Principal Program Manager

Overview

Microsoft Quantum has assembled a talented and diverse international team to create the world's first scalable quantum computer. Microsoft's full-stack approach involves exciting innovations at every level, from the physics at the quantum plane all the way up to global services. The Quantum team based in Redmond is seeking a committed and driven Prinicpal Program Manager. Microsoft Quantum program has opportunities to change the world of computing and help solve some of humankind's currently unsolvable problems.

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, and we're dedicated to this mission across every aspect of our company. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Join us and help shape the future of the world. 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.

Responsibilities

The Quantum team based in Redmond is seeking a passionate and driven Principal Program Manager to drive internal systems hardware development for electrical and mechanical systems.

In collaboration with the Quantum technical teams, this leader will drive the program management of the internal systems hardware development. Responsibilities include the following: delivering the program milestones and documentation, directing the program reviews, closing the open issues, and setting multi-year development strategy.

Additionally, this role will partner with the Architecture team to align on long-term technologies development.

As part of the global Hardware Program Manager team, you will be representing the system hardware quantum computer program requirements and dependencies with other functional areas of the Quantum organization.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Delivering the system hardware for the quantum computer to meet business objectives
• Drive the milestone deliverables. Program resource planning. Dependencies mapping with teams.
• Create the program documentation and specifications to meet the program deliverables.
• Progress Reporting - Deliver reliable score-carding and reporting that provides program owners and leaders information to drive decisions across the organization.
• Partner with the Architecture and Systems team to lead the systems engineering of the utility scale quantum computer
• Great partnerships
  • With leadership team
  • Internally with the technical teams
  • Internally with the business management teams
• Schedule - Create and drive a realistic, but aggressive schedules and commitments based upon strategy, available resources, and demonstrated capacity of the team.
• Specifications - Manage the formulation, review, sharing, and execution of specifications.
• Infrastructure - Put in place tools and procedures which enable the team to efficiently meet the program objectives

A successful first year in this position will feature:

• Leveraging your interpersonal and collaboration skills to meet program milestones
• Build proficient working relationships with the internal development teams
• Ability to understand the system level technology and tradeoffs
• Deliver development roadmap for the utility scale quantum computer
• Ability to manage ambiguity and uncertainty, while driving clarity
• High personal maturity and accountability for self and others, modeling Microsoft's values.

Other

• Embody our Culture and Values

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years experience in hardware engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years 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.
• This role will require access to information that is controlled for export under export control regulations, potentially under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations or Export Administration Regulations, the EU Dual Use Regulation, and/or other export control regulations. As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to provide proof of citizenship, U.S. permanent residency, or other protected status (e.g., under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3)) for assessment of eligibility to access the export-controlled information. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate's citizenship will be verified with a valid passport. Lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees may verify status using other documents, where applicable.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 10+ years experience in hardware 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).
• Master's degree or PhD in EE or Physics or Materials Science, plus 4 year of experience
• Technical and hands-on background, especially in Radio-Frequency engineering, laser optics, cryogenics, quantum computing, compute systems engineering, materials engineering
• Must be willing and able to travel (domestic and international)
• Experience managing large development programs and cross-functional teams across multiple geographical locations
• Experience planning, creating, and managing schedules and budget
• Demonstrated ability to identify problem areas, drive issues to closure and ensure root cause understanding
• Able to communicate complex issues and trade-offs to development partners and management

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

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