Principal Technical Program Manager

at  Microsoft

Do you enjoy solving problems, writing software, and working with customers? Do you wake up hoping to find time to learn a bit more about how to build AI-based solutions? Containerize compute workloads? Work with high scale data? Or build end to end engineering deployment systems? Do you want to join a team where learning about new technology is part of our work every day?
The Industry Solutions Engineering (ISE) team is a global engineering organization that works directly with customers looking to leverage the latest technologies to address their toughest challenges. We work closely with our customers’ engineers to jointly develop code for artificial intelligence and cloud-based solutions that can accelerate their organization. We work in collaboration with Microsoft product teams, partners, and open-source communities to empower our customers to do more with the cloud. We pride ourselves in making contributions to open source and making our platforms easier to use.
We develop solutions side-by-side with our customers through collaborative innovation to solve their challenges. This work involves the development of broadly applicable, high-impact solution patterns and open-source software assets that contribute to the Microsoft platform. In this role, you will be working with engineers from your team and our customers’ teams to apply your skills, perspectives, and creativity to grow as engineers and help solve our customers’ toughest challenges.
We are hiring a Principal Technical Program Manager with deep experience designing and delivering solutions using modern software engineering practices and cloud/AI technologies. Each TPM helps drive high-impact engineering projects with our customers and their partners, transforming their missions using AI, cloud-based solutions and services. TPMs work closely with a dev lead to co-lead a cross-functional team of Software Engineers, PMs, and Data Scientists, fulfilling the Product Owner role. TPMs identify and define the relevant customer scenarios, orchestrate the engineering approach to address these, and develop the end-to-end user stories with internal and external stakeholders.
Our team prides itself on embracing a growth mindset, inspiring excellence, and encouraging everyone to share their unique viewpoints and be their authentic selves. Join us and help create life-changing innovations that impact billions around the world!

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree AND multiple years of hands-on experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development.
• OR equivalent experience.
• Candidate must have managed cross-functional teams and have delivered multiple end-to-end projects.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong technical program management experience in managing customer relationships and engagements, triaging, and managing priorities.
• Proficiency in creating technical reports, white papers, or case studies.
• Experience working within and directing geographically dispersed, diverse, and virtual teams.
• Experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos).
• Worked on delivering Cloud based AND/OR AI based projects.
• Previous experience in the Healthcare industry.
• Enjoy travel and comfortable with travel up to 25%.
  Our team prides itself on embracing a growth mindset, inspiring excellence, and encouraging everyone to share their unique viewpoints and be their authentic selves. Join us and help create life-changing innovations that impact billions around the world!
  At Microsoft, we are seeking people who have a passion for the positive impact technology can have on communities and for making a difference in the world. Within ISE, you will find a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, personal and cultural experiences which are vital to our success with our customers. It’s an informal and flexible work environment and you’ll be welcome to work in the way that best enables you to get your job done.
  We invest in your health, wellness, and financial future by offering a competitive package including a wide range of benefits built around your personal needs and those close to you.
  Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations