[Hiring] Senior Easements Program Manager @Microsoft

Role Description

The Senior Easements Program Manager leads end-to-end execution of easements and related real estate instruments (power, water, fiber, access, and other critical infrastructure) to keep development and build milestones on track across a fast-moving, multi-stakeholder portfolio. This role partners closely with:

• Land Development Managers
• Acquisition Managers
• Engineering & Design
• Utilities
• Fiber
• Construction
• Legal
• External parties (utilities, landowners, public agencies, and consultants)

Responsibilities include:

• Drive cross-team delivery of power, water, fiber, access, and other easements required for datacenter development and infrastructure delivery.
• Lead negotiations and commercial terms with landowners, utilities, public agencies, and other counterparties to secure timely execution.
• Project-manage external land/ROW suppliers and consultants; set scope, priorities, timelines, and quality expectations, and remove blockers.
• Partner with internal and external legal counsel to streamline drafting, review, approvals, and signature workflows to meet critical deadlines.
• De-risk easement delivery by engaging early in site diligence (e.g., title/ALTA review inputs, constraints identification, and market/authority research) and coordinating mitigation plans.
• Own stakeholder communication and reporting: track milestones, risks, dependencies, and decisions; provide clear, executive-ready updates.
• Drive standardization and continuous improvement: create repeatable playbooks, templates, and automation/controls to improve predictability and reduce cycle time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Real Estate, Project Management, or related field, AND 5+ years relevant experience. OR 7+ years equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience in infrastructure real estate delivery, right-of-way, and/or easement acquisition and negotiation across multiple utility/infrastructure types (preferred).
• 5+ years of datacenter development, utility delivery, or large-scale linear infrastructure experience (preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent transactions, negotiations and manage stakeholders, prioritize effectively, and deliver results under time pressure (preferred).
• Experience working in a large, matrixed organization and/or across multiple geographies (preferred).
• Familiarity with route engineering constraints for fiber, water, and power projects (preferred).
• Experience with project scheduling tools (e.g., Microsoft Project) and process automation/standardization (preferred).
• Proficiency with Microsoft tools (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint) and comfort tracking workflows and reporting milestones (preferred).

Requirements

• This position requires verification of citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Benefits

• The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $116,900 - $203,600 per year.
• In specific work locations, such as the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range for this role is USD $148,400 - $222,600 per year.
• Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.