Principal Technical Program Manager

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

About The Position

Microsoft Silicon, Cloud, Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) delivers infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft’s online businesses and Azure platform. Its mission is to make enterprise-scale AI easier to adopt by providing teams with platforms, guidance, governance, and foundational capabilities for secure, responsible, and scalable solutions. The organization partners across Silicon and Systems engineering, connecting customer needs, technology, data, and AI practices in support of Azure Fleet objectives. As a Principal Technical Program Manager in the SPACE TPMO team, you will establish SPACE as a trusted AI partner and enabler for SCHIE. You will drive cross-organization Silicon and Systems programs and the silicon, platform, governance, best-practice, and cross-domain capabilities needed to deliver secure, responsible AI at enterprise scale. The role works with engineering teams and senior leaders to shape strategy, align priorities and investments, and turn programs into business impact. The position requires leading complex, interdependent programs through ambiguity, building repeatable operating models and governance, and ensuring predictable execution. You will collaborate with engineering and business stakeholders to define requirements, technical strategy, roadmaps, schedules, success criteria, and priorities; address feedback; and adapt plans to meet program objectives. You will also mentor senior TPMs, improve program management standards, and represent SCHIE internally and externally.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of 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.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.
Ability to satisfy export-control eligibility requirements for access to controlled information; citizenship or eligible status will be verified with valid documentation as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
8+ years of experience in engineering, technical program management, data analysis, silicon development, or product development.
Experience owning strategy and execution for large-scale, cross-organizational programs with executive stakeholders.
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Information Systems, or a related field.
Ability to build durable program management mechanisms, standards, or platforms adopted across multiple teams or organizations.
Technical depth to engage in architecture discussions, design tradeoffs, and technical decision-making with senior engineers.
Understanding of Silicon and System development lifecycles, milestones, and interdependencies sufficient to drive accurate planning and risk management at scale.
Experience setting quality bars, mentoring senior TPMs, or raising program management standards across an organization.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Silicon, Firmware, System, and Software Engineering teams to understand their requirements for data analytics, AI/ML applications, and internal tools that improve operational efficiency and scalability.
Lead multiple interdependent, cross-organizational programs, managing ambiguity and owning outcomes that affect SCHIE strategy and execution.
Drive cross-functional programs that integrate AI capabilities into silicon development workflows, including architecture, design, verification, validation, and silicon bring-up.
Define and influence product, platform, and organizational strategy; drive innovation and establish scalable processes and standards across SCHIE.
Use AI tools to create reports, dashboards, program collateral, and other artifacts to improve tracking, facilitation, and communication of objectives, deliverables, risks, and outcomes.
Mentor and sponsor senior TPMs, establish program management quality bars, and improve TPM execution across the organization.
Own governance, risk management, and delivery for mission-critical initiatives, creating mechanisms for predictable execution at scale.
Represent SCHIE internally and externally, shaping strategy and culture.
Partner with senior and executive leaders to align priorities, trade-offs, and long-term investments across organizations.
Establish repeatable operating models, metrics, and decision frameworks that improve execution efficiency and help SCHIE teams scale.
Ensure program objectives are understood and met, adapting plans as needed.
Champion diversity, inclusion, and Microsoft values in program leadership.
Analyze business and technical requirements with stakeholders and prioritize them in alignment with program goals.
Co-develop technical strategy and a predictable program roadmap for internal customers alongside the Software Engineering team.
Clarify requirements and facilitate communication between stakeholders and development teams.
Coordinate end-to-end project schedules, including semester plans, milestones, timelines, and releases, and ensure adherence to established processes.
Work with business users to triage, prioritize, and address feedback within the domain.
Define success criteria and build relationships to implement features in complex cross-functional projects, aligning organizations.