Technical Program Manager - Generalist (AI/ML) | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

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$139,900–$274,800 / yr
Posted
178 days ago
Closes
Jun 6, 2026 (soon)

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This role $207k
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This role pays more than 64% of similar roles. Most pay $177,050–$216,300 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $207k versus about $197k for comparable roles.

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TL;DR · Technical Program Manager - Generalist (AI/ML) | Microsoft Careers

As a Technical Program Manager at Microsoft AI, you will join a dynamic team dedicated to developing one of the world’s leading foundation models. Your primary responsibilities include coordinating complex programs involving data collection, model training, and deployment, while working closely with researchers and engineers. You will manage high-stakes projects across various teams and offices, ensuring timely delivery by identifying risks and proposing solutions. Leveraging your expertise in AI pipelines and cross-functional collaboration, you will drive innovation and efficiency through data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement initiatives. This role requires a strong background in STEM fields, extensive experience in technical program management, and a passion for managing large-scale projects in a fast-paced environment.

What you'll do

  • Coordinate end-to-end program planning, timelines, and resource needs for large-scale AI programs.
  • Identify gaps and drive resolution with product teams, engineers, researchers, and external partners.
  • Use data analytics to track progress and measure impact of quality and efficiency initiatives.
  • Proactively identify risks and propose solutions to ensure timely project delivery.
  • Communicate program strategies and results to executive leadership and stakeholders.
  • Work closely with infrastructure, data engineering, pre-training, post-training teams on projects.

What we're looking for

  • At least 6 years of experience in AI research, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development.
  • Strong background in managing cross-functional and cross-team projects.
  • Deep understanding of the pipeline for collecting data, training, evaluating, and serving language and multimodal models.
  • Experience working closely with AI researchers and engineers.
  • Proven ability to manage high-stakes, time-sensitive, large-scale programs.
  • Comfortable owning and coordinating projects across offices, teams, and time zones.

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