Microsoft · 11 hours ago
Principal Technical Program Manager
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
6+ years expMicrosoft is one of the largest enterprise service companies in the world, and they are seeking an exceptional Principal Technical Program Manager to lead the strategy and delivery of security initiatives across Azure. The role involves driving long-term security innovation, defining product roadmaps, and orchestrating complex programs that enhance the security posture of the Azure platform.
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Responsibilities
Drive the end to end program vision, roadmap, and multi year strategy for Trusted Launch and associated security programs
Drive ecosystem engagement across 1P & 3P customers, image publishers, OS vendors, and ISVs with adoption of Trusted Launch
Lead high impact, ambiguous, cross organization initiatives spanning multiple teams across Azure including core infrastructure, identity and platform security. Generate clarity where ambiguity exists, elevate program rigor, and ensure alignment across multiple engineering and product groups
Define and execute feature delivery pipelines (preview → GA → global rollout) with strong risk management, dependency alignment, and measurable exit criteria
Establish and own program KPIs/OKRs for security posture, adoption, reliability, performance, and customer success
Partner closely with engineering leads to influence architecture, shape design decisions, and ensure secure by default product behavior
Prominent executive presence to engage with senior leadership to communicate progress, risks, tradeoffs, and strategic recommendations
Proactively identify systemic issues, drive organizational improvements, and create durable frameworks and processes that scale
Be a hands-on data scientist with building queries & dashboards to make data-driven decisions – leveraging AI tools for quick turnaround
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
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
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)
Experience with cloud compute platforms, virtualization, secure provisioning pipelines, or large distributed systems
Demonstrated ability to lead large, multi year technical programs with significant ambiguity and cross team complexity
Deep technical grounding in platform security and/or public cloud infrastructure
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting to senior engineering and product leaders
Ability to shift organizational momentum, drive clarity across ambiguous spaces, and influence outcomes at scale
Demonstrated experience steering programs through architectural tradeoffs, operational constraints, and global deployment challenges
Ability to influence engineering culture and raise the technical and program management bar across partner teams
Experience developing durable frameworks for program execution, dependency management, and organizational scaling
Proven success leading cloud-scale or global security programs with measurable enterprise impact
Background in authentication, attestation, identity systems, or platform hardening technologies
Proven track record of driving data informed decision making, including telemetry analysis, KPI development, and long range planning
Company
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