Senior Technical Program Manager

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<div class="isg-job-description“>Overview

Workplace Services (GWS) Technology Team:

GWS Technology Team owns development of Microsoft’s Digital Transformational strategy, supporting solutions or experiences (employee and operational), and products across the RE&S Global Workplace Services portfolio. We ensure alignment to Microsoft’s strategy to deliver connected, accessible, sustainable, and secure environments by partnering closely with internal and external stakeholders to deliver world class digital systems and experiences driving the future of Microsoft’s core business.

Responsibilities

GeneralResponsibilities and Accountabilities

The GWS Technology team is looking for an experienced Senior Technical Program Manager who can drive large-scale technology and infrastructure transformation projects.

As an agent of change, you will require broad technological expertise and must have a strong background in design, construction, Application development, project management and/or program management and related processes and technologies.

You need to be able to apply advanced analytics and be experienced in principles of functional and technical architecture to define appropriate solutions and strategy at a high level.

You need demonstrable experience in establishing or developing requirements for business analysis, planning, solutions deployment, and inform operational models.

You will also be expected to do the following:

• Participate in and inform GWS Technology annual strategy, vision, and roadmap.
• Drive partnerships, alignment,innovation,and compliance acrossGWS, product groups, IT, and external partnerswhere possible.
• Oversees a portfolio of projects including the project plan, timelines, milestones, financial management, performance metrics, and/or resource needs for crucial programs. Communicates the program status and risk to relevant stakeholders and holds them accountable for following the established schedule, risk mitigation plans, and processes. Establishes objectives and success criteria for the project in an inclusive collaborative manner with all stakeholders.
• Facilitate experiments,POCs and prototypes that test hypothesis, validate assumptions, and create insights that inform future strategy and direction of GWS Technology investment.
• Champion internal GWSinnovation using the available suite of Microsoft and industry products; Power Platform, Dynamics,Azure IOT, AR/MR/VR, Azure Digital Twins, Office 365, and other products and OEM partner offerings.
• Develop executive business cases, project plans, and subsequent reporting for all DT projects assigned ensuring appropriate approval, validation and assessment prior to additional investment or expansion.
• Provide transparency of product and process via regular project/program reporting updates to GWS Technology senior leadership, peers, and stakeholders: evangelizing crucial programs to stakeholders, partners, and customers to gain buy in. Leveraging data and performance metrics (e.g., Objectives and Key Results [OKRs] and Key Performance Indicators [KPIs]) to demonstrate the value of the program and show business impact. Tailoring communication style and storytelling strategy according to audience and business needs.
• Drives the rhythm of business (ROB) during plan execution to ensure participants and stakeholders are communicating and responding according to the necessary cadence. Coordinates necessary cross-team collaboration (e.g., Landing, Design, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Technical Program Management) to ensure all program requirements are understood and can be met.
• Generate awareness across GWS of available solutions through multiple mechanisms: virtual and in person presentations,partnerships,SharePoint, Yammer, social media (where possible) and documentation.
• Capture data,identify risks,drive consensus, create SOWs, facilitate approvals, manage budget and timelinefor DT projects assigned – creating business cases to justify CAPEX and OPEX budget requests for all DT or Innovation projects assigned.
• Coordinate to ensure privacy, security and accessibility compliance with appropriate Microsoft stakeholders and other related parties (IoT and Software teams)
• Work with Procurement, Compliance, Governance and legal to validate scope, contracts and terms to ensure we are following policy and GWS mandated processes wherever possible.

Qualifications
Required/minimum qualifications

Technical Program Management IC4 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 – $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $160,200 – $261,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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