Microsoft · 1 day ago
Senior Strategy Program Manager
United States, District of Columbia, Washington D.C.
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$117K/yr - $204K/yr
5+ years expMicrosoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) team is seeking a Senior Strategy Program Manager to support Strategic Affairs for global land acquisition and development. This role involves shaping strategic frameworks and partnerships to enable Microsoft to scale its physical infrastructure, while collaborating with various teams to ensure compliance and sustainability commitments.
Application Performance ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentData ManagementDevOpsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyManagement Information SystemsNetwork SecuritySoftware
Responsibilities
Support Strategic Enablement Initiatives: Support the development and advancement of strategies to inform permitting, regulatory compliance, and land development processes globally, aligning with business objectives and regional regulatory environments
Policy & Advocacy: Partner with Government Affairs to support engagement with regulatory policy makers in the environmental, land use, and construction sectors, including accelerated permitting processes and designated projects of economic interest
Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner across land acquisition, energy, network, legal, environmental, and engineering teams to align priorities, clarify interdependencies, and support integrated delivery planning
Risk Mitigation: Identify and assess systemic risks impacting infrastructure timelines and contribute to proactive mitigation strategies through strategic analysis and cross-functional coordination
Stakeholder Engagement: Establish and maintain trusted relationships with internal executives and external partners to drive consensus on strategic priorities
Data-Driven Insights: Contribute to metrics, reporting, and analytical frameworks that measure impact, track progress across a portfolio of initiatives, and inform executive and senior leadership decision-making
Thought Leadership: Support Microsoft’s participation in industry forums and regulatory discussions to advance cloud infrastructure policy
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Real Estate, Project Management, or related field AND 5+ years relevant experience OR 7+ years equivalent experience
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
Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Real Estate, Project Management, or related field AND 7+ years Portfolio Management, Real Estate, or Office management experience OR 10+ years equivalent experience
7+ years of experience in strategic affairs, regulatory policy, or infrastructure development within technology or industrial sectors
Demonstrated experience influencing policy and driving systemic improvements in complex, global environments
Demonstrated experience supporting land acquisition, permitting, and regulatory frameworks for large-scale infrastructure projects
Demonstrated experience influencing and working with regulatory policy makers in the environmental, land use and construction sectors
Demonstrated experience in the permitting of projects via accelerated permitting processes (designated projects of economic interest, etc.)
Demonstrated experience managing a portfolio of projects and associated budgets and schedules
Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain cross-functional working relationships with internal and external teams including environmental consultants, engineering firms, attorneys, contractors, and regulatory agencies
Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail and high standards for quality of deliverables
Exceptional leadership skills with experience managing global, cross-functional teams
Demonstrated analytical and negotiation capabilities; ability to simplify complexity and drive clarity
Company
Microsoft
Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
Microsoft has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (9192)
2024 (9343)
2023 (7677)
2022 (11403)
2021 (7210)
2020 (7852)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1MKey Investors
Technology Venture Investors
2022-12-09Post Ipo Equity
1986-03-13IPO
1981-09-01Series Unknown· $1M
Leadership Team
Satya Nadella
Chairman and CEO
Vukani Mngxati
Chief Executive Officer - Microsft South Africa
Recent News
MarketScreener
2026-01-06
2026-01-06
Company data provided by crunchbase