Technical Program Management

Microsoft

3h

About The Position

The Azure Host and Innovation team builds the foundation for the next generation of cloud offerings. This team leads modern hosting and is responsible for the platform that supports Microsoft’s infrastructure. The team drives the design, strategy, and execution of the vision to deliver the core platform for Microsoft Azure, which includes building capabilities for the world’s artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputer.
We focus on creating platform experiences that power Azure to run compute infrastructure supporting offerings like Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Virtual Machines, and other Azure Cloud Services. This role offers the opportunity to join a strategic and innovative team with company-wide impact while contributing to advancements that shape the future of cloud computing.
We are hiring a Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead strategic initiatives for one of Microsoft’s most critical distributed systems platforms. The Service Fabric Platform underpins large-scale microservices powering Azure services such as SQL Database, Cosmos DB, and Event Hubs. This role will drive platform evolution, customer onboarding, and operational excellence to ensure reliability, resiliency, and performance at hyperscale.
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 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.
• 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 Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in 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).

Responsibilities

• Be part of inclusive and diverse world-class PM team to deliver new and improve existing Azure services.
• Partner with Engineering to design architecture and integrated customer solutions to complex technical needs for multiple feature areas (e.g., product, service).
• Define success criteria and create relationships for implementing multiple feature areas for highly complex cross-functional projects. Coordinate and ensure alignment across the business.
• Deliver on roadmaps for multiple feature groups across divisions, track project schedules, drive development of staging and implementation plans, and lead governance programs.
• Drive continuous improvements by validating use cases and writing test cases from scratch. Provide expertise needed to collect performance metrics, lead customer support, and define and possibly lead direct customer engagements.
• Create clarity, generate energy, and define what it means to deliver success for our customers, engineering teams, and the business.

What This Job Offers

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