Microsoft · 1 day ago
Principal Technical Program Manager, Security & AI
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
12+ years expMicrosoft is dedicated to making the world a safer place through innovative security solutions. The Principal Technical Program Manager, Security & AI will lead AI-native security product initiatives, orchestrating complex cross-functional projects to drive innovation from concept to production.
Application Performance ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentData ManagementDevOpsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyManagement Information SystemsNetwork SecuritySoftware
Responsibilities
Drive end-to-end delivery of AI-native security products, from incubation (0→1) to platform scale (1→N)
Align stakeholders across engineering, research, and product teams to deliver cohesive customer value
Engage deeply in technical design reviews, read and prototype code, and help define APIs/data contracts
Be model-literate—understand when to use LLMs, classical ML, or hybrid approaches, and how to evaluate them
Coordinate cross-discipline teams to deliver responsible, high-quality AI features
Set and track metrics for model quality, reliability, latency, and cost
Ensure privacy, security, and responsible AI guardrails are designed in from day one
Coordinate safety reviews, compliance, and incident readiness
Engage with enterprise customers and field teams to co-design solutions, gather feedback, and iterate quickly based on real-world telemetry
Foster a builder culture of velocity and quality, mentor others, and contribute to a growth mindset environment
Qualification
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
Candidates must be able 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 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
3+ years technical program management experience in software, cloud, or AI/ML systems
Hands-on coding ability in one or more languages (e.g., Python, C#, C++, JavaScript/TypeScript); comfortable prototyping and reading Pull Requests
2+ years working with Machine Learning/AI systems (e.g., LLMs, GenAI, RAG, model serving, experimentation platforms, data pipelines)
Shipping cloud services or platforms at scale (multi-tenant, high-throughput) with measurable customer and business impact
Security domain expertise (e.g., threat detection/response, SIEM/SOAR, identity, endpoint, cloud security) and familiarity with analyst workflows
Experience with GenAI/LLM techniques and tooling (prompt engineering, retrieval/vector stores, agents/tool use, content safety/guardrails, eval frameworks)
Demonstrated success driving zero-to-one initiatives from ambiguity to MVP to GA and platform adoption
Company
Microsoft
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