Microsoft Senior Technical Program Manager – Datacenter Lease 

United Kingdom, England, London 

118812497

Within CO+I, we are accountable for the delivery of our cloud infrastructure, which has scaled significantly in the past five years, through building our own data centers and leasing data centers through third parties. Due to the scale and pace of our growth, we are exploring new and exciting ways to manage and develop our business.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction, Project Management, Architecture, or related field AND 8+ years related experience
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Extensive experience working on data center projects.
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills
• The ability to think strategically and ask questions, work with data sets and numbers, and provide thoughtful, detailed analyses
• Meticulous organizational skills with the ability to multitask and manage projects to keep teams on track with deliverables in a high-pressure setting
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, operate with a strong sense of urgency, and turn in quality work quickly, under strict time constraints
• Painstaking and consistent attention to detail
• Flexibility, including willingness and desire to go above and

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.

Responsibilities

• Acts as the main Microsoft representative with lessors, coordinating internally to ensure clear communication throughout the entire project lifecycle, including datacenter construction, fit-out, and integration.

• Works closely with internal Microsoft teams (e.g., Datacenter Engineering, Operations, Project Management team, Legal, Project Controls, Finance, Security, Safety) to align program activities with the company's vision and goals.

• Monitors and tracks program data related to cost, schedule, KPIs, invoices, processes, and policies. Regularly reports on program progress concerning scope, schedule, standards, and budget to leadership.

• Participates in and provides guidance during scheduled meetings with datacenter lessors and other program stakeholders. Coordinates meetings and activities to support program execution and resolve issues.
• Represents Microsoft as a safety advocate, ensuring compliance with safety standards and regulatory requirements.

• Analyzes safety metrics provided by lessors and communicates results to leadership to drive accountability and action.

• Assists in developing and implementing risk mitigation strategies, while tracking progress through metrics, dashboards, and scorecards.
• Leverages best practices to identify and recommend cost-effective solutions, applying influence, strategic thinking, and negotiation skills to support successful project delivery.
• Identifies and scopes opportunities to develop new programs and improve current ones. Identifies and provides solutions to root problems, defines the program strategy, gathers program requirements, identifies resource needs, creates the project plan and targets, and works across teams to align.
• Improves operations of existing programs by applying industry methodology, defining complex program issues, assessing various scenarios, and selecting the optimal scenario to resolve issues.