Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Senior Technical Program Manager, Microsoft M365 Productivity & Collaboration

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation$209K — $324K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience leading cross-platform or enterprise level programs in digital workplace, productivity, or collaboration environments.
  • Proven record of driving adoption, engagement, and behavior change at scale.
  • Ability to influence without authority across diverse collaborators.
  • Experience in federated or matrixed organizations with distributed ownership.
  • Expertise in program and portfolio management across multiple concurrent initiatives.
  • Strong understanding of Microsoft 365 and collaboration tools.

Responsibilities

  • Define and evolve a multi-year strategy for employee productivity and collaboration experiences.
  • Align platform investments and roadmaps with enterprise priorities and workforce needs.
  • Lead a portfolio of sophisticated, interdependent programs spanning collaboration tools and services.
  • Orchestrate delivery across multiple product and service teams for alignment and integration.
  • Drive prioritization and sequencing across a federated ecosystem of stakeholders.
  • Ensure cohesive delivery of services across platforms like Microsoft 365 and related tools.
  • Develop executive-level narratives and briefings to support decision-making.

Benefits

  • Collaborative team environment focused on innovation and operational excellence.
  • Opportunity to lead impactful projects that enhance employee productivity.
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and platforms.
  • Engagement with senior leaders and executives for strategic initiatives.
  • Growth and development opportunities within a mission-driven organization.
Full Job Description

The Team

We are looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager (Sr. TPM) to join the Global Technology Operations (GTO) Team. Our team's mission is to deliver the core technology capabilities for the foundation through innovation paired with operational excellence. We aspire to be dynamic, collaborative, technology leaders enabling mission impact with the highest standards of integrity. The Senior Technical Program Manager is focused on the strategy, design, and implementation of productivity and collaboration services that enable us to support the foundation in achieving its goals. 

YourRole

As a Senior Technical Program Manager in Productivity & Collaboration, you will lead the strategy, integration, and delivery ofemployeefacing productivity and collaboration experiences across the enterprise.

You will operate across a federated ecosystem of platforms, teams, and stakeholders, ensuring that services, including the Microsoft 365 stack of Teams, Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, Power Platform, Copilot, Viva, and supplemental communications, and learning experiences, are delivered as a cohesive, intuitive employee experience rather than fragmented point solutions. 

 

This role is accountable for enterprise level experience outcomes, including adoption, engagement, and employee productivity. You will translate business needs into integrated strategies, align roadmaps across multiple service owners, and drive coordinated execution across engineering, communications, HR/L&D, and business collaborators.  

 

You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, crafting decisions through clear strategy, data-driven insights, and compelling executive communication. 

  

What You’ll Do  

Experience Strategy & Roadmap Leadership 

  • Define and evolve a multi-year strategy for employee productivity and collaboration experiences 

  • Align platform investments, roadmaps, and initiatives to enterprise priorities and workforce needs 

  • Establish an experience-led vision that spans tools, communications, and learning journeys  

 

Cross Platform Program & Portfolio Leadership 

  • Lead a portfolio of sophisticated, interdependent programs spanning collaboration tools, employee engagement platforms, and experience services 

  • Orchestrate delivery across multiple product and service teams, ensuring alignment and integration 

  • Drive prioritization, sequencing, and tradeoffs across a federated ecosystem of stakeholders  

 

Employee Experience Integration 

  • Ensure services are delivered as a cohesive, end-to-end experience across platforms such as Microsoft 365, Viva, and related tools 

  • Reduce fragmentation by aligning communications, learning, and product changes into a unified experience layer 

  • Partner with service owners to create consistent and scalable experience patterns  

 

Federated Change Management & Adoption 

  • Define and scale a federated change management model that enables consistent, high-quality adoption across decentralized teams 

  • Lead enterprise-wide adoption, learning, and communications strategies to drive behavior change and digital proficiency 

  • Minimize employee disruption while maintaining velocity of innovation and delivery  

 

Executive Engagement & Strategic Communication 

  • Develop executive level narratives, roadmaps, and briefings 

  • Frame complex tradeoffs and recommendations to support decision making at senior levels 

  • Ensure leadership communication is aligned, clear, and outcome driven 

 

Cross-Functional Leadership & Alignment 

  • Influence and align stakeholders across engineering, HR, communications, and business teams 

  • Build shared frameworks, governance models, and ways of working to support consistent execution at scale 

  • Drive clarity in environments with distributed ownership and opposing priorities  

 

Experience Metrics & Continuous Improvement 

  • Define and supervise experience-oriented success metrics, including adoption, engagement, and employee productivity 

  • Use qualitative and quantitative insights to continuously improve services and programs 

  • Introduce innovative approaches based on industry trends and emerging workplace technologies  

 

Problem Solving & Issue Resolution 

  • Identify and resolve systemic issues impacting experience quality, adoption, or service effectiveness 

  • Drive root cause analysis and cross-team resolution across complex, integrated services 

 

Your Experience  

  • Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience or equivalent practical experience  

  • Confirmed experience leading cross-platform or enterprise level programs in digital workplace, productivity, or collaboration environments  

  • Demonstrated ability to drive adoption, engagement, and behavior change at scale  

  • Consistent track record of influencing without authority across diverse collaborators  

  • Experience working in federated or matrixed organizations with distributed ownership  

  • Expertise in program and portfolio management across multiple concurrent initiatives  

  • Strong understanding of Microsoft 365, collaboration tools, and employee experience platforms (e.g., Viva)  

  • Experience designing and delivering learning, communications, or change management strategies  

  • Excellent executive communication and storytelling skills  

  • Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity, define structure, and drive alignment  

  • Experience applying human-centered design principles to employee experience  

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on experience outcomes  

  • Experience with agile delivery models and continuous improvement practices 

 

*Must have unrestricted work authorization in the country where this position is located. 

 

The salary range for this role is $190,100 to $294,700 USD. We recognize high-wage market differences in Seattle and Washington D.C., where our offices are located. The range for this role in these locations is $209,100 to $324,100 USD. As a mission-driven organization, we strive to balance competitive pay with our mission. New hires salaries are typically between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint. Actual placement in the range will depend on a candidate’s job-related skills, experience, and expertise, as evaluated during the interview process.  

About Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a private foundation founded by Bill and Melinda Gates. The foundation was launched in 2000 and is based in Seattle, Washington. The primary goals of the foundation are to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology. The foundation is one of the largest charitable organizations in the world, with an endowment of over $50 billion. The foundation has made significant contributions to global health, including the eradication of polio in India and the development of new vaccines for malaria and tuberculosis. The foundation also supports a variety of educational initiatives, including the development of new technologies for teaching and learning.
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