Principal Program Manager

Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence. The products our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture. 

​The Azure Data Insights and Analytics team is looking for a talented Principal Program Manager to join its leadership team. Our work is highly visible, requiring leadership maturity, extensive executive communication, proven project management skills, robust execution, and deep expertise in leveraging data insights to drive measurable business outcomes. 

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​​The Azure Data Insights and Analytics team builds and maintains analytics solutions that power strategic insights across Azure Data, driving significant impact on revenue, usage, and customer satisfaction. We are also the Customer 0 Engineering organization for Microsoft Fabric, proactively developing innovative solutions across all Fabric workloads. As early adopters, we provide critical feedback that shapes product development and enhances customer experiences, directly influencing design decisions across Real-Time Analytics, Data Engineering, Data Science, Business Intelligence, Data Integration, and Copilot capabilities. 
 

We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served. 

• ​​Leading strategic analytics projects that inform key business decisions impacting Azure Data revenue, customer usage, and satisfaction.
• Managing end-to-end data product project lifecycles along with our engineering organization, ensuring timely execution and alignment with organizational priorities and business goals.
• Partnering closely with Microsoft Fabric engineering teams, providing early insights and feedback that refine product capabilities and enhance customer satisfaction by analyzing our competitors offering
• Delivering executive-level insights and communications, effectively articulating analytical findings to senior stakeholders to guide strategic decision-making.
• Leveraging advanced data analytics methodologies and tools to uncover actionable insights and drive continuous improvement across Azure Data and Microsoft Fabric offerings.​
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