Senior Technical Program Manager

Job Description Azure Core is an organization that delivers mission-critical infrastructure and management capabilities to customers across the globe, spanning Compute, Storage, Networking, and Management. We define and deliver high-quality customer experiences and innovative solutions that power the world's most demanding workloads. As a team that thrives on big opportunities, we continually push boundaries within Azure to create solutions addressing complex global challenges. We value diverse perspectives, forward-thinking ideas, and a strong sense of customer empathy, focusing on deeply understanding our customers needs while using data and KPIs to refine and drive program success. Within Azure Core, the Azure Networking Services (ANS) team is building the world's best public and private backbone network and SDN platform. Committed to automation at every level, we aim to create a self-growing, self-healing network that delivers unmatched scale, performance, availability, and enterprise-grade security. Our work ensures a consistent, low-latency experience across on-premises, multi-cloud, and edge locations seamlessly. From networking monitoring and software-defined connectivity to hybrid solutions like CDN, ExpressRoute, VPN, and DNS, our offerings cater to diverse connectivity scenariosall running on a hyperscale global network spanning over 190,000 miles of terrestrial and subsea fiber, with more than 190 edge Points of Presence (PoPs) delivering secure, reliable connectivity through Azure's worldwide WAN backbone. At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. We believe in the power of diverse perspectives, inclusive collaboration, and global innovation. We're looking for a Technical Program Manager (TPM) with a passion for Networking technologies, strong teamwork and delivery skills, and a global mindset to help shape the future of cloud networking at hyperscale for AI infrastructure. Responsibilities - Translate customer and business needs into clear product requirements and contribute to roadmap for improvements and enhancements to the networking services/ platform. - Drive large-scale initiatives typically involving multiple internal teams and develop strong, collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams to drive alignment. - Ensure timely delivery of features with high quality and measurable impact. - Be the connection and orchestration point for other technical resources working across Microsoft Cloud services. - Partner across business and engineering teams to develop capabilities that drive success for the broader Azure ecosystem. - Define, drive, and prioritize work streams for continuous improvements through changes in product design and various initiatives/programs that improve quality, profitability, supportability, and delivery - Provide thought leadership to the development team by building key functionality, working with customers to gather feedback, and iterating to improve. Qualifications Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree AND 4+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development - OR equivalent experience. - 2+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects. - Knowledge of Networking fundamentals, Data Center build out/operations in a Cloud environment and Automation experience. - Program Management experience with strong problem-solving, analytical and influencing skills - 1+ year(s) of distributed systems and Azure Cloud Systems (or GCP/AWS or equivalent)experience Other Qualifications - 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. Preferred Qualifications - Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, - OR product development - OR equivalent experience. - 6+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects. - 1+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos). - Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, particularly in working with remote teams. - Excellent ability to prioritize, plan, and track large scale programs - Demonstrated leadership and exceptional cross-team skills. #azurecorejobs Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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