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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
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The Principal Technical Program Manager joins the Microsoft Office Product Group to drive growth strategy and cross-organization coordination for Copilot across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. This role involves engaging enterprise customers to understand workflows and adoption barriers, translating that feedback into product priorities and growth investments. You will manage cross-functional projects, aligning engineering, data science, and product management teams to deliver cohesive experiences and scalable resources. Key responsibilities include identifying patterns to improve user success, managing risks and dependencies, and using dashboards to assess performance against growth targets. Required skills include experience in engineering, product development, or data analysis, with a focus on product-led growth. The role specifically addresses the technical challenge of accelerating Copilot adoption and sustained engagement within the Office productivity suite.
What does a Technical Program Manager earn?
Median $191875 from 276 postings across 48 companies.
Engage directly with enterprise customers to understand their workflows and translate their feedback into product improvements.
Coordinate Copilot growth initiatives across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint by aligning teams on priorities and success metrics.
Manage risks, dependencies, and communication plans while providing regular executive updates on project progress.
Partner with engineering and data science teams to deliver product improvements that drive sustained user adoption.
Synthesize insights from customer engagement and cross-app coordination to shape the overall Copilot growth strategy.
Translate adoption barriers and competitive insights into aligned growth investments for the Office productivity suite.
Use dashboards and shared frameworks to assess performance against growth targets and refine future investment priorities.
Build features with customers using a forward deployed engineering model to accelerate growth and confidence.
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 8+ years of experience in product/service/program management or software development, or equivalent experience (preferred).
Experience engaging directly with large enterprise customers and building products through a forward deployed engineering model (preferred).
Deep understanding of product-led growth and experience building products that drive growth by earning users’ adoption, engagement, and loyalty (preferred).
Experience with generative AI, AI agents, AI-powered developer tools, AI evaluation, agent orchestration, human-in-the-loop systems, or autonomous workflows (preferred).
Experience with experimentation platforms, telemetry systems, performance measurement frameworks, and data fluency to analyze telemetry and evaluation data (preferred).