Principal Technical Program Manager - Finance Data & Experiences
About The Position
The Finance Data & Experiences (FD&E) organization is seeking a Principal Technical Program Manager to lead an AI-first transformation of the Finance Data & Insights portfolio. This role involves shaping a unified product strategy and experience across data platforms, AI agents, dashboards, and analytical tools. The objective is to redefine how Microsoft measures, monitors, and optimizes its global business by integrating cutting-edge technologies like Copilot, Fabric, and Power BI into coherent, persona-driven business solutions. The role requires combining product strategy, technical depth, and program leadership to drive end-to-end delivery of scalable, AI-powered experiences, partnering deeply with engineering and product teams to ensure high-quality execution and measurable business outcomes.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years experience engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
- Experience defining and delivering large-scale product or platform strategies with measurable business impact and ROI.
- Technical depth across data platforms, analytics, distributed systems, and enterprise data architectures.
- Expertise in Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, semantic models, or comparable data technologies.
- Demonstrated experience integrating AI or machine learning capabilities (e.g., Azure OpenAI, Copilot, agent-based systems) into products or business solutions to drive measurable outcomes and improve user experiences.
- Skilled in translating ambiguous business problems into structured, executable plans and driving them through to large-scale adoption.
- Experience influencing senior stakeholders and aligning diverse organizations toward common goals.
- Experience operating across multiple business domains or customer segments.
- Comfortable prototyping, analyzing, or experimenting using tools such as Python, SQL, or similar technologies.
- Excellent executive communication and storytelling skills.
Responsibilities
- Aligned to organizational strategy and AI-first transformation priorities.
- Lead the integration of product strategy and program execution to deliver unified, persona-driven business solutions across data and AI platforms.
- Partner with engineering and product teams to design scalable architectures that integrate AI capabilities, data platforms, and user experiences.
- Establish and drive a consolidated roadmap spanning multiple programs, balancing near-term delivery with forward-looking platform evolution.
- Create frameworks for persona and scenario-based discovery, translating business needs into prioritized product and program requirements.
- Drive orchestration of complex, cross-functional initiatives, ensuring alignment across Finance, Engineering, and business stakeholders.
- Define decision frameworks for leveraging native Microsoft capabilities versus custom-built solutions.
- Ensure compliance with privacy, security, and responsible AI standards across all solutions.
- Lead experimentation, validation, and feedback loops to continuously improve product experiences and adoption.
- Partner with stakeholders to articulate value, including productivity gains, user adoption, and ROI, and standardize storytelling across programs.
- Identify risks, drive mitigation strategies, and ensure delivery excellence across timelines, scope, and quality.
Benefits
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
