Microsoft

Senior Program Manager - Windows Cloud

Microsoft • $119K — $234K *
Redmond, WA 98052In-Person
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in relevant field with 4+ years of experience in engineering, product management, data analysis, or product development.
  • Extensive experience in program/channel management and navigating complex stakeholder relationships.
  • Proven ability to build strong partnerships with business leaders and IT professionals.
  • Deep technical knowledge of Microsoft technologies such as Azure and virtualization tools.
  • Track record of translating business needs into technical solutions and roadmaps.
  • Experience overseeing the full product lifecycle and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

  • Build trust with advanced partners to gather feedback throughout product development.
  • Identify partners' unmet needs for multiple feature areas and prioritize their requests.
  • Engage with partners through direct 1:1 interactions to understand their experiences and feedback.
  • Maintain a broad understanding of various product areas while collaborating with partners.
  • Influence and define the long-term strategy for feature areas based on partner insights.
  • Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to support product vision and development.
  • Provide thought leadership to address partner questions and challenges.
  • Travel to partner locations as required for on-site engagements.

Benefits

  • Ability to work remotely or better work-life balance.
  • Opportunities for on-going professional development and training.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technology and product innovation.
  • Engagement in a culture that emphasizes values and partnership.
  • Eligible for various company perks and benefits.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities
  • Build trust with a targeted selection of complex and advanced partners to capture feedback and insights through the product development lifecycle.
  • Independently contributes to identifying partners' unmet or unknown needs for enhancements or development of multiple feature areas while working directly with partners and scope the impact and prioritization of their need.
  • Bring together internal teams and external partners and engage in direct 1:1 (e.g., visits, interviews) partner engagements to solicit feedback and understand their experiences with Microsoft's products and services.
  • Maintain a broad understanding across multiple product areas working with partners.
  • Help define and influence the long-term vision and strategy for the feature areas based on a deep understanding of partner needs.
  • Influence and engage with cross-functional internal teams, external partners, including early adopting partners, leadership, and other key stakeholders to gather input and garner support for product/service vision, strategy, and roadmap for multiple feature areas.
  • Provide thought leadership for questions and challenges from partners.
  • Travel to and work on-site at partner locations as required.
  • Embody our Culture and Values.


Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Math, Business, or related field AND 4+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development.
    • OR equivalent experience.

Additional or preferred qualifications

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.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • 4+ years' experience in product/program/or channel management.
  • 4+ years of navigating complex sales and business development stakeholders and relationships.
  • Proven ability to forge solid relationships with partners (Business Decision Makers, CSOs and IT Leaders), speaking on behalf of engineering, helping them understand our value proposition and our services.
  • Deep technical experience deploying, managing, or supporting at least one of the following technologies: Azure, Intune, Active Directory, Virtualization tools, Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365, or other similar technologies.
  • Prior experience working directly with customers and/or partners to translate business needs into technical roadmaps and solutions.
  • Experience with end-to-end product lifecycle development, having worked closely with other product managers, software engineers, and product marketing teams to deliver best-in-class customer/partner experiences.
  • Experience identifying product gaps and advocating on behalf of customers and partners to improve products.
  • Proven track record driving prioritization and tradeoffs of product improvements based on actual customer requirements and expected impact.
  • A willingness to travel to and work on-site at partner/customer locations (as the position may require up to 25% travel).
  • Demonstrated broad technical awareness & product knowledge across.
    • Microsoft 365 endpoint/desktop management tooling and infrastructure.
    • Microsoft desktop virtualization (Azure Virtual Desktop, Remote Desktop Services, Windows 365).
    • Microsoft Azure technologies, particularly networking and compute.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of software development methodologies.
  • Experience working with highly regulated industries such as healthcare, finance, and government entities.


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Partner Enablement Program Mgmt IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $160,200 - $261,000 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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Microsoft is an American multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services. Microsoft’s devices and consumer (D&C) licensing segment licenses the Windows operating system and related software, Microsoft Office for consumers, and the Windows Phone operating system. The company’s computing and gaming hardware segment provides Xbox gaming and entertainment consoles and accessories, second-party and third-party video games, and Xbox Live subscriptions; surface devices and accessories; and Microsoft PC accessories. Its phone hardware segment offers Lumia smartphones and other non-Lumia phones. Its D&C segment provides Windows Store, Xbox Live transactions, and Windows phone store; search advertising; display advertising; Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal; first-party video games; and other consumer products and services as well as operating retail stores. Microsoft’s commercial licensing segments license server products, including Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and related Client Access Licenses (CALs); Windows Embedded; Windows operating system; Microsoft Office for business, including Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, and related CALs; Microsoft Dynamics business solutions; and Skype. Its commercial segment offers enterprise services, including premier support services and Microsoft consulting services; commercial cloud comprising Office 365 Commercial, other Microsoft Office online offerings, Dynamics CRM Online, and Microsoft Azure; and other commercial products and online services. The company markets and distributes its products through original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and resellers, as well as online.

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Size
181,000 employees
Market Cap
$1,762.4 billion
Industry
Enterprise Technology
Net Income
$51.3 billion
Founded
1975
5 Year Trend
+15.5%
Revenue
$153.2 billion
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