Technical Program Manager - Market Analytics, Datacenter

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

About The Position

Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) is seeking a Technical Program Manager for its market intelligence practice in the Cloud Infrastructure Acquisition organization (CIA). CO+I is responsible for planning, building, and operating Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure datacenters across the globe. The organizational scope includes demand and supply planning, business operations, and strategic acquisition and prepositioning across land, power, and networking. As part of this global organization, you will be part of a rapidly growing business, enabling global impact, and driving strategic execution on our key initiatives. The successful candidate will demonstrate a passion for technology and a curiosity for compete strategy. If you are a strategic thinker, possess expertise in critical thinking and managing cross-functional workstreams, this role is for you.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree OR equivalent experience.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Nice To Haves

Background in market intelligence methods, data collection, data modeling.
Experience building executive ready PPT decks.
Collaborative, outcome oriented, and able to apply solution-based thinking to critical problems.
Bachelor's Degree AND 2+ years experience in computer science, statistics &/or analytics, data analysis OR equivalent experience.
1+ years experience in technology market intelligence, cloud computing, AI infrastructure, infrastructure engineering, datacenter construction, research & analytics.
1+ years experience in quantitative skills for data analysis including statistical analysis software such as R, python, SAS, etc and excel.
1+ year(s) of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
Quantitative skills for data analysis including statistical analysis software such as R, python, SAS, etc and excel.
Understanding of business, technology-related strategy and ability to develop executive slides for leaders.
Ability to build market models from disparate data sources and manage relationships with third-party research providers.
Understanding of cloud, AI adoption and/or datacenters across geographies is a plus.

Responsibilities

Quantifying the market and competitive landscape with a focus on market entry, market capture, available solution, targeted workloads, infrastructure and datacenters.
Understanding the growth and potential of the datacenter market.
Discerning reality vs. hype.
Developing a repeatable method for measuring Microsoft market advantage.
Working across internal stakeholders and external market analysts.