Technical Program Manager, Datacenter Portfolio Management

Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) is the team behind one of the World’s largest Cloud Infrastructures, responsible for powering all Microsoft online Products and Services as well as powering Microsoft’s “Cloud First” mission. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide, and we are looking for passionate Technical Program Manager, Datacenter Portfolio Management to help achieve our mission.

If you want to have fundamental impact on how Microsoft’s Cloud is deployed and operated, want to be involved with one of the most strategically important teams at Microsoft, possess effective technical and business acumen, leadership, creativity, and out of the box thinking then this job is for you!

We are looking for an experienced Technical Program Manager, Datacenter Portfolio Management with technical and business effectiveness, trusted leadership and demonstrated large-scale program management success. You should have relevant industry knowledge, technical depth in the planning, data review and execution of data centers, and have executive presence to lead complex and time sensitive initiatives.

In this role, the successful candidate will partner closely with key engineering leaders to drive programs focused on transforming how we deliver data centers to our customers. These programs will be on the leading edge of innovation and will include driving pilots and other first of kind programs that shape ongoing strategy in delivering data centers efficiently and on schedule. You will balance effective analytical and technical skills with the ability to influence decision makers within the CO+I leadership and execution teams spread across the rest of Azure. You will also partner closely with related teams including our design engineering, construction, networking and data center project management teams.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree AND 2+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development

  • OR equivalent experience.

• 1+ year(s) experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.

Background Check Requirements: 

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: 

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

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, Construction Management, Data Analytics/Science AND 4+ years experience in planning, project management, execution, and analytics across large-scale complex organizations OR equivalent experience.
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
• Demonstrates subject matter expertise on key functional areas of engineering, procurement, construction, mechanical, electrical, networking, and building automation systems.
• Expertise working with large-scale data sets and analytics tools (e.g. PowerBI, PowerApps) to derive insights and make process improvements.
• Experience driving execution with hyper-scale cloud engineering groups.
• Technical program management experience managing scope, schedule, budget, quality, people, risk, and communications.
• Demonstrates leadership skills and experience working with large, diverse teams.
• Understanding of business and financial objectives and plans accordingly.
• Demonstrates technical excellence in learning and applying successful strategies and implementing improvements to engineering methods and quality practices across the data center delivery portfolio.
• MBA or equivalent advanced degree.
• Experience managing large scale construction or network infrastructure projects.
• Understanding of contract language.

Technical Program Management IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $98,300 - $193,200 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 $127,200 - $208,800 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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Manage Cross-Functional Initiatives:

• • Manage cross functional initiatives, focusing on cross-organizational efficiencies and decision making that enable scale through streamlined rhythm of business, tools and processes.
  • Leverage technical acumen in mechanical/electrical systems, structures, and networking infrastructure to facilitate engineering problem solving.
  • Drive business results through a regimented focus on key performance indicators and business goals, promoting clarity and motivation to the project team to execute on time, under budget, while delivering high quality results with zero rework.
  • Deliver on ambiguous projects with multiple stakeholders, unclear requirements, and incomplete data.
  • Differentiate Microsoft data center delivery to create a competitive advantage by applying ‘Best in Class’ project and program management expertise.

Reporting & Analytics:

• • Design and drive implementation of reporting by interfacing with business, engineering, finance, operations, and systems teams to provide actionable insights.
  • Compile appropriate content for cadenced rhythm of business reporting to leadership, including monthly newsletter, KPI reporting, PowerPoint presentations, and other ad-hoc reporting as needed.

Improvement, Efficiency & Innovation:

• • Use experience and expertise to improve and/or deploy templates, automation, and processes.

Rhythm of Business:

• • Create and implement pages for the team SharePoint communications site, including maintenance and upkeep of team onboarding content that requires cross-functional collaboration to ensure content validity.
  • Comfortable working at the Executive level within a highly matrixed organization.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Applications and Tools – Excel, Outlook, Word, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Teams, Power BI, and Power Automate.
  • Experience in creating and maintaining SharePoint communication sites and team pages.
  • Embody our and

Capabilities important to success include:

• Operational Planning & Project Management: Show structured thinking, planning, and the ability to execute by working through others, influencing without authority, and dealing with ambiguity.
• Exceptional written and Interpersonal skills: Communicate effectively and concisely with stakeholders, senior managers, and leaders about our programs and objectives
• Customer/Stakeholder Focus: Gather stakeholder impressions of services and programs, integrating this feedback into decision making. Allocate and align resources to optimize the stakeholder and partner experience.
• Performance Goal and Standards Setting: Develop and communicate to realistic timelines via plans that consider potential obstacles and immediate + long-term consequences.
• Flexibility and Adaptability: Regularly scan the environment to help anticipate changes that could affect key programs and projects. Effectively changes plans, goals, actions or priorities to respond to changing situations.
• Team Player: Ability to both contribute strategically to the team and support strategic decisions.