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Microsoft · 5 days ago

Principal -Technical Program Manager

Redmond, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$140K/yr - $275K/yr

12+ years exp

Microsoft is seeking a highly motivated Principal Technical Program Manager to join their Asia Office of the CTO (OCTO) Redmond team. The role involves driving engineering initiatives, advocating for Asia customers, and ensuring their technical challenges are addressed effectively by collaborating with various Azure engineering teams.

Agentic AIApplication Performance ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentDevOpsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyManagement Information SystemsNetwork SecuritySoftware

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Champion Asia customer and field requirements with Microsoft engineering teams, ensuring they are visible, prioritized, and addressed effectively

Leverage strong working relationships across Azure engineering (Azure Core, Infrastructure, Security, Azure AI, and Modern Work) to route issues to the correct teams and accelerate resolution

Build and maintain a broad technical understanding of Microsoft’s cloud and productivity stack, including Azure Core/Infra, Security, Azure AI, GPU infrastructure, and Modern Work services, applying this knowledge to diagnose complex, cross‑service customer issues

Act as a connector across engineering organizations—understanding ownership boundaries, dependencies, and escalation paths to efficiently unblock scenarios

Partner directly with Azure Engineering teams to provide structured, high‑quality customer and field feedback and collaborate on issue resolution

Work across product teams to coordinate platform improvements, identify systemic gaps, and ensure end‑to‑end scenario readiness

Deliver clear, concise briefings and technical guidance to customers, sales teams, and field leaders across Asia to accelerate adoption of Microsoft AI, Cloud, and Modern Work solutions

Collaborate closely with MCAPS Asia sales organizations and customers to understand priority needs and ensure appropriate engineering engagement, occasionally participating in meetings aligned to Asia time zones

Qualification

Technical Program ManagementAzure CloudCross-functional project managementCloud infrastructureSecurityAI technologiesData analysisModern Work technologiesCoding experienceNetworking within Microsoft

Required

Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience

3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects

Microsoft is unable to sponsor a work visa for this role due to the nature of the role's job duties

Preferred

Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years experience engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience

8+ 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)

Broad, cross‑domain technical expertise spanning cloud infrastructure, security, AI, and productivity platforms

5+ years of experience as a Technical PM, Customer PM, Developer, or Architect, with exposure to Cloud, Security, AI, or Data technologies

Hands‑on experience with Azure Cloud, Azure Core/Infrastructure, Security, Azure OpenAI, and/or Modern Work technologies

Demonstrated ability to navigate Microsoft engineering organizations, with an established network and understanding of where to go for specific technical issues