Are you eager to be part of the team that builds the Azure cloud platform for Microsoft? Do you have a passion for cloud computing, large-scale distributed systems, and working with cutting-edge technology at a massive scale? Are you looking to advance your career within a team that offers phenomenal growth opportunities? The Microsoft Azure Core team is responsible for building and managing the fundamental platform across compute, storage, and networking services. This role is crucial in leading a team dedicated to developing services and automation at the very core of the Azure platform. In this role, you will collaborate with multiple partner teams to plan, design, and implement some of the foundational building blocks of the Azure platform, including highly available core infrastructure services used across the entire platform. We are seeking a strong Technical Program Manager to contribute to a highly functional and high-performing team. To excel in this role, you should possess strong technical and analytical skills (a software development background is a great asset for this role), excellent cross-group collaboration abilities, curiosity to build technical depth and a passion for driving innovative technology designs in partnership with both local and remote teams. You should also be adept at making data-driven decisions and deriving insights from data. You will work with teams across multiple organizations in Azure to influence the design of our infrastructure services, processes, and tools that will continue to enhance the platform. Finally, we are looking for a team player with a can-do attitude and a strong bias for action and results. 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** + You will define architecture and technical requirements for foundational services and automation for the Azure Platform. + You will work with customers and partner teams to identify and prioritize product / service requirements + You will lead product planning for end-to-end scenarios related to the above areas + You will partner with software engineers on scenario design, product roadmap and incremental delivery, to jointly deliver core capabilities that help drive improvements to Azure overall Operational Excellence and enable the Azure Platform to be best of class in data center buildout efficiency and data governance + You will drive broad cross-team technical issues and customer experiences + You will present to customers, and use customer and partner feedback to continuously improve the product / service and the technology + You will define KPIs and establish and execute on plans for improving those KPIs + You will prepare content for cross-team and executive reviews + You will work in a fast-paced technical environment with engineering leaders across Microsoft **Qualifications** **Required Qualifications:** + Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science AND experience in software engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis orproduct development + 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. **Additional / Preferred Qualifications:** + Experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos). \#Azurecorejobs Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .