Senior Technical Program Manager - Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft is looking for a talented Senior Technical Program Manager to join the Techinal Program Management team at GitHub. GitHub is a subsidary company of Microsoft that is the home of open source for developers. The Technical Program Management (TPM) organization is chartered with managing the launch of new GitHub products and offerings that delight our superfans and accelerate the growth of GitHub. This opportunity is well-suited for an experienced TPM who loves enabling teams to solve complex technical and business problems, has the attention to detail to deliver outstanding experiences for our customers and superfans, works collaboratively across a global organization, and thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced, completely distributed organization. The TPM should also be comfortable interacting with senior executives across the program partners articulating status, dependencies and navigating discussions towards impactful decisions. **Responsibilities** The Senior Technical Program Manager partners with the product manager, engineering lead, and other internal stakeholders to develop and manage a comprehensive program plan including schedule, cross - functional dependencies, risk elements, and communicate status/progress and risks to all the program stakeholders, including the GitHub leadership team. As a part of this team, you have the opportunity to: + Engage with the GitHub engineering team through agile project management + Deliver exceptional experience for GitHub customers through go-to-market, marketing, sales, support, legal, finance and other functional areas + Mobilize engagement across multiple functions and be able to align all these efforts to deliver a high impact business outcome + Offer recommendations across both technical and business domains + Make trade-off recommendations that optimize for the overall program success over individual functional success + Develop processes and tools to help scale the TPM function at GitHub and drive continuous improvements in the practice **Qualifications** Required Qualifications + 10+ years of experience in program/product management managing large, company wide, complex cross-functional programs + 7+ years of experience in working directly with engineering, product and supporting business teams in launching new products; you are results-oriented and have a track record of shipping and iterating Preferred Qualifications + Comfortable working in a 100% remote and globally distributed team and willing to travel as/when needed in support of program goals + Have a passion for program management and eceptional leadership skills + Have a flair for software development projects, can quickly absorb new technologies and proven experience in creating clarity in the midst of complexity; experience in understanding the technical architecture and design of a product/ feature(s) + Expert level knowledge in agile as well as traditional project management methodologies, with the ability to combine and develop hybrid tools to drive project and team success + Ability to clearly identify and articulate project status, identify complex blockers, and work with a sense of urgency to mitigate unexpected issues, when they arise + Demonstrated success in working in a boundaryless manner and delivering results through cross functional, cross organizational collaboration + Intellectually curious with a passion for learning and development for yourself and others Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form (https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/accommodationrequest) . Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.