Principal Program Manager

Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world.

Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence. The products in our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture.

Within Azure Data, the messaging and real-time analytics team provides comprehensive solutions and a robust platform that enables users to ingest high granularity signals (real-time & observability) and complex data, converting those into a competitive advantage in real-time for both end users and modern applications.

The Fabric Customer Advisory Team (CAT) team is hiring a Principal Program Manager, who has experience with big data analytics and messaging technologies like Fabric Real-Time Analytics, Azure Data Explorer, Azure Event Hubs, Azure Stream Analytics.

The candidate should have a good understanding of the streaming and real-time analytics market, industry trends, best practices as well as insights into business problems that are solved by these technologies. This role will also involve working closely with customers, partners and various internal stakeholders in driving product success and helping customers realize business value.

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.

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

• Leverage experience to provide accurate, relevant and precise guidance to our customers in unblocking their issues.
• Engage with customers, partners, field, MVPs, and other communities to understand and capture their feedback, needs and requirements.
• Work closely with engineering teams to provide feedback and comprehensive product insights from customers, partners and communities on the feature usage, adoption, gaps and advocate for their success
• Create and deliver compelling content, such as demos, presentations, blogs, videos, webinars, and documentation, to showcase the value and benefits of RTA (Recovery Time Actual) solutions.
• Stay on top of the latest industry trends, best practices, and competitive landscape in RTA space.
• Work across internal and external stakeholders to drive product success and help customers maximize their business value.
•  Embody our Culture  &  Values

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Math, Business, or related field AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development:

• • OR equivalent experience.

• Hands-on, working knowledge (L400) with Microsoft products such as Fabric Real Time Analytics, Azure Data Explorer, KQL, Azure Event Hubs, Azure Stream Analytics; and or equivalent  experience with competitive technologies in this space will also be considered.

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/Additional Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Math, Business, or related field AND 12+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development:

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