Microsoft Research Manager - Networking – Microsoft 

United States, Washington 

880694013

at the leading edge of the AI revolutionAs we enter this new era of computing, the foundational infrastructure that empowers it is undergoing its own radical transformationis searching for a experienced, dynamic Research Manager to leadand manageetworking Research Groupthrough this exciting time for innovation inall areas of networking research.

As a Research Manager in Microsoft Research, you will have the opportunity to develop your research career as a member of a world-class research organization and lead a team of researchers and engineers.  You will also have opportunities to see your ideas realized in products and services that will be used worldwide. We offer a vibrant environment for

Required Qualifications

• Doctorate in relevant field AND5+ years related research experience
  • OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate in relevant field AND8+ years related research experience
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years leadership experience (e.g., leading research projects, leading program committees, mentoring interns/post-docsor managing researchers).
• Experience publishing academic papers as a lead author or essential contributor.
• Experienceparticipatingin a top conference in relevant research domain.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

• Understands how their specific area of research will influence the evolvingstate-of-the-artdevelopments of the broader research area outside of own specialty. Appliesexpertiseto impact direction of field and/or of company with respect to the field; and recognizes the relevant people, organizations, and institutions that will influence the research agenda and competitive landscape within their research area.
• Defines a clear long-term research agenda and vision that influences the direction of their research area, the company, and the related research community.
• Provides vision to advise teams on how toidentifywhich insights, tools, technologies, and methods to incorporate into research pipelines to ensure quality, scientific rigor, and ethical best practices. Leads the development of new or modified tools, technologies, and methods within and across research pipelines; and applies deep subject matter expert knowledge around a broad array of specialized tools/methods to drive cohesive planning for research projects of significant scope and impact.
• Leads a collaborative research effort (possibly spanningmultiple teams/Universities inside and outside of Microsoft) to advance a long-term research agenda through multiple projects, yielding new algorithms, prototypes, theories, tools, methods, analyses, insights, orcollections of data of significant scope and impact to Microsoft, the industry, the research community, and/or the broadersociety as a whole.
• Is sought out by product or business group leaders, inside or outside Microsoft for researchexpertiseand input on technical or business decisions at a strategic level. Drives a measurable impact on the business and changes the direction of the field as a world expert (e.g., invents something that no one else in the world could, advises on strategic business decisions such as acquisitions, strategic partnerships, product categories, company policy, tools, methodologies).
• Enables effective collaboration among multiple research and business teams in otherorganizations, andprovides clear, energetic leadership to the external research community in one or more research areas. Serves as the general or program chair of a top conference, authors influential publications, and delivers keynote addresses at influential conferences, with an impactsimilar tothat of a (United States) full-tenured professor.
• RepresentsMicrosoft externally and leverages network to build recruitment pipeline and people capability from an end-to-end point of view of the business by understanding academic insights, stakeholders, and research alignment across business areas. Contributes to the development of a capability strategy that serves long-term researchobjectivesand attracts/cultivates talent and desired capabilities.
• As a Research Manager, deliver success through empowerment and accountability by modeling, coaching, and caring.

• Embody our and .