Microsoft Outside Plant Telecom Engineering Manager 

United States 

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you will help employees identify growth opportunities, develop skills, and build development plans. You will lead a team of OSP Telecom engineers that are remote. You will establish and communicate performance expectations, identify and address gaps, and monitor performance to ensure plans are met. This opportunity will allow you to contribute to building a world-class network infrastructure by working with Metro Dark Fiber, Long-Haul Fiber, subsea, and Lit Wave circuits. With a flexible workplace, you can work from home partially or fully and/or come to the office on an as needed basis.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 4+ years experience in engineering, telecom engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
• OR equivalent experience
• 2+ years project or people management experience.
• 1+ year(s) 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 8+ years experience in engineering, telecom engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
• OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years people management experience.
• 6+ 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).

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until July 3, 2024.

• Deliver success through empowerment and accountability by modeling, coaching, and caring.
• Live our culture, embody our values, and practice our leadership principles.
• Define team objectives and outcomes, enable success across boundaries, and help the team adapt and learn.
• Attract and retain great people, know everyone’s capabilities and aspirations, and invest in the growth of others.
• Oversee and coach a team on the operation of various systems and equipment within the data center in a safe and professional manner and advise colleagues on inspection and supervision issues.

• Empower a culture of safety, security, and compliance in all aspects of datacenter activities
• Outside Plant (OSP) optical design, planning, and engineering for new and existing regions
• Embody our and