Technical Program Manager

Overview

The Azure Maia team is at the forefront of software+hardware AI innovation! Azure Maia is Microsoft's in-house AI accelerator, designed to deliver exceptional performance, scalability, and cost efficiency for frontier AI workloads. If you are passionate about AI and the intersection of software and hardware, thrive in a fast-paced environment while taking a long-term view, and are eager to make a significant impact, we want you to be part of our journey. Join us and help create the future of AI with Azure Maia!

As a Technical Program Manager (TPM 2) on our systems software team, you will collaborate with top engineers and hardware experts to bring new generations of Azure Maia to life and play a pivotal role in integrating Azure Maia into Azure's AI fleet.

Responsibilities

As a TPM on Azure Maia’s systems software, you apply your craft to ensure seamless delivery of features by overcoming technical challenges, optimizing processes, and ensuring high quality.

Responsibilities include:

• Drive technical projects from requirements through launch, including managing complex project schedules, removing roadblocks and keeping processes running smoothly.
• Partner closely with cross-functional teams to define, prioritize, and implement features, infrastructure, processes, and workflows.
• Partner with Azure service teams to drive integration of Azure Maia hardware into core Azure cloud services to make it accessible at scale
• Communicate with precision and clarity to drive alignment in both small and broad teams. 
• Effectively collaborate, build relationships, and influence cross-functional team members to achieve product perfection.
• Serve as an escalation point for troubleshooting complex integration issue and implement fixes
• Create documents and internal tools to facilitate delivery
• Proactively develop systems and processes to ensure performance and reliability
• Embody our Culture and Values 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree AND 4+ years experience in product/service/project/program management or software development
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects with emphasis on large scale cloud Hardware & infrastructure.

Other Requirements Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: 

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven ability to understand, synthesize, summarize, & communicate solutions to complex technical problems.
•  A sizable portfolio of success with driving complex projects spanning multiple teams and matrixed organizations. 
• Knowledge of datacenters and operation at scale
• Familiarity with GPUs or other HW/AI accelerators
• Experience with hardware & software interfaces.
• Familiarity with fundamentals of deep learning and AI 

Technical Program Management IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $131,400 - $215,400 per year.

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