Principal Manager of Technical Strategy & Operations

Microsoft Silicon Cloud Hardware Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Skype, OneDrive and the Microsoft Azure platform globally with our server and data center infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide and we are looking for passionate, high energy engineers to help achieve that mission.  Our team is creative and resourceful; we value growth and learning. We want to amplify your abilities so you can do your best work. Join us, and together we will turn groundbreaking hardware designs into reality!  We are looking for a highly analytical and quantitative Principal Manager with a strong technical background, and a proven track record of managing teams to achieve operational excellence, driving complex dependencies spanning multi disciplines of large scale silicon engineering organization including Silicon Compute & infrastructure (Cloud, HPC), CAD flows, and day to day operations (support, analytics, planning) and leveraging data, AI and automation techniques& AI in their mode of work to provide insights, increase productivity, and&  improve the decision making systems.    The Principal Manager of technical Strategy and Operations will be part of the Silicon Operations team, working closely with the leadership team of the Silicon engineering org, to understand our strategic goals and drive cross org efforts deploying a data-centric approach for the decision-making necessary for the dynamic silicon research, design, and implementation, as well as drive our next generation systems modernization on different fronts.  #azurehwjobs   #SCHIE   #MILE Required/minimum qualifications9+ years of related technical engineering experience Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience or internship experienceOR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experienceOR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience.9+ years’ experience in an engineering position, Technical Program Management or data analytics position3+ year(s) experience in one of the silicon engineering disciplines; (Silicon operations, Infrastructure, CAD, data analytics)Experience leading and building a teamAdditional or preferred qualifications15+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience.Hands-on experience in working with Microsoft PowerBi or similar tools to observe trends for decision makingAbility to demonstrate curiosity, strategic thinking to resolve day-to-day problemsHighly organized, self-motivated and analytical problem solvingExperience working through ambiguity, identifying scaling bottlenecks, and drive complex programs with large scope and dependencies simultaneouslyExperience with LEAN/Six Sigma and certifications are strongly preferredExcellent written and verbal communications skills Silicon Engineering M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $137,600 - $267,000 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $180,400 - $294,000 per year.Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: Microsoft will accept applications for the role until December 9, 2024Microsoft 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.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.Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.Operational Oversight: Develop and refine scalable processes and frameworks to ensure consistent support quality, performance monitoring, and alignment with business objectives. Strategic Alignment: Ability to focus on the big picture, & collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure operational activities support broader organizational goals and customer expectations. Performance Metrics & Reporting: Oversee the development and analysis of operational metrics, providing insights that guide improvements, improves efficiency and guide actions. Technical Leadership: Address and resolve technical challenges within support delivery frameworks, & operational processes, ensuring seamless execution. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with senior stakeholders to streamline workflows, align priorities, and support team effectiveness. Data-Driven Strategy: Guide the data collection gaps to create  insights to inform decision-makers and optimize operations Innovation & Problem Solving: Thinking out of the box, leveraging the work of others, tools and utilities to unblock the team, and propose tradeoffs/workarounds. Employment typeFull-TimeWork siteUp to 50% work from homeRole typePeople ManagerDisciplineSilicon EngineeringProfessionHardware Engineering