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Principal Technical Program Manager

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In short

Microsoft is seeking a Principal Technical Program Manager to lead product definition for next-generation Azure hardware (Cobalt and Maia silicon). This role involves translating technical needs and strategy into requirements, driving cross-organizational development, and making key decisions on performance, power, and cost for integrated products.

Responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end Product Definition process for Azure hardware for Cobalt and Maia silicon programs.
  • Drive creation and ongoing refinement of full-stack requirements spanning silicon, board, memory, I/O, power, security, firmware, operating systems, virtualization, drivers, fabrics, workloads, and services.
  • Identify and engage with all required teams, establish clear cross-organizational dependencies with owners, commitments, milestones, risks, and closure criteria.
  • Partner with silicon and system architects to lead capability authoring and evaluate requirements for feasibility and commitment.
  • Use Product Definition outputs to enable planning forums and build high-confidence schedules for development and validation.
  • Evaluate architectural and product tradeoffs including performance, power, reliability, and cost, driving evidence-based decisions.
  • Run cross-functional reviews to surface gaps and resolve ambiguity early.
  • Communicate Product Definition, decisions, risks, dependencies, and delivery confidence to executives and stakeholders.
  • Provide technical and program leadership with respect, integrity, inclusion, and a growth mindset.

Requirements

  • 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.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
  • Must pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
  • Must provide proof of country of citizenship or US residency/protected status for export control assessment.

Desired Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years 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).
  • 2+ years of experience in cloud product or service development and integration.
  • 6+ years of program management experience, with a demonstrated record of delivering large, complex, cross-team technical programs.
  • Demonstrated ability to partner with and influence computer architects, hardware design engineers, and executives.
  • Advanced degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • Strong intellectual curiosity and a passion for learning and deploying new technologies.
  • Experience with large-scale distributed systems, datacenter infrastructure, or cloud services engineering.
  • Experience managing complex partner engagements and leading engineering collaborations.
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively leverage AI-powered tools, including Microsoft Copilot and agentic AI coworkers, to enhance productivity, decision-making, and work quality.
  • Strong self-direction and problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to independently drive issues to resolution while providing regular status updates and escalating for guidance when needed.
  • Ability to balance technology, business, and strategy when informing roadmap decisions.
  • Ability to align diverse stakeholders and influence cross-functional leaders toward decisions that produce measurable impact.
  • Excellent executive communication skills, including the ability to lead senior-level discussions and distill complex technical details into clear, relevant messages.
  • Demonstrated customer focus, with experience translating customer requirements into product capabilities.
  • Familiarity with developing programs through phase-gate processes.

Benefits

  • 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
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Company

Microsoft

Job Posted

3 weeks ago

Employment Type

Full Time

WorkMode

Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior

Locations

United States

Qualification

Bachelor

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