Microsoft Technical Program Manager Network Deployments 

United States, Washington 

290933378

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 2+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ year(s) of 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:

• 4+ years network infrastructure experience and proven track record of coordinating hyper scale program/project delivery within large IT/Telecommunications and/or Internet Service Provider experience and industry concepts
• Demonstrated technical/process problem-solving and communication skills with the ability to make sense of ambiguity and drive outcomes
• Analytical, verbal, written, interpersonal communication skills and attention to detail
• Experience using Microsoft office productivity tools – Excel, Microsoft Project, Power-BI, Kusto, SQL etc.

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Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 16, 2024.

As a
Technical Program Manager - Network Deployments, you will be able to execute strategies to deliver Cloud network infrastructure along with the related technologies to support data center capacity demands at scale in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Applying a systems-thinking approach, you will need to understand the product/program lifecycle process, apply technical insights and deep knowledge of constraints along the deployment execution process and across ecosystem teams to drive network deployments that ensure predictable delivery of capacity to end customers on time. You are part of a global team where you will plan, lead, and coordinate with global stakeholders and external suppliers to deploy greenfield and brownfield network infrastructure sites.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Primary responsibility is driving hyperscale cloud network infrastructure deployment projects required to enable new cloud capacity, leveraging knowledge of formal program and operations management principles
• Working with partners on defining and controlling program scope, creating, and executing to committed schedules as well as maintaining and reporting out program deliverables across the region
• Drive continuous improvement of deployment processes, including assessment of program delivery capabilities, gathering, leveraging performance data/metrics, establishing corresponding targets, and measurement of ongoing progress improvement initiatives
• Enable/drive and support workflow orchestration, and integration efforts whilst enabling systemic automation along with effective data management
• Lead with outstanding communication, problem-solving, analytical and program management skills
• Coordinate with datacenter operations and engineering teams to improve scalable deployment activity and related performance
• Responsible for end-to-end deployment lifecycle, carefully balancing delivery quality and managing priorities, taking corrective actions as necessary to meet stated business objectives
• Work independently in a dynamic and high-pressure environment and timely delivery despite ambiguous and changing business requirements
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