.