Technical Program Manager II

Want to be part of a team that lives at the intersection of software and hardware building for the cloud today and tomorrow? Want to help compute and AI workloads be efficient and with breakthrough performance? Come join the Azure Host & Innovations team that makes every device in Azure performant, cost-efficient, and secure so that customers can trust Azure to run their mission critical workloads. We work across hardware and software enabling acceleration of I/O (input/output) to support cloud workloads varying from general compute to specialized compute such as high-performance databases, services, AI training & interference.

We are looking for a Technical Program Manager II to join the team to drive the execution of our offload acceleration roadmap, driving initiatives encompassing the Azure Host Storage and other stakeholder teams. As a member of the team, you will partner with software architects, developers, and program managers to build the solution for our fleet. This includes evaluating new and emerging acceleration technologies and optimizing I/O acceleration in the deployed Azure fleet.
This opportunity will allow for career development and growth exploring new areas while delivering impact to the customers in the Azure fleet. Being curious and passionate to learn the new technology in compute and storage space, will be a success factor for this role, while possessing the technical and analytical skills and capacity to drive broad cross group collaboration, to the end goal of delivering outstanding customer experience. This is a flexible work opportunity with option to work from home partially or fully.

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

• You will work with Software and Hardware Engineering to design technical solutions for Azure. You will also identify gaps and propose data-based mitigations.
• You will define success criteria and measure against those criteria as you collaborate with others to implement solutions for cross-functional projects. You’ll coordinate and ensure alignment across teams.
• You will represent the work of a diverse set of engineering functions to executives and represent successes and risks.
• You will partner with the program management team to refine future Azure and Host Storage roadmap and product goals based on data.

• Embody our Culture and Values.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree AND 2+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ year(s) of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.

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.

Additional / Preferred Qualifications: 

• 2+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects from concept to release including servicing & support.
  
• 2+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos).
  
• 1+ year(s) of experience working with datacenter-based workloads (Private data center or public cloud such as Azure)
  
• Technical background and solid foundation in modern software engineering principles.
  
• Curiosity to innovate and solve complex problems while retaining focus on maintaining timeline and goals.

Product Management IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $98,300 - $193,200 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 $127,200 - $208,800 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: h