Overview

The Windows Silicon & System Integration team within Windows + Devices is on a journey to deliver iconic end-to-end products across hardware, software, and services that people love and use every day. A fundamental part of our strategy is having desirable and powerful devices that enable the experiences people want. Creating these new experiences and devices involves close partnership between hardware engineers, software engineers, designers, manufacturing along with the various industry partners that closely collaborate to create industry defining firsts. Our obsession for the right experience with our passion to enable everyone to do and be their best is reflected in the devices that Windows ships.

We are seeking a talented Principal Technical Program Manager to help us further invest in our core platform technologies. You will be responsible for leading the definition and development from concept to prototype to implementation for several technology areas across Hardware and Software, delivering solutions across the portfolio. You will work with internal / external partner teams, product management, architects, development, quality assurance, and user experience teams to align objectives, create functional specifications, implement a plan, and ultimately deliver a high-quality, customer compelling products. The successful candidate will excel at collaboration, understand the software development product cycle from planning to release, have effective written and oral communication skills, have excellent cross-organizational and project management skills and thrive in a highly innovative, evolving, and ambiguous environment. This position will play a key role in defining our Windows strategy and experiences across a new class of silicon.

Join us as we build our organization to meet the challenges of creating new and innovative experiences and delivering devices that people love.

This position is located in Redmond, Washington and provides the option to work in a hybrid model, splitting your time between working from home 50% and working from the Redmond office 50%. Relocation does not apply/is not provided for the role.

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

• You will have the opportunity to work at the cutting edge of software and hardware, driving delivery of both current products as well as helping to define the future of our software and firmware solutions supporting Windows Client PCs.
• Define multi-year technology roadmaps spanning both software and hardware; own and manage the feature backlog including scenarios and feature health.
• Drive a culture of innovation and experimentation throughout the team. You will have the opportunity to work with inside and outside Microsoft to develop solutions that work across multiple devices. This will require deep software knowledge as well as hardware considerations for multiple platforms.
• Lead development teams to create end-to-end customer experience goals, program plans, specifications, performance/quality metrics, production qualification plans, and conduct executive reviews.
• Establish and manage effective working relationships with domestic and international partners

Other

• Embody our Culture and Values

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
• o OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects
• Experience using Azure DevOps products and services.
• Experience working through a complete product cycle.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree AND 10+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
  • o OR equivalent experience.
• 8+ years experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
• 1+ year(s) experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos).
• Ability to communicate business problems, alternatives, and product strategy effectively throughout the organization, from executives to individual contributors and with external partners.
• Ability to plan at both a strategic and implementation level, concisely frame problems, design simple solutions and make decisions based on data and metrics.
• Growth mindset cultivating curiosity and learning with the ability to maintain a positive attitude and great judgment in fast-paced environments as well as a high tolerance for ambiguity and change.
• Excellent cross-discipline collaboration and influencing skills with the ability to lead, drive change and influence without authority across groups.

Technical Program Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $133,600 - $256,800 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 $173,200 - $282,200 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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until April 22, 2024.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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