Senior Technical Program Manager - Hardware Technology Engineering

Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO+I) is responsible for planning, building, and operating Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure datacenters across the globe, powering the world’s workloads across the cloud. 

We are seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager (Sr. TPM) – Hardware Technology Engineering to join the CO+I Systems Technology team. This role focuses on enabling innovation across two areas:

1. Advanced cooling and power or
2. Carbon reduction technologies for AI cloud infrastructure across both hardware and datacenter environments. You will lead the integration of cutting-edge technologies, scale new innovations, and drive the planning and reliability roadmap to enhance future datacenters' efficiency and sustainability. 

In this pivotal role, you will be the project management lead and partner with a technical subject matter expert to innovative on liquid cooling and power & carbon footprint reduction projects. This is a hands-on role, with work at lab facilities in the Redmond, WA area and traveling to data centers/vendor facilities on occasion. You will gain valuable skills in advanced technology evaluation, planning, and execution, while collaborating with other TPMs and technologists to solve complex challenges. Enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work environment while making a tangible impact on the future of cloud technology. 

Our infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than 200 datacenters in 32 countries and millions of servers. Our foundation is built upon and managed by a team of subject matter experts working to support services for more than 1 billion customers and 20 million businesses in over 90 countries worldwide. With environmental sustainability and optimization at the forefront of our datacenter design and operations, we continue to grow and evolve as we meet the ever-changing business demands that hold Microsoft as a world-class cloud provider. 

If you are committed to pioneering cutting edge & sustainable technologies and have a track record of successful innovation incubation, we encourage you to apply. Join us and be a catalyst for change, enhancing our datacenters' efficiency and leading the change towards a more sustainable future.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Responsibilities

• Technology Roadmap Ownership: Drive and own the technology roadmap, facilitating adaptation and scalability. 
• Project Management: Support innovative projects from ideation to productization, ensuring alignment with Microsoft’s sustainability and business objectives. Manage multiple programs, technologies, and disciplines. Structure and communicate milestones, commitments, budgets, and project plans. Ensure effective time management and prioritization, and flag/mitigate risks to project deliverables. 
• Collaboration: Work closely with technical SMEs to synthesize and then convey the technological impact to leadership. 
• Supplier Management: Build and manage contracts, track budgets, deliverables, and milestone timelines with suppliers. 
• Strategic Planning: Develop and execute strategic plans; orchestrate technology evaluation and planning in partnership with teams across the company to ensure long-term growth. 
• Performance and Reliability roadmap: Define business success criteria incorporating availability, reliability, and performance OKRs; address roadmap challenges through data-driven approaches, studies, and research. 
• Technical Expertise: Weigh in on industry trends