As a Senior Technical Program Manager in Azure Core, you will collaborate with teams across Microsoft to deliver new technology to Azure enabling customers to access the newest infrastructure to power their Artificial Intelligence (AI) services. This opportunity will allow you to see how new servers, networks and racks come together with software to build the cloud at hyperscale. You will partner with software engineers, building the control plane managing the cloud’s servers and network devices. You’ll work with hardware engineers, manufacturing and supply chain, datacenter technicians, and our external partners to ensure everything comes together. Your ability to handle a breadth of issues spanning all these teams and their areas will be challenged as you manage the complexity making it all possible while driving improvements that scale for the world. This position supports hybrid work, up to 100% remote work from home. 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.Required Qualifications:<ul><li>Bachelors Degree AND 4+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development<ul><li>OR equivalent experience.</li></ul></li><li>2+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.</li><li>2+ years experience in any or all of cloud infrastructure management, datacenter design and operations, server and network equipment deployments, rack design, server design, server/network hardware/software interaction, automation and control systems, network engineering, distributed systems, new product and service development, high performance computing and GPUs.</li><li>2+ years of experience working on hyperscale cloud platforms.</li><li>2+ years experience building cloud applications, and knowledge of IaaS and PaaS offerings.</li></ul>Other Requirements: <ul><li>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. </li></ul> Preferred Qualifications:<ul><li>Bachelors Degree AND 8+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development<ul><li>OR equivalent experience.</li></ul></li><li>6+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.</li><li>1+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos).</li></ul>Technical Program Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $158,400 - $258,000 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: <a href="https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay" target="_blank">https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay</a> Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 20, 2025.  Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the <a href="https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/accommodationrequest" target="_blank">Accommodation request form</a>. Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work. #azurecorejobs<ul><li>You will partner with Software and Hardware Engineering to design technical solutions across feature areas, identify and assess risks and propose data-based mitigations.</li><li>You will set success criteria, build partnerships, and align teams to deliver complex cross-functional projects.</li><li>You will deliver on roadmap for multiple feature groups, define and track project schedules, develop staging and implementation plan, and manage governance programs.</li><li>You will drive ongoing improvements by validating use cases and independently developing test cases. </li><li>You’ will lead teams to partner with other departments to collect performance metrics, drive customer support, and lead direct customer engagements.</li></ul>