Senior Technical Program Manager

3 Months ago • 6-9 Years • Manufacturing • Research & Development

Job Summary

Job Description

This Senior Technical Program Manager role at Microsoft involves managing programs from product build to customer sales. Candidates with software and hardware engineering backgrounds are preferred. The team manages manufacturing processes, testing, data collection, and analysis to improve product quality and inform business decisions. This highly collaborative role requires aligning cross-functional teams (product development, sourcing, test, manufacturing, and new product introduction) to execute operational plans. Responsibilities include managing risks, dependencies, and technical issues, driving communication, and presenting to senior management. The ideal candidate possesses strong leadership, supplier management, and communication skills, along with a deep understanding of consumer electronics and manufacturing.
Must have:
  • 7+ years experience in relevant field
  • Advanced knowledge of manufacturing
  • Excellent communication & leadership skills
  • Cross-functional team collaboration
  • Manage risks and dependencies
  • Drive communication and recommendations
Good to have:
  • Experience managing test projects
  • Product development process knowledge
  • Supplier management experience
  • Vietnamese language skills
Perks:
  • Industry-leading healthcare
  • Educational resources
  • Product and service discounts
  • Savings and investments
  • Maternity and paternity leave
  • Generous time away
  • Giving programs
  • Networking opportunities

Job Details

Overview

We seek talented Senior Technical Program Manager to manage programs that result in these products being built, tested, and sold to customers. Candidates with backgrounds in both software and hardware engineering are ideal. Our team’s systems manage the manufacturing process, run tests at each production stage, collect detailed information, and track results throughout the product lifecycle. This data is critical for business decisions and product quality improvements, including calibrating sensors, detecting display defects, and identifying issues before customer impact.

 

This highly collaborative role aligns a cross-functional team to execute operational plans, with key partners including product development, sourcing, test, manufacturing operations, and the new product introduction management team.

 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. We embrace a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize goals. We build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering (Hardware) or related field AND 7+ years enterprise computer, consumer electronics design or hyperscale supply chain systems experience 
    • OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering (Hardware) or related field AND 6+ years enterprise computer, consumer electronics design or hyperscale supply chain systems experience
    • OR Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering (Hardware) or related field
    • OR equivalent experience
  •  Candidate must demonstrate advanced level of knowledge in manufacturing disciplines; possess excellent communications and leadership skills, ability to work well with cross functional groups, ability to work independently with remote supervision.

  • Communication in English both written and spoken, is required as a high standard. Communication in Vietnamese and other diverse language is a plus.

  • In addition to effective management skills, the successful candidate will need to have the following attributes:

    • Strong Integrity
    • Strong passion and accountability
    • Leadership (Agent of change)
    • Ability to influence
    • Supplier relationship management
    • Supplier development skill set
    • Willing to learning. Embracing Microsoft culture.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering (Hardware) or related field AND 9+ years enterprise computer, consumer electronics design or hyperscale supply chain systems experience 
    • OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering (Hardware) or related field AND 8+ years enterprise computer, consumer electronics design or hyperscale supply chain systems experience
    • OR Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering (Hardware) or related field AND 6+ years enterprise computer, consumer electronics design or hyperscale supply chain systems experience
    • OR equivalent experience
  • Additional experience and knowledge in managing test relevant project, product development process will be significantly advantageous. Supplier management experience preferred.

 

Responsibilities

  • This role is a good opportunity for candidates that have a personal or professional interest in consumer electronics, gadgets, or device components such as cameras, displays, sensors, RF/LTE technologies etc
  • Depth understanding of the product technical requirements, various groups milestones and interdependencies for establishing an accurate and effective Project infrastructure.
  • Accountable for effective management of risks and dependencies while ensuring timely decisions are being made, ensuring quality of the product.
  • Manage and drive the build readiness technical issues via leveraging supplier resources. Track daily progress or yield reporting plan for the success product build.
  • Drive clear and accurate communications and recommendations to peers and senior management by distilling complex technical challenges, outlining options, and providing supporting data. Exceptional communication highlighting risks and providing recommendations to support product level decisions.
  • Good in presentation skill, ability to communicate and present to all levels of management.
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Industry leading healthcare
Educational resources
Discounts on products and services
Savings and investments
Maternity and paternity leave
Generous time away
Giving programs
Opportunities to network and connect

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