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Principal Technical Program Manager

Microsoft· Technical Program Management
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Redmond, WA$142.8k - $274.8kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Principal TPM to lead Simultaneous Shipping (SimShip) for a strategic Microsoft AI partnership, coordinating global releases across engineering, product, compliance, localization, and partner teams to deliver high-quality experiences worldwide while meeting Responsible AI governance and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end SimShip program execution, ensuring alignment across global release timelines, milestones, and deliverables
  • Drive clarity in ambiguous, fast-evolving environments; create structured plans to ensure predictable delivery
  • Establish and manage the release rhythm of business (ROB), including ship readiness reviews, checkpoints, and executive reporting
  • Partner with engineering, product, localization, compliance, and operations teams across Microsoft and with a key strategic partner
  • Drive alignment across organizational boundaries to deliver synchronized releases at global scale
  • Manage dependencies across multiple systems, services, and teams to ensure coordinated delivery
  • Own readiness across all dimensions of SimShip, including localization and global availability, regulatory and compliance readiness, service health, reliability, and performance
  • Identify and proactively mitigate risks that could impact release timelines or quality
  • Define and track key operations metrics (e.g., release readiness, defect trends, coverage, quality benchmarks)
  • Drive continuous improvements to release processes, tooling, and cross-team collaboration
  • Implement scalable mechanisms to support future global releases
  • Communicate clearly and effectively with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership
  • Influence decision-making through data-driven insights and structured recommendations
  • Provide transparent, actionable updates on program status, risks, and mitigations

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience.

Skills

Required:Conflict ResolutionStakeholder ManagementAgilityStrategic ThinkingTechnical Domain Knowledge and SkillsProgram Management
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