Technical Program Manager 2
Microsoft · Posted Oct 12
Software, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and hardware services
Get a personal compatibility score
Add a resume for personal matches
About the role
The Azure Managed Environment team owns the secure, resilient, and scalable operating model for a mission-critical Azure managed environment. The team focuses on tenant and subscription administration, platform configuration, governance, security controls, cost optimization, patching, and user support. This Technical Program Manager role will lead platform operations, drive cross-functional programs across engineering, security, governance, operations, and business teams, and advance automation and continuous improvement.
What you will do
- Drive Azure platform operations: Coordinate tenant and subscription administration, platform configuration, patching, user support, and operational escalation across the managed environment.
- Establish operational governance: Define clear ownership, service processes, controls, decision forums, metrics, and reporting that improve accountability and execution.
- Strengthen security and compliance: Partner with security engineering to operationalize baseline controls, reduce privileged access, protect sensitive data and intellectual property, and maintain evidence of control effectiveness.
- Manage cross-functional programs: Align engineering, security, finance, support, and business stakeholders around priorities, dependencies, risks, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
- Improve reliability and resilience: Identify operational risks, close process gaps, strengthen escalation paths, and build durable capabilities.
- Optimize Azure cost and capacity: Establish visibility and governance for consumption, cost drivers, optimization opportunities, and resource planning.
- Accelerate automation and continuous improvement: Use telemetry, automation, AI-enabled engineering, and standardized workflows to reduce manual effort and increase execution speed.
- Support control implementation: Coordinate intake, impact assessment, architecture alignment, implementation planning, and operational readiness for new security and platform controls.
- Communicate with leaders: Provide clear, decision-ready updates on service health, risk posture, delivery status, dependencies, and investment priorities.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 1+ year(s) of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
- Bachelor's Degree AND 2+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience.
- Experience managing complex technical programs involving cloud platforms, infrastructure, security, operations, or enterprise services.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure, including tenant and subscription management, governance, platform operations, and service lifecycle concepts.
- Experience defining operating models, governance mechanisms, milestones, dependencies, risks, metrics, and executive reporting.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate across engineering, security, support, finance, vendors, and business stakeholders without direct authority.
- Experience improving operational processes, service reliability, escalation management, and control execution in a complex environment.
- Experience leading AI-powered transformation initiatives, including the implementation of agentic workflows, automation, and data-driven solutions at enterprise scale.
- Familiarity with AI governance, risk management, and responsible AI practices, with the ability to translate emerging AI capabilities into measurable business value.
Preferred qualifications
- 4+ 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).
- Bachelor's Degree AND 4+ years of experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience.
- Experience with Azure security controls, cloud governance, cost management, patching, identity, or privileged-access risk.
- Experience partnering with internal engineering and operations teams to manage critical processes and oversee the delivery of managed services.
- Experience applying automation, telemetry, dashboards, or AI-enabled workflows to improve operational efficiency and control effectiveness.
- Familiarity with secure control-intake processes, impact assessments, architecture reviews, implementation planning, and operational readiness.
- Technical background in software engineering, cloud engineering, systems operations, or security engineering.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is a multinational technology company that develops, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products, services, and hardware devices. Best known for its Windows operating systems, Microsoft 365 productivity suite, and Xbox gaming consoles, the company has expanded heavily into enterprise cloud computing via Azure and advanced artificial intelligence solutions. As one of the world's most valuable public enterprises, it empowers individuals and businesses globally through innovative digital transformation.
- Industry
- Software
- Company size
- 228,000+ employees
- Founded
- April 4, 1975
- Location
- Redmond, Washington, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Vice Chair and President
Recent coverage
Windows Central
Microsoft Announces Windows 11 Version 26H2 and Previews Next-Gen AI Features2026-10-04
Barchart
Wells Fargo Adds Microsoft to Q4 Tactical Ideas List With Street-High Target2026-10-06
The Official Microsoft Blog
Microsoft 365 and LinkedIn Leadership Update Issued by Satya Nadella2026-10-01