Principal Technical Program Manager
Microsoft
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This role pays more than 74% of similar roles. Most pay $164,500–$213,093 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $209k versus about $189k for comparable roles.
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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
Microsoft currently has 687 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 646 roles with salary data.
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JOB TITLE: Principal Technical Program Manager The Principal Technical Program Manager joins the Microsoft Search team to lead the strategy and execution of the offline quality measurement ecosystem for Bing and Copilot Search. This role involves defining the long-term vision and roadmap for quality metrics, specifically focusing on relevance, presentation, and competitive performance. You will build diagnostic frameworks to translate complex evaluation concepts into actionable recommendations for engineering and leadership. Key responsibilities include partnering with Data Science, Applied Science, and Research teams to create robust metrics for ranking systems, retrieval, multimodal content, and agentic experiences. You must utilize skills in data analysis, quantitative problem-solving, and cross-functional project management. The work addresses the technical challenge of measuring quality within AI-native search experiences, including LLM evaluation, human-in-the-loop evaluation, and synthetic evaluation approaches.
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Median $190350 from 275 postings across 43 companies.
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