Microsoft to create 2,000 new jobs By MA SI | China Daily | Updated: 2020-12-16 09:27 Alain Crozier, chairman and CEO of Microsoft Greater China, delivers a speech at an event in Shanghai on December, 15. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Tech behemoth sees huge growth opportunities in China's digital transformation Technology heavyweight Microsoft Corp plans to create nearly 2,000 new jobs in China in the next 18 months as it sees strong opportunities in accelerated digital transformation in the world's second-largest economy. The move is part of Microsoft's long-term commitment to the China market, a strategy that has never been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, said Alain Crozier, chairman and CEO of Microsoft Greater China.