Technical Principal Program Manager
Job Description
OverviewYou will lead through technical insight and strategic clarity—owning the delivery of critical initiatives, influencing design decisions, and ensuring engineering investments are aligned with long-term platform goals. Your impact will be measured not just by what ships, but by how the platform evolves under your leadership. A successful candidate for the Technical Program Principal Manager role is data-driven and someone who thrives on Microsoft’s leadership principles; provides clarity, generates excitement, and makes things happen.
If you love customer obsession, product mindset, elegant solutions for complex technical problems then this could be the position for 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.
QualificationsRequired Qualifications:Bachelor’s Degree AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product developmentOR equivalent experience. 1+ years people management experience.
3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects. 4+ years of software industry experience working as a technical program manager, product manager or developer. 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:Bachelor’s Degree AND 12+ years experience engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product developmentOR equivalent experience. 4+ years people management experience.
8+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects. 1+ years of experience reading and/or writing code (e.
g. , sample documentation, product demos). 7+ years of technical program or product management experience in a cloud environment.
3+ year(s) of hands on experience with data analytic tools (such as Power BI, SQL). Technical Program Management M5 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U. S.
is USD $139,900 – $274,800 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 $188,000 – $304,200 per year.
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