Principal Manager of Program Management - Datacenter Efficiency

Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO+I) is the team behind the cloud.  Within CO+I, the Core Datacenter Services (CDS) team is responsible for the development and implementation of global strategies across our Datacenters (DCs).

As a Principal Manager of Program Management - Datacenter Efficiency, you will be responsible for leading the management of our initiatives launched to our DC Ops Field.

You will lead the team to develop and drive launch plans and strategies and hold them accountable for evaluating success metrics for complex, high-impact launches. You will coach teams to prepare business users for change due to implementation with theme of maximizing efficiency and optimization in our Datacenters (DCs).

We are seeking a skilled and motivated leader to join our dynamic team. The candidate will have a proven track record in managing enterprise level programs in a complex environment and optimizing performance across the organization. As a Principal Manager of Program Management - Datacenter Efficiency, you will play a key role in launching initiatives that will impact our multi-year priorities in the team.

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Required/Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Operations, Business Supply Chain, Finance, Business Management, Accounting, Human Resources (HR), Organizational Development or related field AND 8+ years work experience in operations, process design, or program/project management
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of people management experience

Other Requirements: 

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

• Bachelor's Degree in Operations, Business Supply Chain, Finance, Business Management, Accounting, Human Resources (HR), Organizational Development or related field AND 12+ years work experience in operations, process design, or program/project management
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of people management experience

Launch Management M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $129,200 - $273,400 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 $162,000 - $299,400 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until January 13, 2025.

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Launch Definition

• Provide expertise to team to garner support with stakeholders for the roadmaps, deliverables, and objectives of launches to the Datacenter (DC) Field.
• Lead team to bring in stakeholders in at the right time, communicate progress and implications for launches to drive alignment, and identify gaps to ensure risks are covered.

Management and Execution

• Coach the team to address expansion blockers and support escalations between stakeholders as needed.
• Provide guidance to teams in developing innovative and efficient customer-oriented solutions and manages acceptance and resolutions of issues.
• Coaches and leads teams to manage and prioritize investments and complex projects.

Supports Launches

• Leads the team to understand and incorporate internal business requirements and needs of audience, end users, customers, and stakeholders into launch design and execution.
• Influences decisions on defining team-specific launch requirements and develops team to write launch requirements and communicate them to program managers.
• Leads team to collaborate with v-teams to ensure all business functions adapt to launch.