Senior Program Manager, Silicon & NPI Portfolio Optimization
Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering · Program Management
In short
Microsoft's Silicon Cloud Hardware Infrastructure Engineering team is looking for a Senior Program Manager to lead portfolio strategy, investment governance, and operational execution for silicon design and New Product Introduction (NPI) programs. This role requires expertise in hardware development, strategic thinking, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to optimize engineering investments and drive predictable business outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Lead portfolio planning, prioritization, and execution across the silicon development lifecycle and NPI programs.
- Drive portfolio assessments and investment tradeoff decisions.
- Partner with engineering leaders to translate roadmaps into actionable spending forecasts and operational plans.
- Establish portfolio metrics and escalation frameworks for visibility and accountability.
- Lead long range portfolio investment planning, forecasting, and spend optimization.
- Develop business cases and apply TCO models to support make-versus-buy decisions and technology planning.
- Manage portfolio visibility across CAPEX, OPEX, COGS, NRE, and discretionary spend.
- Identify engineering optimization opportunities.
- Establish investment guardrails and review processes.
- Manage end-to-end procurement processes, including POs, contracts, and invoicing.
- Partner to align infrastructure, lab, and third-party development investments.
- Drive vendor and outsourced engineering governance.
- Identify opportunities for vendor optimization and cost avoidance.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to Engineering Leaders, Finance, Procurement, and external partners.
- Influence decision-making across organizations and drive clarity on ownership and dependencies.
- Manage risks and recovery plans, provide data-driven recommendations, and deliver executive communications.
- Define and track KPIs for portfolio health, NPI readiness, and investment efficiency.
- Identify and implement AI and agentic AI solutions to improve operations.
- Develop executive dashboards and reporting mechanisms.
- Establish scalable business rhythms and governance processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 6+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement OR equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience leading complex, cross-functional programs involving Engineering, Finance, Procurement, operations, suppliers, and senior stakeholders.
- Experience supporting silicon or hardware development organizations through portfolio planning, investment governance, budget management, or engineering business operations.
- Demonstrated ability to leverage data, AI, Copilot, and agentic AI capabilities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage ambiguity, establish structure, influence stakeholders, and drive programs to measurable outcomes.
- Good understanding of the silicon development lifecycle, including architecture, design, verification, emulation, silicon bring-up, platform development, and NPI execution.
- Experience leading portfolio spend optimization, investment governance, and resource planning across large-scale silicon and hardware development programs.
- Familiarity with silicon development investments including EDA tools, silicon IP, emulation platforms, engineering labs, cloud compute, prototypes, samples, and outsourced engineering services.
- Experience with portfolio assessments, TCO modeling, investment analysis, business-case development, and engineering optimization.
- Working knowledge of CAPEX, OPEX, COGS, capitalization, depreciation, accruals, and financial controls.
- Experience managing procurement workflows, purchase orders, statements of work, contracts, invoicing, vendor governance, and third-party engineering engagements.
- Experience developing executive dashboards, KPIs, portfolio reviews, and data-driven insights.
- Expertise in process optimization, Lean practices, and continuous improvement.
Desired Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 8+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 12+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement OR equivalent experience.
- Experience driving AI adoption and scaling AI-powered workflows across organizations.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Benefits
- Typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $116,900 - $203,600 per year.
- Different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $148,400 - $222,600 per year.
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Skills
Program ManagementProcess ImprovementTCO modelingNPISiliconHardwareFinanceProcurementCAPEXOPEXCOGSAI
#Program Management#Silicon#Hardware#NPI#Portfolio Optimization#Investment Governance#Procurement#TCO#AI
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Company
MicrosoftJob Posted
3 weeks ago
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Salary
US$116,900–203,600 · Negotiable
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
United States
Qualification
Bachelor, Master
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