Senior Technical Program Manager - Incident Response - CTJ - Secret

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

9h

About The Position

The Cloud & AI 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. Microsoft is one of the largest enterprise service companies in the world.
The Cloud & AI 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. Microsoft is one of the largest enterprise service companies in the world.
We are seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager - Insider Risk. The Microsoft Insider Risk Program is dedicated to safeguarding our people, data, and intellectual property from internal threats that could compromise the security and integrity of the company. Built on a foundation of innovation and collaboration, the program combines proactive detection, advanced data analytics, and effective response mechanisms to identify and mitigate insider risks. Our team is focused on developing advanced detection and response capabilities, as well as proactive insider risk identification, enabling Microsoft to remain resilient against internal risks in an ever-evolving threat landscape.
As part of this program, you will play a critical role in Microsoft in leading Insider Risk operations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in insider threat, risk management, counterintelligence, and leadership, with a proven track record of managing complex security programs.
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.

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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree AND 4+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
• Security Clearance Requirements: Candidates must be able 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:
• The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance. Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination.
• Clearance Verification: This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment.
• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
• Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
• 1+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos).
• 6+ years of experience in insider threat, insider risk, or equivalent field, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• 4+ years people management experience.
• 8+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
• Experience working with HR, legal, and compliance teams to ensure alignment with company policies and regulations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CISA and/or PMP are highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Leadership and Strategy: Lead Insider Threat operations in alignment with key stakeholders, Microsoft policy, and evolve, lead, and coordinate comprehensive insider risk management strategy that aligns with Microsoft's overall security objectives.
• Collaboration & Program Management: Partner across multiple disciplines, including Insider Threat Operations, Microsoft Counterintelligence Program, Tip of the Spear, Cyber Defense Ops, HR, CELA, and Privacy teams. Proactively coordinate, develop, and deliver leadership reporting in assigned area of responsibility. Guide and coach project teams to define success criteria, driving collaboration and ensuring alignment on outcomes, objectives, and roadmap.
• Incident Response: Coordinate Incident Response for potential insider threat alerts. Collaborate with relevant owners to ensure comprehensive and effective response and follow-up activities. Partner with Insider Risk Fusion Center to share information and coordinate response in multifaceted threats.
• Training and Awareness: Provide input to corporate education programs, training, and/or standards to raise awareness of insider risks and promote a culture of security within the organization. Support requests for customer-facing training or educational engagements related to Microsoft Insider Risk Program.
• Metrics and Reporting: Develop and maintain metrics to measure the effectiveness of Insider Threat activities. Provide regular updates to senior leadership on program status and key metrics in areas of responsibility. Establish and manage Objectives and Key Results for areas of responsibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees