Microsoft

Principal Technical Program Manager - FDE

Microsoft$142K — $274K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years in engineering, product/technical program management, or similar field.
  • 3+ years managing cross-functional projects.
  • 12+ years experience preferred in related field.
  • 8+ years managing cross-functional projects preferred.
  • Experience in customer-facing technical roles is a plus.
  • Familiarity with AI/ML technologies and cloud architecture.

Responsibilities

  • Lead complex technical programs with autonomy from problem definition to delivery.
  • Use AI-assisted engineering practices to streamline the development process.
  • Leverage engineering tools like VS Code and GitHub for project management and documentation.
  • Navigate ambiguity to make data-driven decisions and identify opportunities.
  • Champion reusable engineering patterns and contribute to community knowledge.
  • Collaborate with diverse engineering teams to design AI-powered solutions.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage.
  • Flexible work hours and remote work policies.
  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and resources.
  • Supportive company culture with a focus on innovation.
Full Job Description
Overview

As a Principal Technical Program Manager, you will embed with strategic customers to lead complex technical programs, owning the full customer journey from problem definition through delivery and driving measurable business outcomes. You'll work in small, multidisciplinary crews alongside engineers, data scientists, and designers, operating with high autonomy to turn ambiguous problems into shipped solutions.

Our work is powered by AI, applying the mindset and tooling across the entire development lifecycle to move from idea to production in days while maintaining the highest standards of security, quality, and trust.

This role offers the opportunity to:

  • Lead complex technical programs from problem definition through to delivered outcomes


  • Drive decisions that directly influence business strategy and customer outcomes


  • Collaborate with leading global organizations across industries


  • Apply the latest advancements in AI and engineering workflows to deliver value at scale


Responsibilities

  • Embed with strategic customers to lead complex technical programs with high autonomy, aligning business needs with engineering solutions across AI, cloud, and data. Take ownership of the customer journey end-to-end, from problem definition through co-engineering delivery to measurable business outcomes.


  • Apply AI assisted engineering practices as a daily operating mode: use AI tools across the full software development lifecycle to accelerate requirements-to-specs, generate high-quality engineering artifacts from customer context, and drive continuous flow of value from business need to production.


  • Operate fluently in engineering tooling (e.g., VS Code, GitHub, AI agents) as primary work surfaces for planning, documentation, and technical program leadership. Validate AI-generated outputs with domain expertise to maintain quality at speed.


  • Navigate ambiguity in customer environments with self-direction and high ownership. Make technical and program decisions with incomplete information, proactively identify opportunities and manage risks, providing data-driven recommendations to stakeholders.


  • Champion and cultivate reusable solution patterns, open-source assets, and engineering playbooks that scale impact beyond individual engagements. Contribute to the broader engineering community through knowledge sharing and best practices.


  • Partner with multi-disciplinary engineering teams (software engineers, data scientists, designers) to evaluate, design, and deliver AI-powered cloud solutions side-by-side with customer engineers. Give key stakeholders data-driven recommendations based on identified risks and tradeoffs.


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
  • Microsoft is unable to sponsor a work visa for this role due to the nature of the role's job duties


Additional or preferred qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years experience engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
  • 1+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos).
  • 1+ years of experience in customer-facing technical roles (e.g., consulting, solutions engineering, field engineering, or similar).
  • Experience with AI/ML technologies, cloud architecture, data engineering, and using AI tools and workflows in creating software engineering artifacts.
  • Enjoy travel and are comfortable with travel up to 25%


Technical Program Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 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

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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