Technical Program Manager

Microsoft Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) is the team behind building the Microsoft cloud. Within CO+I, the Datacenter Planning & eXecution Engineering (DPXE) team is responsible for delivering engineering ecosystem for the datacenter capacity delivery business for Microsoft’s cloud. We have a portfolio of complex, multi-disciplinary, multi-million, multi-year datacenter construction and lease projects with specific safety, quality, schedule, and cost goals. The Capacity Delivery Planning and Execution (DPX) Engineering team is responsible for architecting, designing, and building the next generation of connected systems and tools using microservices architecture to help manage and support critical business functions such as Cost, Schedule, Networking, Land/Lease, Energy, Construction, Commissioning, Procurement, Safety, Planning etc. in a real time manner. The team has a charter to deliver against the NorthStar goal of building robust automation for these functions through well engineered systems and at the same time design and build the next gen, AI/ML based, recommendation engine to enable cost and schedule modeling, supply planning, execution planning etc. while integrating with the bigger CO+I ecosystem. Do you enjoy the challenges of multi-million, multi-year, complex projects? Does designing and building the next generation of connected tools to digitize the planning, ordering, procurement, supply chain, and construction of new datacenters intrigue you? Are you a Technical Program Manager (TPM) who enjoys works cross organization to solve complex problems? If so, we are looking for you to join the Microsoft Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) Engineering team as a Technical Program Manager. This team, working closely with our Software Engineering and Business teams, builds, and operates, a portfolio of solutions to digitize datacenter planning, procurement, supply chain, and construction with specific safety, quality, schedule, and cost goals. In this role, you will drive end-to-end reporting and analytics and associated platform & tool development integrating across the entire Infrstrucutre Planning & Acquistion ecosystem, and external platforms. As part of this team, you will help define and drive a charter to deliver against the NorthStar goal of building robust automation for the Planning, Ordering, Procurement, Finance and Cost Management functions which will result into 100% schedule & cost predictability and fastest cycle times for DC Capacity Delivery. To achieve this, you will help build the next generation of solutions which integrate AI/ML based recommendation engines to enable cost and schedule modeling, supply planning, ordering, and execution planning while also integrating with the broader CO+I engineering ecosystem. 

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Responsibilities

 

• You will identify complex opportunities and gaps across multiple product and service feature areas, then collaborate with other departments to evaluate opportunity, define solution options, and propose a roadmap.
• You will partner with Business and Software Engineering to design technical solutions across feature areas. You’ll also identify risks and propose data-based mitigations.
• You’ll define success criteria and create relationships for implementing features for complex cross-functional projects. You’ll coordinate and ensure alignment across organizations.
• You will deliver on roadmap for multiple feature groups, track project schedules, develop staging and implementation plan, and manage governance programs.
• You will drive continuous improvements by validating use cases and writing test cases from scratch. You’ll also lead teams to partner with other departments to collect performance metrics, drive customer support, and lead direct customer engagements.
• Embody our Culture  &  Values

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 2+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development