Principal Project Manager

at  Microsoft

Are you excited about creating innovative technology solutions and taking responsibility for large-scale technology & complex software development projects?
We are looking for an experienced Principal Project Manager with a direct potential for a later Program Director role to become part of our Complex Delivery Team to manage our largest transformation programs. Your leadership will drive a clear impact, taking the initiative and responsibility driving things forward, that positively advance both, our practice and the German area.
Microsoft Industry Solutions Delivery (ISD) division is a global organization of industry experts, elite engineers, and world-class architects, consultants, and delivery experts who work together to bring Microsoft’s mission of empowerment – and cutting-edge technology - to life for the world’s most influential customers. Microsoft ISD thrives to empower organizations worldwide by leveraging Microsoft’s technology and expertise to drive digital transformation, innovation, and being the Microsoft AI transformation leader for our customers. Our vision is to create a culture of growth mindset, clarity, impact and customer value that energizes and empowers our people while inspiring and attracting the world’s best talent.
In Germany, the Automotive Practice as part of Microsoft ISD provides consulting services to leading Automotive OEMs and suppliers, supporting their digital transformation and strategic programs. We help customers with initiatives such as autonomous vehicles, AI-based personal assistants, software-defined vehicles or AI-based modernizing application estates.
Join our team of exceptional people who deliver world-class professional consulting services. Our team provides a supportive atmosphere with passion for growth, where you can earn customer confidence, trust, and loyalty by improving the overall customer and partner experience. At the same time, our culture and values are centered around allyship, work-life balance, wellbeing, and the opportunity to operate in diverse and inclusive environment.

REQUIRED/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

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• Experiences or Certification in the Automotive Industry

• Fluent in German and English business language
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field AND vast experience in program management
• OR equivalent experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Extensive experience in financial management experience.
• Agile certification, Scrum Master, Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), or Professional Scrum Master One (PSM1) certification.
  25-50% Travel, German residence
  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

• Provide leadership and direction to orchestrate the overall delivery of high complexity, global programs in a varied environment of technology and partners, connecting cross-functional, global, and virtual project teams.
• Steers the customer through complexity keeping the ultimate customer business outcome as the primary goal. Anticipates, understands, and responds to the needs of our customers by acting as the “Voice of the Customer” during delivery.
• Demonstrate a high level of political sensitivity in anticipating customer escalations or reactions and partnering across organizations to effectively mitigate, evaluate and resolve customer requests or concerns serving as a liaison with Microsoft Area Account teams and Senior Leadership to ensure effective resolution.
• Show proven capability to foster and manage successful relationships with senior executive stakeholders (e.g. Chief Executive-level) managing expectations and achieving successful program outcomes as well as identifying further opportunities to maximize the customers investment or progress towards further desired business outcomes
• Hold a solid understanding of business financial practices and a deep understanding of program financials, proactively oversees robust financial governance.

You will participate as part of an integrated team responsible for:

• Champion Cloud Consumption by partnering across organizational units to create a One Microsoft experience for our customers, while seeking opportunities in delivery to maximize our customer and Microsoft business goals.
• Demonstrate analytical thinking into achieving even greater benefits and share insights, customer experiences and lessons learned into internal and external WW communities and Microsoft Leadership, driving a cycle of continuous improvement, evolving our engagement with customers.
• Researches and proactively shares intellectual property (IP) and provides recommendations for improvement including submitting new IP. Holds others accountable for reusing appropriate IP and collective knowledge by enforcing use of processes and artifacts with team members.