Principal Engineering Manager- Squad Leader

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

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About The Position

Security represents the most critical priorities for our customers in a world awash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all. We want to reshape security and empower every user, customer, and developer with a security cloud that protects them with end to end, simplified solutions. The Microsoft Security organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers’ heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world.
The Purview for A365 Principal Engineering Manager- Squad Leader is an L67 people manager with end-to-end accountability for a defined set of customer and business outcomes. This is a multidisciplinary leadership role spanning Engineering and Product Management, responsible for setting direction, driving execution, and delivering measurable impact. The Squad Leader leads a cross-functional squad (≈10–12 engineers and 1 PM), with alignment across UX, CXE, Research, and Trust partners. The role is empowered to make fast, high-quality decisions in service of the squad’s goals while aligning with broader Purview, Security, and A365 strategy.
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 where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• 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

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 15+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• 6+ years people management experience.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary engineering and product teams.
• Background in software engineering and product development, with ability to engage in architectural and strategic discussions.
• Proven track record of delivering complex, secure, enterprise-scale services end to end.
• Experience in security, compliance, data governance, or cloud platforms preferred.
• Exceptional collaboration, prioritization, and decision-making skills in a matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

• Product & Business Ownership:Own the product vision, roadmap, and success metrics for Purview capabilities in A365.
• Translate customer, market, and ecosystem insights into clear priorities and measurable outcomes.
• Drive product adoption, usage, and customer satisfaction.
• Engineering & Execution Excellence:Lead end-to-end delivery across planning, build, release, and live site.
• Uphold excellence in security, privacy, compliance, quality, reliability, accessibility, and COGS.
• Ensure disciplined RoB execution including roadmap, KPI/bowler updates, and security/compliance follow-ups.
• People Leadership:Manage and grow a high-performing, inclusive team across engineering and product.
• Coach, develop, and retain top talent; set clear goals and expectations.
• Model Microsoft leadership principles: Model, Coach, Care. Cross-Functional & Cross-Squad Leadership:Partner closely with UX, CXE, Trust, PM and Engineering peers to deliver cohesive end‑to‑end experiences.
• Drive alignment across squads where work and metrics are interdependent.
• Serve as the single-threaded owner and primary point of escalation for the squad.
• Stakeholder Communication:Clearly communicate strategy, progress, risks, and tradeoffs to leadership and partners.
• Build trust and alignment with internal stakeholders and customers.
• Champion transformational change: Drive the successful adoption of the Purview buisness, Envision and set bold strategic direction, Uphold and advance excellence in Fundamentals, Drive exceptional product adoption and satisfaction, Forge deep, strategic customer relationships

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal