Microsoft Regional Zero-Waste Senior Program Manager Datacenter Operations 

United States, Georgia, Atlanta 

382837904

As a Regional Zero-Waste Senior Program Manager, Datacenter Operations, you will drive programs to design and deliver on our sustainability targets, focusing on cross-functional relationships and interdepartmental alignment.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent AND 2+ years program/project management experience in environment/sustainability, corporate social responsibility, or circular economy in a large-scale mission critical industry (i.e. datacenters, manufacturing, renewable energy)

  • OR 3+ years'program/project management experience in environment/sustainability, corporate social responsibility, or circular economy in a large-scale mission critical industry (i.e. datacenters, manufacturing, renewable energy).

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:

• 4+ years'program/project management experience in environment/sustainability, corporate social responsibility, or circular economy in a large-scale mission critical industry (i.e. datacenters, manufacturing, renewable energy)
• Experience with waste accounting or other sustainability reporting.
• Ability to interpret sustainability data and anecdotal feedback, synthesize, and explain to others.
• Experience working with Microsoft Office products and collaboration software
• Data management and data analysis experience
• Internet-of-Things (IoT) experience, particularly toward sustainability monitoring and reporting.
• Azure DevOps or similar experience with end-to-end product/program development software.

• Serve as a point of contact and role model for best practices, pilot programs, and standardization for all Microsoft Zero-Waste initiatives.
• Support implementation of project and program to ensure regional sites achieve waste reduction and diversion objectives
• Interface with vendor partners and regional teams to acquire waste data and report on Zero-Waste Objectives & Key Results (OKRs) and sustainability impacts.
• Coordinate across regional sites to ensure standardization of effective Zero-Waste practices.
• Report monthly highlights, key learnings, and impacts of sustainability actions across your region.
• Consolidate and report quantitative and qualitative elements of on-site sustainability projects.
• Recruit CO+I employees for volunteer events, sustainability initiatives, education opportunities, and connect employees with existing resources.
• Act as point of contact and evangelist for community sustainability projects.
• Connect with local environmental organizations for partnership where appropriate.
• Partner with the CO+I global team and local Corporate, External, & Legal (CELA) Government Affairs lead on “regulatory positioning on circular economy and waste”.
• Embody our and