Microsoft

Senior Technical Program Manager

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

  • Bachelor's Degree AND 4+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development or equivalent experience.
  • 2+ years managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
  • Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in the same fields or equivalent experience preferred.
  • 6+ years managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects preferred.
  • 1+ year experience in reading and/or writing code.
  • 10+ years in Technical Program Management or Project Management, with management of FTEs and contract workers a plus.
  • Experience with complex multisystem Integration Architectures.

Responsibilities

  • Drive large-scale technology transformation projects for GWS.
  • Participate in GWS Technology strategy, vision, and roadmap discussions.
  • Oversee project portfolio, managing timelines, resources, and financials while ensuring stakeholder accountability.
  • Facilitate POCs and prototypes to validate assumptions for GWS Technology investments.
  • Champion innovation through platforms like Azure, Office 365, and Microsoft products.
  • Develop business cases and project plans ensuring approval for DT projects.
  • Communicate program status and risks to GWS senior leadership and stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements.
  • Access to Microsoft’s suite of products for personal and professional development.
  • Opportunities for continuous learning and skill enhancement.
  • Participation in a culture of innovation within GWS Technology.
  • Networking opportunities with external partners and industry leaders.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

General Responsibilities and Accountabilities

The GWS Technology team is looking for an experienced Senior Technical Program Manager who can drive large-scale technology and infrastructure transformation projects.

As an agent of change, you will require broad technological expertise and must have a strong background in design, construction, application development, project management and/or program management and related processes and technologies.

You need to be able to apply advanced analytics and be experienced in principles of functional and technical architecture to define appropriate solutions and strategy at a high level.

You need demonstrable experience in establishing or developing requirements for business analysis, planning, solutions deployment, and inform operational models.

You will also be expected to do the following:
  • Participate in and inform GWS Technology annual strategy, vision, and roadmap.
  • Drive partnerships, alignment, innovation, and compliance across GWS, product groups, IT, and external partners where possible.
  • Oversees a portfolio of projects including the project plan, timelines, milestones, financial management, performance metrics, and/or resource needs for crucial programs. Communicates the program status and risk to relevant stakeholders and holds them accountable for following the established schedule, risk mitigation plans, and processes. Establishes objectives and success criteria for the project in an inclusive collaborative manner with all stakeholders.
  • Facilitate experiments, POCs and prototypes that test hypothesis, validate assumptions, and create insights that inform future strategy and direction of GWS Technology investment.
  • Champion internal GWS innovation using the available suite of Microsoft and industry products; Power Platform, Dynamics, Azure IOT, AR/MR/VR, Azure Digital Twins, Office 365, and other products and OEM partner offerings.
  • Develop executive business cases, project plans, and subsequent reporting for all DT projects assigned ensuring appropriate approval, validation and assessment prior to additional investment or expansion.
  • Provide transparency of product and process via regular project/program reporting updates to GWS Technology senior leadership, peers, and stakeholders: evangelizing crucial programs to stakeholders, partners, and customers to gain buy in. Leveraging data and performance metrics (e.g., Objectives and Key Results [OKRs] and Key Performance Indicators [KPIs]) to demonstrate the value of the program and show business impact. Tailoring communication style and storytelling strategy according to audience and business needs.
  • Drives the rhythm of business (ROB) during plan execution to ensure participants and stakeholders are communicating and responding according to the necessary cadence. Coordinates necessary cross-team collaboration (e.g., Landing, Design, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Technical Program Management) to ensure all program requirements are understood and can be met.
  • Generate awareness across GWS of available solutions through multiple mechanisms: virtual and in person presentations, partnerships, SharePoint, Yammer, social media (where possible) and documentation.
  • Capture data, identify risks, drive consensus, create SOWs, facilitate approvals, manage budget and timeline for DT projects assigned - creating business cases to justify CAPEX and OPEX budget requests for all DT or Innovation projects assigned.
  • Coordinate to ensure privacy, security and accessibility compliance with appropriate Microsoft stakeholders and other related parties (IoT and Software teams)
  • Work with Procurement, Compliance, Governance and legal to validate scope, contracts and terms to ensure we are following policy and GWS mandated processes wherever possible.


Qualifications
Required/minimum qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree AND 4+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience.


  • 2+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.


Additional or preferred qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience.


  • 6+ 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).
  • Has 10+ years of prior Technical Program Management or Project Management experience - management experience involving managing direct reports (FTEs), contract workers, and virtual/matrixed partners a plus
  • Demonstrable understanding of complex multisystem Integration Architectures.
  • Experience in formulating cloud-based solutions by mapping business problems to end-to-end technology solutions.
  • Familiarity with commercial real estate operations and facilities management desired, design and construction preferred
  • Ability to develop strategies, roadmaps, business cases and ROI analysis for proposed investments


Technical Program Management 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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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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