Microsoft Senior E2E Program Manager 

Singapore 

809111346

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree plus 4+ years of technical project / program management experience
• 2+ years experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
• Full lifecycle technical program management methodology (PMP, Prince 2, etc) experience planning and managing scope, schedule, budget, quality, people, risk and communications
• Experience in organizational change management and business process improvement
• Should have a mix of technical and program management skills and experience
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrates deep subject matter expertise on key functional areas of mechanical, electrical, networking, construction, or building automation systems
• 8+ years of program management / datacenter construction / network engineering experience; self-motivated, confident working at a senior executive level and comfortable working in a matrixed organization
• 6+ years experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
• Professional PM certification, PMP, ESi, PMI, Prince 2 or equivalent
• Demonstrably clear leadership skills and experience working with large, diverse teams
• Understanding of business and financial objectives and plans accordingly
• Exceptional executive level communication and engagement skills
• Ability to work in a flexible, fast-paced environment
• Track record of coaching teams and mentoring others in planning, organizing and coordinating their work.
• The ideal candidate possesses the following:
  • MBA or equivalent advanced degree
  • Experience applying Earned Value Management techniques to measure project performance
  • Experience managing large scale construction or network infrastructure projects
  • Exceptional problem identification and problem resolution skills
  • Understanding of contract language

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:

• Manage a portfolio of data center programs from initiation through closing, enhancing business value across different program delivery dimensions
• Differentiate Microsoft data center delivery to create a competitive advantage by applying ‘Best in Class’ project and program management expertise
• Communicate frequently and flawlessly in written and verbal form with both executive stakeholders and project teams.
• Manage cross-functional, geographically dispersed project teams like networking, procurement, and operations, creating connection across dispersed teams, processes, and systems
• Drive business results through a regimented focus on key performance indicators and business goals, promoting clarity and motivation to the project team to execute on time, under budget, while delivering high quality results with zero rework
• Apply world-class technical and competitive ecosystem knowledge to respond to competitive challenges in data center delivery
• Use experience and expertise to improve process and tools related to datacenter program delivery
• Drive intelligence and automation in the datacenter delivery platform by using data to improve quality, delivery timelines, and cost performance, while reducing manual touches
• Design and drive implementation of reporting by interfacing with business, engineering, finance, operations, and systems teams to provide actionable insights
• Leverage technical acumen in construction, mechanical/electrical systems, structures, networking, and building automation systems to facilitate engineering problem solving and ideation
• Deliver on ambiguous projects with multiple stakeholders, unclear requirements and incomplete data