Principal Technical Program Manager - Cloud
MicrosoftAbout the role
Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO+I) is the team behind the cloud. Within CO+I, the Core Datacenter Services (DCS) team is responsible for the development and implementation of global strategies across our Datacenters (DCs). As a Principal Technical Program Manager - Cloud focused on Infrastructure Utilization Efficiency (IUE), you will be responsible for leading and managing a team, programs, and projects aimed at optimizing power management infrastructure across diverse geographical locations and multi-disciplinary teams. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to develop and implement strategies for maximizing efficiency, increasing energy consumption, and ensuring sustainable practices in our cloud infrastructure. Additionally, you will be coach, model, and care for the team within America (AMERs) and Latin America (LATAM) to deliver against key objective key results (OKRs).
We are seeking a skilled and motivated Principal Technical Program Manager - Cloud to join and lead within our dynamic team. The candidate selected will have a proven track record in managing individual contributors within complex cloud infrastructure programs, ensuring seamless integration of cloud services, and optimizing performance across the organization. As a Principal Technical Program Manager - Cloud, you will play a key role in driving the successful strategy development, implementation and ongoing management of our cloud infrastructure initiatives across MSFT.
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.
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
- Deliver against regional established Objective Key Results (OKRs) through innovative approaches to power harvesting against a set of constraints.
- Lead a team of Technical Program Managers focused on driving infrastructure utilization initiatives across multiple datacenter facilities within the region.
- Develop and implement strategies to optimize datacenter infrastructure utilization while ensuring high reliability and performance.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, operations, finance, and business development to identify opportunities for improving infrastructure efficiency.
- Define and track Objective Key Results (OKRs) to measure the effectiveness of utilization improvement initiatives.
- Develop and manage project plans, budgets, and timelines for infrastructure utilization projects.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members to support their professional growth and development.
- Coordinate with vendors and third-party partners to leverage their experience and resources in driving infrastructure optimization efforts.
- Be the functional leader between regional leadership and key stakeholder teams to communicate progress, challenges, and opportunities related to infrastructure utilization.
- Continuously evaluate and refine processes and workflows to streamline operations and improve efficiency.
Power Harvesting Work Environment:
- Shares practices; assists others in learning role, process, procedures.
- Collaborate and engage with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) across CO+I and key partners to gain program/project insights. Leverage and synthesize these insights to develop and operationalize solutions that mitigate our customer gaps.
- Seek training opportunities that meet the interest of the business as well as own career goals and objectives.
- Suggest ways for reducing risk of performing retrofit projects; works with others to accommodate scheduling needs.
- Suggest improvements in implementation based on depth of understanding.
- Contribute to a positive team environment by learning and adopting practices.
- Contribute constructively during team meetings and in cross-discipline collaborations within the service team.
- Recognize priority of team success over individual achievement.
- Collaborate and negotiate effectively with others and seeks guidance from management to identify delegates to deliver results.
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