Microsoft Senior Technical Program Manager 

India, Karnataka, Bengaluru 

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The Principal Technical Program Manager

• identifyopportunities and gaps in the implementation of feature(s)/feature areas.
• Demonstrates and builds experiences across multiple groups or divisions.
• Guides andcoachesteams in working with Software and Hardware Engineering to design architecture and integrated solutions for feature(s)/feature areas.
• Providesexpertiseto help teams define the multiple program goals and prioritization for the feature(s)/feature areas.
• Acts as a subject matter expert in orchestrating and integrating efforts for the development and implementation process of feature(s)/feature areas.
• Drives teams to develop the staging and implementation plan for piloting/release in alignment with Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for feature(s)/feature areas.
• Helps teams lead governance programs and processes to ensure that specific performance requirements and standards are met throughout the development lifecycle.
• Providesexpertiseto help teams partner with others to collect performance metrics.
• Guides teams to own the customer supportability experience and provides documentation.
• Guides teams to act as technical advisors to educate and evangelize the feature(s)/feature areas.
• In addition, this role has people management responsibilities, including driving employee growth and development, executing projects, and managing performance.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years people management experience.
• 3+ years 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 10+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years people management 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).

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• Develop and manage program roadmaps in collaboration with PMs.​
• Refine program/project scope and drive deliverables.​
• Establish program metrics,monitorprogress, and make necessary adjustments.​
• Work with EMs &devsin driving the right technology choices and​defining how and when releases will happen.​
• Identifyand manage risks and dependencies, evaluate risk acceptance.​
• Conduct stakeholder meetings andfacilitateconflict resolution​.
• Collaborate with other groups on cross-functional projects.​
• Drive process improvement initiatives and scalable mechanisms​.
• Conduct program reviews with senior leadership.