Technical Program Manager - Security

Responsibilities

• Program Strategy, Orchestration, and Cross-Org Execution
• Serve as the Technical Program Manager for cross-organizational security launch initiatives, driving strategy, orchestration, and integration across engineering, product, operations, CSS, CSU, and ISD.
• Define program scope, requirements, milestones, and deliverables; manage interdependencies; and drive execution from planning through Day-0 readiness and launch.
• Stakeholder Management, Communications, and Executive Readouts
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders and leaders to drive alignment, decision-making, and timely issue resolution across teams.
• Provide clear, actionable program updates (status, milestones, risks, issues, and decisions) and ensure shared understanding of operational and customer support impacts.
• Technical Oversight and Roadmap Delivery
• Provide technical oversight to track execution against the roadmap, ensuring launch requirements and operational readiness criteria are met for security workloads.
• Partner with engineering teams to understand technical changes and translate them into readiness plans for frontline and operational stakeholders.
• Program Governance, Quality, and Risk Management
• Establish and run governance rhythms (intake, prioritization, reviews, and retrospectives) to ensure delivery standards are met across the development lifecycle.
• Identify, track, and drive mitigation plans for technical, operational, and readiness risks; escalate and unblock issues as needed to protect schedule and quality.
• Engineering Partnership and Operational Readiness
• Partner with Software Engineering and key operational stakeholders to implement and launch complex technical solutions across feature areas, with a focus on supportability and diagnostics readiness.
• Cook readiness assets (tools, documentation, runbooks, knowledge content, and training) to enable operational clarity and customer support Day-0 success.
• Success Criteria, Metrics, and Continuous Improvement
• Define success criteria and apply data-driven insights to evaluate readiness, highlight trends, and recommend actions based on risk and operational signals.
• Drive continuous improvement by incorporating learnings from launches and changes in Azure and Microsoft Security platform capabilities into future program plans.
• Roadmaps, Schedules, and Staging/Implementation Plans
• Develop and deliver roadmaps and project schedules across multiple feature groups; drive staging and implementation plans for release activities; and manage execution to committed timelines.
• Ensure alignment across teams on launch readiness gates and completion criteria prior to release.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree AND 4+ years’ 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.
• Citizenship & Citizenship Verification:
• This role will require access to information that is controlled for export under export control regulations, potentially under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations or Export Administration Regulations, the EU Dual Use Regulation, and/or other export control regulations. As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to provide either proof of their country of citizenship or proof of their U.S. permanent residency or other protected status (e.g., under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) for assessment of eligibility to access the export-controlled information. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate’s citizenship will be verified with a valid passport.
• Other Requirements
• Experience working with public cloud platforms with a focus on security capabilities and services.
• Experience using data‑driven or AI‑enabled approaches to support operational analytics or security workflows (e.g., SQL, generative AI, or automation).
• Knowledge of security domains such as identity and access management, threat detection and response, SIEM, SOAR, or incident management.
• Relevant industry certifications (e.g., Microsoft SC‑200, SC‑300, AZ‑500, or equivalent security certifications).
• Familiarity with cloud security technologies such as Microsoft Azure Security, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, or related detection and response platforms.
• Experience supporting operational readiness or launch activities for security workloads, including dependency management and risk mitigation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with public cloud platforms with a focus on security capabilities and services.
• Experience using data‑driven or AI‑enabled approaches to support operational analytics or security workflows (e.g., SQL, generative AI, or automation).
• Knowledge of security domains such as identity and access management, threat detection and response, SIEM, SOAR, or incident management.
• Relevant industry certifications (e.g., Microsoft SC‑200, SC‑300, AZ‑500, or equivalent security certifications).
• Familiarity with cloud security technologies such as Microsoft Azure Security, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, or related detection and response platforms.
• Experience supporting operational readiness or launch activities for security workloads, including dependency management and risk mitigation.