Senior Program Manager

Do you want to work at the cutting edge of software and hardware to create the future of Microsoft Surface devices? The Surface Team is defining the next generation of products to engage and delight our customers. Creating these devices involves a close partnership between hardware and software engineers, designers, and manufacturing. You will partner with some of the top minds in the industry and build executive level relationships among key internal and external stakeholders to help drive the successful delivery of our next generation of devices with a direct focus on the end-to-end Software experience. 

 
We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Program Manager to join the Surface Team at Microsoft. This person will be responsible for leading the definition and development of technology areas across Software and Hardware, delivering solutions across the Surface portfolio. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of managing Product Manager leads and shipping multiple products, a disciplined approach to product development of computing devices, as well as excellent cross-organizational and project management skills. If you thrive in a highly innovative, constantly evolving, and ambiguous environment, we want to hear from you

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.

• Drive technical leadership, business goals, project schedules, and team communication across cross-functional teams: experience, development, test, manufacturing and more.
• Drive a culture of innovation and experimentation throughout the team.
• Collaborate across Microsoft to develop best-of-breed solutions that are leverageable across multiple architectures and product generations, helping to fuel the Windows ecosystem.
• Work across Microsoft to integrate OS, applications, services, as well as responsibility for delivering drivers, memory, performance, power, storage and connectivity solutions.
• Build and manage the Software Product roadmap which outlines the product development timeline and the various features and functionality that will be included in each release.
• Consider any constraints or dependencies that may impact the development timeline.
• Identify technology and initiative adoption included in the Software Roadmap Intersection points.
• Monitor and analyze product performance in the market to make informed decisions about future development and product iterations, including the frame for product backlogs.
• Balance upcoming releases and priorities as you drive the technical strategy, planning and delivery across products, and report out regularly on status.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 5+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
  
• 3+ years of experience with the end-to-end cycle of leading Software program development and management experiences.
  
• 5+ years of experience working with OS integration with silicon, hardware and other ecosystem partners.

Other Requirements:

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:

• 5+ years experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
• 1+ year(s) experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos).
• 5+ years' experience with summarizing, as well as handling detailed software program management from program initiative, requirements collection till the end of the transferring to operational sustaining support.
• 5+ years' experience handling continuous prioritization of tasks, as well as framing options, to ensure products that is released to customers meets business objectives.
• 5+ years of experience in shipping complex products that require keeping multiple teams and stakeholders aligned and informed while discovering and bringing focus to the most important issues.

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. 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 Accommodation request form.

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