Microsoft Site Transition Program Manager 

Taiwan, Taoyuan City 

58724286

This role is for fully remote work.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years technical engineering experience.
• Doctorate Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience
  • OR Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience
  • OR 12+ years relevant technical engineering experience.
• Experience transitioning over from construction to Data Center Operations. Ability to manage cross functional coordination, understanding both construction and operational requirements.

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.
• Citizenship & Citizenship Verification : This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive experience working in critical environments.
• Proficiency in datacenter or critical environment’s mechanical, electrical and control systems.
• Understanding of datacenter uptime methodologies or equivalent mission critical facilities.
• Experience in datacenter design with a focus on operational design principles.
• Proven ability in technical writing and maintaining clear, accurate documentation.
• Experience delivering end-to-end programs at a global or regional level.
• Experience eliciting and translating cross-functional stakeholder requirements into actionable program deliverables.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and leaders to drive program outcomes.
• Ability to operate within ambiguous environment and create clarity.
• Effective analytical and organizational skills.

• Align with Microsoft’s culture, objectives and Datacenter Operational policies and standards.
• Deliver an effective, new site transition and onboarding program to achieve site & operational readiness.
• Manage programs associated with operational readiness.
• Obtain a clear understanding of Microsoft’s day-to-day operation, management and maintenance expectations for all critical plant, equipment, controls, and processes including (but not limited to), operating procedures, standards, change management and Drills.
• Develop and continuously improve documentation to support global site transitions.
• Elicit and translate cross-functional stakeholder requirements into actionable program deliverables.
• Evolve operational excellence with key focus areas of risk management, uptime availability and safety.
• Drive global governance by establishing and enforcing consistent standards, processes, and controls across regions.
• Establish methodologies and metrics to validate program compliance and measure performance.
• Build strong working relationships and engagement with our Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) teams, key partners and Landlords.
• Establish operational representation through design, build, commissioning and turnover project phases, as required.
• Create an environment to promote learning and innovation opportunities.