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Principal Customer Solutions Architect, Ads Regulatory Compliance

Microsoft · New York, United States · 4 days ago
HybridEngineering$143k–$275k/yrFull-time

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of strategic frameworks that translate evolving regulatory, legal, policy, and trust requirements into scalable operational and technical solutions.
  • Partner across Product, Engineering, CELA, Trust & Safety, Operations, Data Science, Business Planning, and Executive Leadership to drive alignment on complex cross-functional initiatives.
  • Design and mature governance models, readiness frameworks, risk taxonomies, decision processes, and operating mechanisms that improve organizational consistency and regulatory preparedness.
  • Identify emerging regulatory trends, industry developments, and market risks, helping leaders proactively prepare for future requirements and opportunities.
  • Drive cross-organizational programs that require balancing customer experience, business outcomes, platform capabilities, operational scalability, risk management, and regulatory obligations.
  • Create durable mechanisms for regulatory intake, prioritization, implementation planning, readiness reviews, measurement, and continuous improvement.
  • Act as a strategic advisor to senior stakeholders by simplifying complex problems and helping organizations navigate uncertainty with confidence.
  • Build solid partnerships across regional and global teams to ensure solutions are scalable, adaptable, and aligned to diverse market requirements.

Qualifications

  • Required Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field AND 6+ years experience in technical program/product management, coding, software development/delivery work OR equivalent experience.
  • 4+ years of customer-facing experience.
  • 1+ year(s) people management experience.
  • Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field AND 12+ years experience in technical program/product management, coding, software development/delivery work or internship experience OR equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of customer-facing experience.
  • 3+ years people management experience.
  • Several years of experience leading large-scale cross-functional programs involving multiple organizations, stakeholders, and executive sponsors.
  • Experience driving strategy, governance, compliance, trust & safety, risk management, platform operations, policy implementation, or related domains.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence decisions without direct authority across engineering, business, legal, and operational organizations.
  • Experience operating in ambiguous environments and building structure, clarity, and execution plans where no established framework exists.
  • Solid executive communication skills with the ability to communicate complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Proven ability to translate business objectives, regulatory requirements, and customer needs into actionable plans and scalable solutions.
  • Experience working in highly regulated industries, digital platforms, online services, advertising technology, trust & safety, privacy, fraud prevention, AI governance, or compliance-related domains.
  • Experience designing operating models, governance structures, risk frameworks, or organizational decision processes.
  • Experience partnering with legal, policy, regulatory, or public affairs organizations.
  • Strong systems-thinking mindset with the ability to identify interdependencies across product, engineering, operations, customer experience, and business processes.
  • Demonstrated success leading strategic initiatives involving regulatory ambiguity, emerging technology, or industry transformation.
  • Experience developing executive reviews, business cases, investment proposals, and organizational strategy documents.
  • Passion for solving complex societal, regulatory, trust, and safety challenges while enabling innovation and growth.

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