Senior Technical Program Manager

On Team Xbox, we aspire to empower the world’s 3 billion gamers to play the games they want, with the people they want, anywhere they want. Gaming, the largest and fastest growing category in media & entertainment, represents an important growth opportunity for Microsoft. We are leading with innovation, as highlighted by bringing the Game Pass subscription to PC, bringing Xbox to new devices with Cloud Gaming, and our recent acquisition of Activision Blizzard King creating exciting new possibilities for players.

We are looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager for The Game Developer SDK and Tools team. This candidate seeks to build tools, SDKs and services that empower developers to deliver on the Xbox promise of helping players what they want, where they want, with whomever they want, regardless of device or form factor. You will build the technology that developers use to light up core Xbox experiences and partner with key middleware providers to make sure those experiences are available to game developers of all shapes and sizes. You will build tools that help developer get the most out of every CPU and GPU clock cycle. You will build platforms that help connect players together in real team, no matter where they play.

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

• Set program vision and priorities across multiple products, aligned with strategy and stakeholder needs.
• Define success metrics and partner to develop telemetry for performance tracking. Collaborate with engineering and design on architecture and solutions to ensure success in the proposed technical approaches.
• Lead implementation planning for pilots and releases, monitor progress, and ensure compliance with legal, security, and quality standards.
• Drive roadmap execution, breaking programs into projects and operations, coordinating schedules, and resolving technical questions.
• Drive risk assessment and mitigation through data-driven analysis.
• Orchestrate cross-functional integration, build stakeholder relationships, validate outcomes, and provide technical advisory for complex programs.

Qualifications

Required/Minimum 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.
• Experience working in game development, with game developers and/or on game development workflows.Additional or preferred qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience 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)
• 2+ years of experience working in game development, with game developers and/or on game development workflows.

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 October 31, 2021.

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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