Senior Hardware Technical Program Manager

About the role

Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead Hardware Server Platform development and delivery for Azure’s cloud technologies and services. You will build cross-team partnerships to transform new hardware concepts into scalable solutions for Microsoft’s Cloud (“Concept to Live”). This role is at the forefront of innovating hardware designs to propel Microsoft’s cloud growth, combining technical capabilities with business insight and strategy.

SCHIE powers Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission, delivering core infrastructure and foundational technologies for over 200 online businesses, including Office 365, Bing, Xbox Live, Teams, OneDrive, and Azure cloud services (AI, compute, storage, and networking).

Responsibilities

• Lead a virtual team of functional leads (hardware/software engineering, sourcing, supply chain, networking, and datacenter operations) to document a clear Plan-of-Record (POR) and drive the team to meet milestones.
• Provide technical program management for new Cloud hardware development, including planning and execution of cross-functional product development and launch strategies.
• Identify technical risks and collaborate with internal/external partners to form cohesive development plans.
• Understand product technical requirements, milestones, deliverables, and interdependencies to establish an accurate project infrastructure.
• Leverage engineering skills to solve problems, fill gaps, and achieve objectives through cross-functional collaboration.
• Communicate and escalate risks/dependencies, ensuring timely decision-making.
• Hold accountability for team deliverables to achieve best-in-class architecture solutions.
• Conduct risk management for new product introduction, including scenario planning and mitigation.
• Communicate with senior management, highlighting risks and providing recommendations for product-level decisions.
• Operate effectively in ambiguity, applying or designing processes where needed.
• Ensure cross-functional alignment, tracking development milestones and readiness for datacenter infrastructure launch and deployment.
• Use program management tools and communication methods to ensure stakeholder clarity on the program plan of record.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and 4+ years of experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check (required upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter).

Qualifications

• Preferred: Master’s degree in engineering or related discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in a leadership role driving technical HW + SW projects from requirements through launch, including managing complex schedules and removing roadblocks.
• Supplier management experience for ODMs, SIs, and IHVs.
• 3+ years of experience providing communications and program updates at an executive level.
• Ability to partner closely with cross-functional teams to define, prioritize, and implement features, infrastructure, processes, and workflows.
• Ability to create and operationalize processes to transform organizational effectiveness in meeting business goals.
• Experience coaching, enabling, and growing Program Managers within the team and partners.
• Ability to monitor and measure engineering impact and performance using key performance indicators.
• Excellent technical design, problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience shipping high-quality products and services.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity, assess opportunities, and develop principles to prioritize strategic/tactical options while driving issues to closure with a high bar on quality.

Pay

The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. For the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the range is USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Additional pay information is available here.