Principal Technical Program Manager

We are looking to hire a Principal Technical Program Manager to join Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I). CO+I is the organization behind one of the world's largest cloud infrastructures, responsible for powering all Microsoft online products and services as well as enabling Microsoft's "Cloud First" mission. Our team is focused on smart growth, operational efficiency, and delivering a trusted, world‑class experience to customers and partners globally. We are looking for passionate, high‑energy technical program management professionals to help us achieve that mission.

If you want to have a fundamental impact on how Microsoft’s cloud is deployed and operated worldwide, be part of one of the most strategically critical teams at Microsoft, and bring strong technical and business acumen, leadership, creativity, and out‑of‑the‑box thinking - this role is for you. 

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.

• Supply SWAT rapid response — Steady-state planning through S&OP owns the plan; this role owns the gaps, where plan and reality diverge faster than the monthly cycle can absorb. Create supply optionality and fungibility across regions and capacity types, resolve stranded or at-risk assets, capitalize on opportunistic power deals, run scenario drills, and triage escalations, including rapid-turn asks from the SLT and Corporate Strategy. 

• Strategy from the ground up — Own the end-to-end development of new data center strategies (regional, metro, or capability-level) from problem framing through executive decision, defining the question, building the analysis, and landing the recommendation. 

• Technical + infrastructure breadth — Translate across data center infrastructure (power, land, network, construction, capacity), technology roadmaps, and business requirements to shape options that are technically grounded and operationally feasible. 

• Financial rigor — Build the business case: model capital and operating cost, lead-time, and risk trade-offs with Finance, and frame investment decisions in terms leadership can act on. 

• Stakeholder management — Orchestrate a broad set of partners across Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain, Planning, Execution and Operations to align on a shared direction and resolve competing priorities. 

• Influencing for change — Drive adoption of new strategies and operating models through conviction and evidence, challenging the status quo constructively and bringing senior leaders along. 

• Program leadership — Convert strategy into an executable program: define milestones, governance, and success metrics, and drive it forward with clear ownership and decisive escalation when needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years 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.

Background Check Requirements: 

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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ year’s experience engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience. 8+ 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). 

• • OR Master's Degree in a related field Business, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 6+ years supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, or related experience 

• • OR equivalent experience. 

• Experience working with data center infrastructure and/or GPU/AI accelerator deployments 

• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and the broader Microsoft 365 suite (e.g., Word, Teams, SharePoint, Power BI), with the ability to build executive-ready models and presentations
• 4+ years experience in forecasting, demand planning, supply planning, and/or Sales and Operations Planning 
• 4+ years of experience in Data Center, Cloud Services, or Supply Chain planning
• Experience in Technology, cloud services and supply chain management
• Demonstrated experience leading and managing a business-critical function.
• Demonstrated experience in cloud infrastructure/ services
• Demonstrated experience in the Datacenter foundation, operations, and network 
   

Technical Program Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 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.