OverviewMicrosoft Digital (MSD) builds and manages the critical products and services that Microsoft runs on. We boldly pursue big ideas that power transformational advances at Microsoft and for our customers, while helping Microsoft teams work smarter, faster, and more securely every day. Microsoft Digital employees have deep technical and business expertise, customer insights, and a clear point of view that comes from first-hand, large-scale experience with Microsoft and industry solutions. We are engineers, technology leaders and experts, digital transformation change agents, and customer advocates.
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As a Senior Field IT Manager, you will beaccountable for deployment and operation of IT-related services, which support the Microsoft businesses internationally, and promote Microsoft technologies through experience and best practice sharing during IT Showcase sessions with external customers.
The Senior Field IT Manager is the field IT person delivering the foundational services that keep Microsoft locations connected including:
- Deploying and operating IT services to our internal end users in Engineering Groups, Global Delivery, Customer Support and Services, Microsoft Customer and Partner Solutions and R&D Centers around the world.
- Collaborating with other IT Teams to prioritize and plan the infrastructure and services roadmap for all Microsoft locations
- Interacting with Site Leadership Teams to set the user expectations as well as working towards user experience improvement
- Delivering high-impact customer engagements to support Microsoft in driving revenue, market share and Customer and Partner Experience
This position will be reporting to the Director Field IT Management, based in New York City, NY and be responsible for managing Microsoft sites throughout New York City which support a variety of Microsoft organizations including Microsoft AI and CoreAI, Experiences and Devices, Cloud + AI and Microsoft Customer and Partner Solutions.
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.
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ResponsibilitiesHelp Power the Digital Transformation - You will define IT services and process optimization opportunities and aligning with peer IT Managers globally to deliver improvements aligning to regional commitments and business requirements.
- You will drive fiscal responsibility and budget oversight to help drive accuracy.
- You will provide quality and regular communication to end user clients and/or partners.
- You will jointly review end user sentiment feedback with the other MS Digital Employee Experience Success teams, and develop an action plan to address any improvement areas.
- You will drive adoption of new and improved services, identify productivity challenges and develop and execute readiness plans to meet required targets and increase end user productivity.
- You will partner with workplace services team to expand and transform sites into most connected, accessible, and sustainable Intelligent Workplace.
Advocate for our Customers - You will support commercial engagements by sharing best practices and experiences through the IT Showcase program.
- You will evangelize and drive awareness to increase customer engagements.
- You will support and encourage adoption of all Microsoft Beta testing during product development cycle activities through local communication and readiness activities; and provide field insight feedback to relevant teams.
Contribute to Modernizing MS Digital Employee Experience - You will support your peer IT community in managing outages and communicate with Service Management to evolve services and address issues.
- You partner and collaborate with teams from IT Service Management, Facilities, Finance & Security to drive excellence in delivery and communications.
- You will drive excellence in delivery and support in addressing issues, communicating, and evolving services.
- You will collaborate with your peers, developing innovative ways for adoption and deployment, creating scenarios/case studies and anticipating/modeling how IT may be managed in the future.
- We seek someone who is collaborative, dedicated, a quick learner and adaptable (will be able to pick up a new technology with relative ease).
Optimize IT - You will work with a broader team to define IT improvements within the portfolio and deliver improvements in line with regional commitments and business requirements. Operational Excellence is a key requirement for our delivery of our IT Infrastructure Services.
- You drive IT Discretionary budget planning process for assigned sites in collaboration with the respective groups in IT and local Finance teams across the region/globe.
- You will support other IT Managers in managing outages that are not solved using normal escalation processes as well for regional wide outages.
- You ensure quality communication to clients on the sites.
- You will manage demand and effective prioritization to optimize the use of the IT Management workforce via resource and capacity management.
- You will work with the team to identify productivity challenges onsite and develop and execute readiness plans to meet required targets and increase user productivity.
- You will promote the evolution of IT services to internal and external stakeholders.
- You will communicate with Service Management to evolve services and address issues.
- You will partner with the members of the Service Management functions, Facility, Finance, Security to drive excellence in delivery and communications.
Strengthen Business Partnership - You will jointly review with the other IT Managers on Customer Satisfaction scores and develop an action plan to address issue areas based on identified IT Management components.
Lead with Innovation Thinking - You will support all Corporate Beta testing during product development cycle activities through local communication, readiness activities and feedback to Corporate Engineering groups.
- You will ensure to analyze the requirements of the area/countries and sites on driving innovation closely collaborating with Corporate Engineering groups.
- You will develop in collaboration with your peers, innovative ways to adoption and deployment, creating scenarios/case studies and anticipating/modeling how IT may be managed in the future.
Support Market Advocacy - You will support commercial engagements by providing competitive advantage through the IT Showcase program.
- You will promote Microsoft technologies through experience and best practice sharing during IT Showcase sessions with external customers.
QualificationsRequired Qualifications:- Master's Degree Information Technology (IT), Computer Science, or related field (e.g., Electrical Engineering) AND 3+ years information technology (IT) operations, technical support, customer service solutions/delivery, or service management OR Bachelor's Degree Information Technology (IT), Computer Science, or related field (e.g., Electrical Engineering) AND 4+ years information technology (IT) operations, technical support, customer service solutions/delivery, or service management OR equivalent experience.
Preferred Qualifications:- Bachelor's Degree in information technology (IT), Computer Science, or related field (e.g., Electrical Engineering) AND 6+ years experience in IT operations, technical support, customer service solutions/delivery, or service management
- .4+ years experience in IT operations or service experience for a multi-site / multi-country organization - including infrastructure deployment, user support, or IT management.
- Proven expertise in AV systems, including and supporting Microsoft Teams Room solutions
- Experienced partnering with senior leadership.
- Ability to travel regionally and work across different time zones.
- 1+ year(s) project leadership/management experience, preferably in a remote environment.
- Completed certifications/ trainings such as ITIL/Six Sigma/PMP/Agile or equivalent.
- AV event support experience
- Experienced in public speaking
Corporate Technology Support IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $97,600 - $188,400 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 $125,000 - $206,400 per year.
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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about
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