Technical Program Manager - Azure Core

Do you want to be part of the team building the Cloud platform for Microsoft? Are you passionate about cloud computing, large scale distributed systems engineering problems and working on bleeding edge technology at massive scale? Are you motivated by customer engagements and delighting them? Are you looking to grow your career in a product having an explosive growth?

The Microsoft Azure Core team builds and manages the software infrastructure underpinning the Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings. These capabilities form both our public Azure core platform that includes compute, networking and storage, as well as the foundation of service offerings across Microsoft. Be part of a strategic team, with Microsoft-wide impact, helping us build delightful, industry leading experiences for our enterprise customers.

We are looking for a Technical Program Manager - Azure Core to manage large cross-team initiatives encompassing the Azure application lifecycle, app availability and reliability, and platform scale, reliability and elasticity. The role will be central to key Cloud & Artificial Intelligence (AI) division initiatives on customer experience / availability and platform competitiveness, and you'll be part of the team building a services platform with scale and availability targets that don't exist in the industry today. In this role, you will engage with customers, help identify platform gaps and be part of a team that will take the platform and customer experience to the next level.

To succeed in this role, you need to have trusted technical and analytical skills, excellent cross-group collaboration skills, great communication skills and a passion for customers. You should also have a track record of delivery in a services environment. Finally, we're looking for team players with a can-do approach.

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.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 2+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ year(s) 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.

Additional / Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of Program Management (PM) experience shipping products/services (as a Product Manager or Technical Program Manager).
• Self-motivated, self-directed, with leadership skills.
• Technical background and solid foundation in software engineering principles.
• Hands-on coding or data analysis experience.
• Cross-team collaboration skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication.
• BA/BS or MS degree in computer science, engineering or related disciplines.

Technical Program Management IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $94,300 - $182,600 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 $120,900 - $198,600 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

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 .

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Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of how customers use the cloud/infrastructure services to architect their applications.
• Work with customers and partner teams to identify scenarios and establish priorities.
• Manage a complex and ambiguous project, with executive visibility and many critical dependencies.
• Partner with development teams on scenario design, product tradeoffs, incremental delivery.
• Drive cross team technical issues and customer experiences.
• Engage with customers and use customer and partner feedback to continuously improve the product.
• Other: Embody our Culture and Values