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About Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing
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The Principal Technical Program Manager joins the Integrated Planning & Execution Datacenter Infrastructure team to shape the health and growth strategy for cloud regions across the Americas. This senior individual-contributor role involves leading complex programs to maximize capacity efficiency while optimizing safety, security, and availability. You will translate technical and business signals into portfolio priorities, identifying opportunities to unlock value and addressing service gaps. Key responsibilities include defining multi-year strategies, managing technical risks, and driving cross-functional actions across engineering, finance, and commercial teams. You will utilize Agile and Waterfall frameworks, analyze distributed services and APIs, and implement responsible AI practices. The role requires expertise in cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and large-scale compute environments to resolve regional geographic challenges and improve customer deployment capabilities across the global datacenter portfolio.
What does a Technical Program Manager earn in Washington?
Median $174950 from 60 postings across 12 companies.
Shape the Americas region health strategy to define growth capacity and necessary interventions.
Evaluate supply, demand, and service readiness to recommend capacity accelerations or regional plan changes.
Build cross-team action plans with measurable outcomes and secure leadership alignment on dependencies.
Assess workload-ready capacity, availability-zone balance, and service gaps against business expectations.
Define end-to-end technical program plans using Agile and Waterfall frameworks to optimize infrastructure utilization.
Implement responsible AI practices including model risk assessment, bias evaluation, and data governance.
Define operational readiness criteria for production releases using failure-mode analysis and validation metrics.
Track delivery metrics such as schedule variance, milestone burndown, and defect leakage across distributed teams.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree and 6+ years of experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development or equivalent experience.
3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including a Microsoft Cloud background check.
Bachelor's Degree and 12+ years of experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development or equivalent experience (preferred).
8+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects (preferred).
1+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (preferred).
Proven experience leading complex, cross-team technical programs with significant infrastructure or platform components (preferred).
Strong technical foundation in cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, platforms, or large-scale compute environments (preferred).
AI
Cybersecurity
Telemetry
Data Analysis
Risk and Compliance
Governance
Product Development
Automated Workflows
Systems Thinking
Security Operations
Audit Requirements