Senior Technical Program Manager- PowerPoint

Come work for PowerPoint! We’re building AI powered visual communication tools to help people effectively land their point with compelling presentations. Millions of people use PowerPoint every day to tell their stories both professional and personal in a meaningful way.  With Copilot in PowerPoint, we are at the forefront of reinventing how productivity happens in the workplace and how people create and consume presentations.  

We believe world class products come from world class teams. We care deeply about our culture and make sure our team is inclusive where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.  

We are looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager to help manage product roadmaps, cross-team risks and dependencies, planning and execution in a complex environment with multiple teams working together. You have the opportunity to design a system that allows our engineering and product teams to do their very best work.  This is a fast-paced environment where you’ll be on the cutting edge of where Microsoft is making big bets. This role requires a unique mix of passion for technology, attention to detail, emotional intelligence and executive presence. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role that will give you the opportunity to learn and grow across Experiences + Devices (E+D) and interact with the teams who build our most well-loved Office products and are innovating on AI fronts. 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Support the key leaders for PowerPoint to drive towards aggressive ship timelines with a high-quality bar, implementing PPT Copilot features across the portfolio of M365 products.  
• Act as technical translators between infrastructure/product/platform teams. 
• Establish key ship criteria and hold cross-team leadership accountable to ensure customer-driven quality gates are met.  
• Assist Copilot shiproom owner to drive a results-oriented, customer-focused forum.   
• Capture, continually communicate and drive the Copilot roadmap for M365.  
• Own and drive regular and concise communications.   
• Clarify key stakeholders, roles and responsibilities.  
• Drive preparation and workback schedules across multiple teams for all executive reviews.  
• Make sure that related planning guidance and key sites/resources (i.e. SharePoint, Azure Dev Ops etc.) are maintained and updated on a regular basis.  
• Drive requirements with our tools teams to ensure our Azure Dev Ops, OKR, and other necessary tooling support effective processes and discussions.  
• Partner with key leadership on special projects as needed. 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 4+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
• 2+ years of experience with AI and ML Systems including large language models like GPT, Claude and/or generative image creation like DALL-E and Stable diffusion. 
• Agile and continuous improvement mindset, including familiarity with agile practices, at scale best practices and related tooling (i.e. Azure DevOps Boards for Backlogs).

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: 

• Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
• 1+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos).
• Resiliency, independence, and ability to navigate through ambiguous challenges.  
• Innate curiosity and ability to thrive in an ambiguous and rapidly evolving environment.  
• Effective communication skills and executive presence. 
• Ability to change the momentum of current plans to a more beneficial course that amplifies their impact.  
• Relationship building skills and influence/collaborate at all organizational levels.   
• Ability to excel in an ambiguous environment, orchestrating strategic and complex business activity.  
• Knowledgeable in creating and managing enterprise Objectives and Key Results (OKRs). 

Technical Program Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $158,400 - $258,000 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay 

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until June 30th, 2025.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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