Overview

Do you want to be a part of a strong team with global impact, running critical services for Microsoft IT?   The Cloud Management Services organization is a global organization responsible for IT Hosting Services. We have a passion for quality, service and technology, and we are looking for an Engineering Program Manager.

The ideal candidate has the capability and desire to work in a broad capacity across business, technology, strategy, processes and people.     Are you passionate about enterprise technology design and architecture? Do you have the capability to lead and influence? Are you an experienced Engineering Program Manager? Do you see yourself influencing Microsofts Azure Services, evaluating new features and enabling Cloud Adoption and Consumption?   This position is responsible for understanding and defining Azure Cost, Consumption and Optimization business needs to drive product capabilities in support of Microsoft ITs Cloud Enablement initiative. This position has a strong influence on service quality and directly contributes to the vision and capabilities of Microsofts portfolio from the infrastructure and hosting services perspective.   This position will be responsible for driving key processes in support of critical capabilities & functions for Cloud adoption – at the same time, driving consistency in both approach and execution to create quality results at Enterprise scale.

Primary responsibilities include 

  •      Be a leader on key cloud enablement activities such as deployment, supportability and user experience improvements.
  •      Manage programs from incubation through execution with focus on enabling cloud adoption, consumption and optimization.
  •      End-to-end project management of tasks, to include: project scope, schedule, budget, quality and compliance to achieve business requirements and identified project impact
  •      Maintain project status, communication, and reporting on projects to customers and management.
  •      Works closely with customer to identify business needs in order to create, evolve, and communicates feature area specifications that form cohesive, iterable plans that align to the multi-year vision. o Work closely with partner engineering, development teams and product groups to drive requirements to ensure we are providing solutions that meet our enterprise customers needs.
  •      Partner with product groups and service owners to implement new technologies into Microsoft products while maintaining high availability.
  •      Driving consistency in process, reporting and presentation of cloud enablement functions.
  •      Identifying and drive implementation of opportunities for increased efficiency and impact through the adoption of new Azure services / Cloud technologies.
  •      Help drive the Agile and VSO adoption plan.

Qualifications 

  •      Excellent problem resolution, judgment, negotiating and decision making skills
  •      Great collaboration and leadership skills, with the ability to present strategy and deliverables to stakeholders and leadership alike o Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  •      Experience with Agile project management and scrum processes with passion for scenario development and product ownership
  •      Strong knowledge of compute, storage, and network technologies o Growth minded – Desire and ability to learn new technologies quickly.   Ability to envision the impact of new technologies to current and future environments.
  •      Experience working in a highly complex and dynamic environment o Proven ability to motivate disparate teams both direct and indirect to solve issues.
  •      BS in an engineering field such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering or comparable experience.

Preferred Experience and Qualifications:   

  •      Certified Project Management Professional
  •      Experience with Azure, including ExpressRoute and Role-Based Access Controls
  •      Strong Excel, PowerBI and SQL knowledge

About Microsoft

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Here at Microsoft, you’ll build on your curiosity, your passions and your drive to make a difference.

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