Principal Technical Program Management
Job Description
The Cloud & AI organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers’ heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. Microsoft is one of the largest enterprise service companies in the world. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. We are looking for a Principal Technical Program Manager to lead and drive large-scale credential scanning security and credential redaction initiatives across cloud services. This role is pivotal in ensuring the resilience and compliance of Microsoft services, enabling our customers to operate securely at scale. As a Principal TPM, you will partner with engineering, security, services, and compliance teams to define strategy, align roadmaps, and deliver secure-by-design solutions that span Microsoft’s global cloud infrastructure.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.In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.
Locations
- Redmond, Washington, United States, Redmond, Washington, United States
Salary
Salary not disclosed
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years' experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis,OR product developmentOR equivalent experience. (degree)
- OR product development (degree)
- OR equivalent experience. (degree)
- 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects. (degree)
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. (degree)
- Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This role will require access to information that is controlled for export under export control regulations, potentially under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations or Export Administration Regulations, the EU Dual Use Regulation, and/or other export control regulations. As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to provide either proof of their country of citizenship or proof of their U.S. permanent residency or other protected status (e.g., under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) for assessment of eligibility to access the export controlled information. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate’s citizenship will be verified with a valid passport. Lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees may verify status using other documents, where applicable. (degree)
- Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local government agency customers and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate’s citizenship will be verified with a valid passport (degree)
- Bachelor's Degree AND 10+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis,OR product developmentOR equivalent experience. (degree)
- OR product development (degree)
- OR equivalent experience. (degree)
- 8+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects. (degree)
- 1+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos). (degree)
- Experience leading multi-disciplinary programs involving credential scanning technologies and redaction methodologies. (degree)
- Experience with container security, especially scanning container image manifests for secrets (degree)
- Familiarity with risk scoring models, severity classification, and remediation ownership delegation. (degree)
- Communication and stakeholder management skills, with a track record of influencing across orgs. (degree)
- Ability to drive alignment and execution across engineering, operations, and leadership teams. (degree)
- Familiarity with security compliance standards (FedRAMP, NIST, ISO 27001, etc.).Experience working in large-scale, distributed cloud environments. (degree)
Responsibilities
- Lead strategic programs to improve security posture, including redaction and prevention of credential leaks across Microsoft cloud services.
- Define program vision, strategy, and execution plans in collaboration with security, services, engineering, and compliance teams.
- Own the delivery of complex, cross-team initiatives that span multiple division
- Track and mitigate risks, manage dependencies, and ensure timely delivery of program milestones.
- Build and manage program-level dashboards and KPIs, ensuring leadership visibility and data-driven decision-making.
- Embody our culture and values
Travel Requirements
3 days / week in-office
