Technical Program Management IC5

Do you enjoy working on unique security solutions for a variety of areas related to Gaming? If so, the Gaming Security team would like to talk to you. 

We are the Gaming Security team. Our team supports the services, platform, and studios that make up the Gaming business.  In addition, we work with other Security teams within the company to ensure that we have the right tools and services to protect these key businesses.  We are looking for a Program Manager to help with supporting strategic security initiatives and risk management by partnering and engaging with leaders and engineering teams across the organization. This role will report directly to the GM, Gaming Security and work closely with the entire Gaming Security Leadership Team. 

The successful candidate will have passion for security, risk management, collaboration skills, technical depth, coupled with the ability to bring others together in building cross-organization solutions.  Effective communication skills and the ability to thrive in an ambiguous and dynamic environment are necessary. Candidates should represent the growth mindset and display Microsoft cultural values in day-to-day activities. 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Partner with organizational leadership to lead strategy execution, while overseeing alignment across various functional groups.  

• Serve as a trusted advisor and brainstorming partner to the GM. Develop content to support periodic security updates to executive leadership, and other presentations.   

• Provide leadership support by ensuring business activities are aligned with their goals. This will involve coordinating multiple workstreams, leveraging key partnerships to drive the leadership agenda, serving in the absence of the GM as needed. 

• Drive cross-team projects as needed to meet the changing business environment and manage complex business needs. Engages in project management or may act as a project/program manager to ensure organization-wide implementation of strategic efforts that require hands-on coordination across multiple functional disciplines and business organizations. 

• Leverage knowledge of organizational strategy and planned deliverables for the upcoming year(s) to design budgets. Work in partnership with Finance to approve budgets. Develop forecasting plans in partnership with the leadership team. 

• Collaborate with leaders regarding resource management planning. Ensures that the leader is aligned on the headcount strategy. 

• Ensure checks and balances are in place for the team to ensure Microsoft Gaming’s best interest regarding strategic partnerships necessary for continuity of business. 

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and Microsoft teams to oversee the creation and implementation of execution plans. Prepare and present best practices for strategy leveraging consolidated information to security leadership team. 

• Establishes key performance indicators (KPIs) in alignment with strategy to help streamline business strategy. Work with the organization to establish and report against targets and adjust targets if necessary.