Planning, Reporting and Data Analytics Professional

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. We are looking for passionate, high energy program managers to help achieve that mission. 

Within CO+I, the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) team is responsible for supporting delivery of datacenter capacity for Microsoft’s cloud business. We have a portfolio of complex, multi-disciplinary, multi-million, multi-year datacenter construction and lease projects with specific safety, quality, schedule, and cost goals. 

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Planning, Reporting and Data Analytics Professional to join our team. The successful candidate possesses analytical and scheduling skills, project management, and innovative thinking.

In this role, you will take on various technical and analytical challenges while working with a collaborative team. You will have the opportunity to build relationships with various teams and provide valuable insights to decision-makers. Your expertise will be essential in identifying and interpreting trends and patterns in datasets to locate influences. Additionally, you will construct forecasts, recommendations, and strategic/tactical plans based on your data analysis and knowledge. A significant aspect of this role involves working closely with project teams to report on project health and influence the way the team understands and mitigates project risks. Your input will be invaluable in shaping the future direction of our projects. If you are passionate about data analysis and project management and are eager to make a meaningful impact, we would love to hear from you. Join us in this exciting journey and help us drive success through innovative solutions and strategic planning.

This role is located either in one or all hub locations - Atlanta, GA, Redmond, WA, San Antonio, TX or Phoenix, AZ, Washington DC. Relocation support will be provided, and successful candidates must relocate or reside within 50 miles of the hub office location. This role is eligible for hybrid, up to 100% from home.

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.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion.

 Required Qualifications:

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

  • OR equivalent experience.

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

• Experience managing and delivering various projects from data pipelines through to business insights and dashboarding.
• Experience in project controls and construction management with general construction practices and sequences required on a medium to large project or program.
• Experience building automated reports and dashboards with the help of Power BI and other reporting tools. 

Other 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 background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
• Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Understanding the entire project lifecycle from engineering and design to procurement and construction as well as commissioning and project handover.
• Organized with strong planning, problem solving, and analytical skills including verbal and written communications.

• Technical skills:
  • Familiarity with data lakehouse concepts.
  • Be able to convert business requirements into technical specifications and develop a timeline to accomplish tasks.
  • Create charts and document data with algorithms, parameters, models, and architectural diagrams for the purpose of explaining the process utilized to develop the keen insights being visualized and communicated.
• Problem-Solving skills:
  • Have an analytical and problem-solving mindset and approach.
  • Analyze data and present through reports that can help decision making.
  • Use filters and graphs for a better understanding of the data.
• Attention to Detail:
  • Excellent attention to detail and highly organized. Self-motivation and eagerness to learn.
  • Be able to shape data into reporting and analytics solutions. Conduct data analysis to identify trends and patterns.
  • Provide data-driven recommendations to the project management team.
• Communication and Teamwork skills:
  • Collaborate with various stakeholders and others on the team.
  • Ability to work independently and as a part of a team.
  • Be courageous and communicate variances in a timely and effective manner.
• Continual learning:
  • Stay updated with the latest features, updates, and best practices to leverage effectively within the Project Controls community and Power Suite of tools.
  • Understanding of project controls methodologies.
  • Adaptability to the changing business requirements. Identify opportunities for process optimization and contribute to the development of data management protocols and systems.

Technical Program Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 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 $153,600 - $250,200 per year.

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Microsoft will accept applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.

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• Design and build innovative data and analytics to support organization goals and KPIs. Use data to predict trends and perform data analysis from various sources to provide valuable insights.
• Use data mining to extract information from data sets and identify correlations and patterns including identifying potential risks to aid decision-making.
• Streamline data collection methods to create automation with data visualization, statistical analysis, and predictive modeling.
• Document and enhance business processes, systems and analytics changes within the project team.
• Validate key performance indicators and build queries to quantitatively measure business performance.
• Development of new data tools and reports through the use of the Microsoft Power Suite of Tools such as PowerBI, Power Apps, Power Automate, Data Verse, etc., as well as implementing new business processes to better manage data.
• Contribute to the development of a data-driven culture within the organization.
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