Microsoft’s Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO+I) team builds and operates Microsoft datacenters, which in turn power Microsoft’s cloud business. We anticipate and provide capacity for continuous scale, enabling 30% of Microsoft revenue through Commercial Cloud. The CO+I Engineering team (CO+IE) delivers services, applications, and automation supporting datacenter planning, construction, and operation. We own a large portfolio of services, including workflows that enable predictable, lowest cost datacenter construction, telemetry systems that drive high availability and optimized energy usage, and task and performance management applications that help our operation run as efficiently as possible. CO+I Engineering is a competitive advantage for Microsoft, and an important pillar in its cloud success.

We deliver the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including the Microsoft Azure service portfolio, Microsoft 365, Dynamics, Xbox Live, and Microsoft Live services. Our infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than 100 datacenters and 1 million servers. Our portfolio is built and managed by a team of subject matter experts working 24x7x365 to provide services for more than 1 billion customers and 20 million businesses in over 90 countries worldwide.

We are looking for a customer obsessed, data driven, Principal Technical Program Manager that posseses collaboration and communication skills, and execution ability to drive Data Center Resource Management system that enables the reservation of space, power and cooling resources for Data center and ensure that compute, storage, and network equipment can be confidently ordered and shipped to a data center to provide customer capacity. You will lead a cross-functional team of world class software engineers, datacenter operators & SMEs, and partner with Azure Engineering teams to define and drive product vision,strategy and execution. This is a unique, high impact opportunity to work at the intersection of business and technology, and space is expected to grow significantly over the next few years.

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.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

This role is located either in one or all hub locations - Atlanta, GA, Washington, D.C., Redmond, WA, San Antonio, TX or Phoenix, AZ.

Relocation support will be provided, and successful candidates must ​relocate or reside within 50 miles of the hub office location.

This role is eligible for hybrid or remote work, up to 100%.

Responsibilities

• Partner with datacenter Operations and CO+I Engineering teams to deeply understand business processes and existing engineering systems and identify opportunities to make the most business impact.

• Adopt a “product engineering approach” to deliver end-to-end software solutions.

• Define and own product roadmap, drive planning activities, and partner with engineering and Operations teams to ensure successful delivery and operationalization.

• Provide regular program updates to Executives and business partners.

• Define & analyze KPIs to measure product and business success.

• Establish effective feedback loop with the field to gain insights for continuous product improvement and to drive adoption.

• Be a force multiplier of the team by driving clarity and generating energy.

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree AND 6+ years’ experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development

• OR Equivalent experience

• 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects

Other Requirements:

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred/Additional Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 10+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development

• OR equivalent experience.

• 8+ years experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.

• 1+ year(s) experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos).

• Experience in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, or Process Engineering Or equivalent

• Experience working in an environment that monitors, operates, or maintains industrial control systems in mission-critical, 24x7x365, or other high-availability, infrastructure-intensive facilities

Technical Program Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $133,600 - $256,800 per year. 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 $173,200 - $282,200 per year.

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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until May 21, 2024.

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