[Hiring] Principal Technical Program Manager @Microsoft

Role Description

In the Microsoft Frontier Company Engineering team, you won’t just build software; you’ll deliver real outcomes for some of the world’s most complex organizations. As a Principal Technical Program Manager, you will embed with strategic customers to lead complex technical programs, owning the full customer journey from problem definition through delivery and driving measurable business outcomes.

• Lead complex technical programs from problem definition through to delivered outcomes.
• Drive decisions that directly influence business strategy and customer outcomes.
• Collaborate with leading global organizations across industries.
• Apply the latest advancements in AI and engineering workflows to deliver value at scale.

Responsibilities

• Embed with strategic customers to lead complex technical programs with high autonomy, aligning business needs with engineering solutions across AI, cloud, and data.
• Take ownership of the customer journey end-to-end, from problem definition through co-engineering delivery to measurable business outcomes.
• Apply AI assisted engineering practices as a daily operating mode.
• Operate fluently in engineering tooling (e.g., VS Code, GitHub, AI agents) as primary work surfaces for planning, documentation, and technical program leadership.
• Validate AI-generated outputs with domain expertise to maintain quality at speed.
• Navigate ambiguity in customer environments with self-direction and high ownership.
• Make technical and program decisions with incomplete information.
• Proactively identify opportunities and manage risks, providing data-driven recommendations to stakeholders.
• Champion and cultivate reusable solution patterns, open-source assets, and engineering playbooks that scale impact beyond individual engagements.
• Contribute to the broader engineering community through knowledge sharing and best practices.
• Partner with multi-disciplinary engineering teams (software engineers, data scientists, designers) to evaluate, design, and deliver AI-powered cloud solutions side-by-side with customer engineers.
• Give key stakeholders data-driven recommendations based on identified risks and tradeoffs.

Qualifications

• 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.

Requirements

• Microsoft is unable to sponsor a work visa for this role due to the nature of the role’s job duties.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years experience in 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).
• 1+ years of experience in customer-facing technical roles (e.g., consulting, solutions engineering, field engineering, or similar).
• Experience with AI/ML technologies, cloud architecture, data engineering, and using AI tools and workflows in creating software engineering artifacts.
• Enjoy travel and are comfortable with travel up to 25%.

Compensation

• The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year.
• In specific locations, such as the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year.

Application Process

• This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations, and ordinances.