Senior Technical Program Manager

Microsoft Cloud Infrastructure and Operations (CO+I) is the engine that powers Microsoft's cloud services. The group is responsible for designing, building, and operating Microsoft's global datacenters; managing the programmatic delivery of our critical infrastructure design, equipment procurement, construction delivery, infrastructure innovation, demand planning and capacity utilization of our unified infrastructure; and responsible for all operations needed to run the physical infrastructure. We focus on smart growth with an emphasis on automation, data-driven engineering, cost-effectiveness, and environmental sustainability. We deliver the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's 200+ online businesses including Azure, Office 365, Bing, Xbox Live, Skype, and OneDrive. Our portfolio is built and managed by a team of subject matter experts working 24x7x365 to support services for more than 1 billion customers and 20 million businesses in over 90 countries worldwide.
The CO+I Office of the CTO executive office is responsible for delivering solutions technical strategy, developing and leverage research, innovation and defining next generation capabilities - telemetry by design. To accomplish this the team must utilize data from every aspect of our business.
We are looking for an experienced Senior Technical Program Manager to help meet that demand. This person should be intellectually curious, relentless, and looking for insights in data that can turn into actionable and measurable outcomes. Strong analytical skills, using data to design processes that scale, effective collaboration across internal and external users, and the drive to continuously improve and achieve business objectives will be critical to success in this role.
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

• Drive operational excellence, support strategy and planning across the organization.
• Lead budget planning and forecasting, hiring strategy, headcount management and resource management in alignment with the Rhythm of the Business (ROB).
• Identify tools and processes and eliminate low value tasks, align multiple rhythms, consolidate required inputs into reduced deliverables with commonality.
• Drive continuous improvement in business process and tools to enable the rapid growth and scale.
• Lead process of creating recommendations through data and insights to ensure investments are aligned to key priorities.
• Agile and own sprint planning for the team
• Own acceptance and criteria needed to build out and/or create PBI/Dashboard
• Build, develop and maintain highly collaborative and effective working relationships with key stakeholders to facilitate proactive planning and flawless execution against our business objectives.
• Manage the team's Opex and Capex budget, headcount and spend in partnership with finance to ensure effective budget management.
• Lead fiscal planning process for the team in partnership with finance.
• Identify, evaluate, and implement knowledge management tools and sites to ensure effective cultivating, maintaining and sharing of team knowledge.
• Understand the end-to-end business to help effectively manage priorities for the Executive Office and VP.
• Support and execute rhythm of the business activities; includes overall cadence, preparation of materials and presenters, and post-event surveys and feedback for all-hands, business reviews, offsites, etc.
• Create, support and implement a culture to help make CO+I Office of the CTO the best place to work
• Additional projects as needed.

Qualifications Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 4+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
  o OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher, with MBA preferred
• Proactiveness and a strong positive outlook and approach to change management
• Be able to work under pressure and deadlines, with ability to manage complexity while driving clarity
• Ability to drive effective stakeholder collaboration for the ideation, development, and production strategy of features and capabilities in your area
• Experience with reporting and data analysis systems & platforms (e.g., Power BI, SAP, etc.).
• Excellent communication skills. Ability to interact with diverse groups across all organizational levels.
• Ability to implement new processes and secure buy-in from a cross functional team.
• Experience with developing and implementing organizational frameworks, standards, and processes.
• Demonstrated experience, success, and/or contributions in delivering cross functional programs, including accountability, and driving results both as an individual and within a team.
• Ability to work in a flexible, fast-paced environment

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.
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Technical Program Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $112,000 - $218,400 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 $145,800 - $238,600 per year.
Microsoft has different base pay ranges for different work locations within the United States, which allows us to pay employees competitively and consistently in different geographic markets (see below). The range above reflects the potential base pay across the U.S. for this role (except as noted below); the applicable base pay range will depend on what ultimately is determined to be the candidate's primary work location. Individual base pay depends on various factors, in addition to primary work location, such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Base pay ranges are reviewed and typically updated each year. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time.
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