Senior Director Program Management

Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Teams, OneDrive and the Microsoft Azure platform globally with our server and data center infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering trusted experiences to customers and partners worldwide and we are looking for passionate engineers to help achieve that mission.

We are looking for a Senior Director Program Management to join our team. As Microsoft's cloud business continues to grow, the ability to deploy new offerings and HW infrastructure on time, at high volume with high quality and lowest cost is of paramount importance. To achieve this goal, the Hardware, Infrastructure Management, and Fundamentals Engineering (HIFE) team is instrumental in defining and delivering operational measures of success for hardware manufacturing, improving the planning process, quality, delivery, scale and sustainability related to Microsoft cloud hardware. We are looking for engineers with a passion for customer focused solutions, insight, and industry knowledge to envision and implement future technical solutions that will manage and optimize the Cloud infrastructure.

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

• Lead and be accountable for the Fleet Fundamentals (Fleet Health & Quality) management of the Azure HW Infrastructure.
• Drive fleet management governance best practices including phase gate checklists, waterfall charts, fleet KPIs and forecasting
• Be the champion of Fleet Quality and drive quick-turn solutions to improve customer experience on Azure fleet
• Defining project scope, goals, and deliverables, and managing the project timeline, budget, and resources.
• Developing and maintaining project plans, schedules, and status reports, and communicating project status to stakeholders and senior management.
• Collaborating with business stakeholders and technical teams to identify project requirements, risks, and dependencies
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware and software teams to architect and build highly scalable and reliable solutions for fleet availability and prevention initiatives.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure systems meet significant quality, reliability, and service level requirements for a cloud environment
• Embody our culture and values.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 9+ years technical engineering experience
• 9+ years of experience of technical leadership as a Program or Product manager or Platform Architect or Validation Architect or a Lead System/Chief engineer or Engineering Manager
• Capable of technical deep dives into platform design, verification flows, operating systems, networking, and storage.
• Experience in leading and developing a high-performance Program Management or Engineering teams that delivers results and impact.
• OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 11+ years technical engineering experience
• OR equivalent experience.
• OR equivalent industry experience.

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:

• Proficient technical background in cloud computing, modern server architecture, GPU/SoC architecture as well as experience in project management and leading cross-functional teams
• Customer engineering, portfolio management and validation experience
• Understanding of Azure Infrastructure
• Data analytical skills- Knowing how to use data based and analytical tools.
• Proficient communication skills using various forms of media.
• Experience in managing people resources and budget.
• Able to plan work, and work to a plan adapting as necessary in a rapidly evolving Environment.
• Individual effectiveness skills such as discipline, time management, decision making, planning, and organizing work, summarizing results through technical reports
• Self-driven, self-motivated individual is able to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment and across the team of engineers.

Hardware Engineering M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $163,000 - $296,400 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 $220,800 - $331,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: US corporate pay information | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 4th, 2025.

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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