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Senior Technical Program Manager

Microsoft

Microsoft

IT, Operations
USD 119,800-234,700 / year
Posted on Oct 28, 2025

Senior Technical Program Manager

Multiple Locations, United States

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Date posted
Oct 27, 2025
Job number
1902099
Work site
0 days / week in-office - remote
Travel
0-25 %
Role type
Individual Contributor
Profession
Program Management
Discipline
Technical Program Management
Employment type
Full-Time

Overview

The Azure Host and Innovation team builds the foundation for the next generation of cloud offerings. This team leads modern hosting and is responsible for the platform that supports Microsoft’s infrastructure. The team drives the design, strategy, and execution of the vision to deliver the core platform for Microsoft Azure, which includes building capabilities for the world’s artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputer.


We focus on creating platform experiences that power Azure datacenters to run compute infrastructure supporting Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Virtual Machines, and Azure Cloud Services. This role offers the opportunity to join a strategic and innovative team with company-wide impact while contributing to advancements that shape the future of cloud computing.


We are hiring a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead the next generation host infrastructure for Microsoft Azure. This position emphasizes efficiency, performance, and innovative design. You will collaborate with engineering, program management, and development teams across the organization to achieve platform infrastructure goals that set new industry standards.


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.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree AND 4+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • 2+ years 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.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis,
    • OR product development
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • 6+ 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).

Technical Program Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 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 November 9,2025.

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Responsibilities

  • Be part of inclusive and diverse world-class PM team to deliver new and improve existing Azure services.
  • Partner with Engineering to design architecture and integrated customer solutions to complex technical needs for multiple feature areas (e.g., product, service).
  • Define success criteria and create relationships for implementing multiple feature areas for highly complex cross-functional projects. You’ll coordinate and ensure alignment across the business.
  • Deliver on roadmap for multiple feature groups across divisions, track project schedules, drive development of staging and implementation plans, and lead governance programs.
  • Drive continuous improvements by validating use cases and writing test cases from scratch. You’ll also provide expertise needed to collect performance metrics, lead customer support, and define and possibly lead direct customer engagements.
  • Create clarity, generate energy, and define what it means to deliver success for our customers, engineering teams, and the business.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Industry leading healthcare
Educational resources
Discounts on products and services
Savings and investments
Maternity and paternity leave
Generous time away
Giving programs
Opportunities to network and connect

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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.