Microsoft SR Hardware Manufacturing PM 

Taiwan, New Taipei, New Taipei 

726598414

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering: Electrical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, or any related engineering degree.
• 7+ years’ experience in program management of hardware development and manufacturing.
• 5+ years’ experience working in manufacturing, operations, engineering, product, and program management.
• Proven program management experience from NPI to post-product launch.
• Proven leadership, management, facilitation, and problem-solving skills including L1/L2 Triage Capability
• Proven interpersonal and communication skills, and experience working effectively with all organizational levels.
• Proven experience prioritizing and executing tasks in a high-pressure, fast-faced environment.
• Well versed in Microsoft Office tools (Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Word, Excel etc.) and Power BI.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) and ability to speak/read in Chinese (Mandarin)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired)
:

• Graduate degree in engineering or an MBA with an emphasis in operations management
• Engineering experience in designing and/or manufacturing the parts and assemblies used in datacenter hardware. Additional experience and knowledge in the server industry product development process will be significantly advantageous.
• Server compute, storage or GPU product development or silicon/server manufacturing experiences
• Ability to analyze and interpret data statistically and to translate statistical data into business narratives that enable executives to make timely and informed decisions.
• Experience in global supplier relationships and performance management.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment with a growth mindset, grit humility, dependability, and attention to details.
• Proven track record in identifying a complex environment and driving improvements on scale.
• Excellent communications and leadership skills, ability to work well with cross functional groups, ability to work independently with remote supervision.
• Six Sigma or Lean certifications
• Ability to travel by up to 25% each year.

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.

• Lead the hardware manufacturing of New Product Introduction (NPI) program/s through the different phases of the engineering development lifecycle from silicon to system and rack level.
• Manage multiple NPI Cloud hardware programs with a goal of ensuring Microsoft’s hardware is manufactured at the highest levels of Q&R, safety and aligned to schedule for delivery to Microsoft’s global datacenters.
• Lead a cross functional team within the Manufacturing team in a fast pace and complex environment to ensure partner site readiness, identify and manage build risks, drive for mitigations and lead manufacturing gate reviews. Able to leverage experience and engineering skills to solve problems, fill gaps and achieve objectives through a cross functional team.
• Maintain NPI manufacturing relationship and operations with external partner towards a common goal.
• See the bigger program picture to drive program clarity and efficiency, influence stakeholders and shift things to the left.
• Define supply chain and drive team towards project schedules leading from operational readiness to product quality delivery.
• Provide innovation and creativity in developing new tools and processes that enable Microsoft and our suppliers to scale our growth in deploying NPI hardware with efficiency and predictability.
• Be comfortable and efficient in interacting with senior management, highlighting risks and providing recommendations to support product level decisions. Communicate program status to Microsoft stakeholders in a clear and timely manner using written, verbal, and analytic formats.