Microsoft

XBOX Program Manager

Microsoft$102K — $202K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or related field with 2+ years in relevant experience.
  • Equivalent experience in engineering, manufacturing, operations or a related area is acceptable.
  • Preferred: 2+ years in project/program management.
  • Preferred: 2+ years in risk management.
  • Preferred: 2+ years in supply chain management.
  • Preferred: 2+ years in hardware development/manufacturing.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to a comprehensive product launch strategy from inception to high-volume manufacturing.
  • Drive programs through new product launches, ensuring alignment with technical and business milestones.
  • Support development builds and factory readiness for high-volume manufacturing.
  • Assist in risk assessment and mitigation plans for new product introductions.
  • Manage product development schedules and identify critical milestones.
  • Facilitate internal communications regarding product launch progress and team alignment.
  • Identify opportunities for process improvements in new product introduction.

Benefits

  • Eligibility for benefits and other compensation packages.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities
  • Product Launch: Contribute to the development, planning, and execution of a holistic, cross-functional product launch strategy, from product inception to high-volume manufacturing. Assist with managing the handoff from product design to mass production, ensuring smooth transitions and clear communication across teams.
  • Program Management: Help drive the organization through the launch of new products, ensuring alignment with key technical and business milestones. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product engineering, supply chain, and external suppliers to meet program goals.
  • Development Operations: Assist in executing development builds, driving factory and supply chain readiness for high-volume manufacturing. Support the development of supply base strategies, ensuring product and customer needs are met through successful supplier collaboration.
  • Risk Management: Contribute to the identification, assessment, and mitigation of risks throughout the new product introduction process. Work with more experienced team members to assess potential risks and develop recovery plans to ensure smooth product launches.
  • Schedule & Milestone Management: Collaborate in the creation and management of product development schedules, identifying critical milestones and dependencies. Support the identification of potential risks to timelines and help coordinate mitigation efforts.
  • Cross-Functional Alignment & Communications: Support internal communications related to product launch progress. Participate in executive updates, product launch reviews, and ensure alignment across teams to deliver on key program objectives.
  • Continuous Improvement: Contribute to the identification of opportunities for process improvements in new product introduction. Help execute strategies to enhance efficiency and quality in product development, production, and supply chain readiness.


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or related field AND 2+ years experience in engineering, manufacturing, operations, program management, hardware development, or consumer electronics.
    • OR equivalent experience in engineering, manufacturing, operations or a related area.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • 2+ years of experience in project/program management
  • 2+ years of experience in risk management
  • 2+ years of experience in supply chain management
  • 2+ years of experience in hardware development/manufacturing

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NPI Program Management IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 - $202,200 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 $133,800 - $219,200 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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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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