Microsoft Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) is the team behind the cloud. CO+I designs, builds, acquires, operates, and maintains Microsoft's datacenters, which houses the world's largest Commercial Cloud globally. Over 90% of Fortune 500 companies are hosted in our datacenters. We are integral to Microsoft's vision of empowering every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. CO+I is responsible for delivering over 200 Microsoft web portals, Live and Online Services around the world including infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide.
Responsibilities
Lead complex analyses to evaluate supply, capacity, financial, and operational tradeoffs across Microsoft's global data center portfolio.
Develop decision frameworks and recommendations for senior leadership on multi-billion-dollar investment decisions, capacity allocation strategies, and supply planning priorities.
Partner with senior executives to assess strategic opportunities, risks, and emerging business scenarios.
Structure ambiguous problems into clear options, recommendations, and executive-ready decision packages.
Build rigorous business cases supporting capital investments, capacity expansion plans, strategic initiatives, and operational improvements.
Quantify financial impact, ROI, risk exposure, capacity outcomes, and customer implications associated with proposed decisions.
Create sensitivity analyses and decision models that assess alternative paths and investment scenarios.
Develop content for executive reviews, strategy sessions, operating reviews, and decision forums.
Clearly communicate tradeoffs, risks, assumptions, recommendations, and required decisions.
Qualifications
Required:
Bachelor’s Degree AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management/ data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience
3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree AND 12+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management/ data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience
8+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects
1+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos)
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.
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Technical Program Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development (or equivalent experience)
- 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements and pass Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire and every two years
- Bachelor's degree AND 12+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development (or equivalent experience)
- 8+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects
- 1+ year of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos)
Microsoft Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Microsoft and has not been reviewed or approved by Microsoft.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is presented as broadly competitive overall, with clear role/level/location variation and an emphasis on using posted ranges and band information for apples-to-apples comparisons.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are described as a standout, highlighted by a strong 401(k) match structure and immediate vesting, plus additional plan features for tax-advantaged saving.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits are portrayed as a meaningful strength, with substantial paid parental leave and added supports like back-up care and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
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