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Senior Easements Program Manager

Microsoft· Real Estate Portfolio Management
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Redmond, WA$116.9k - $203.6kfull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Leads end-to-end execution of easements and related real estate instruments to support datacenter development, driving speed, quality, and risk management across a multi-stakeholder portfolio within Microsoft’s Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO+I).

Responsibilities

  • 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.

Skills

Required:Easement acquisition and negotiationProgram managementStakeholder management
Nice to have:Legal coordinationProject scheduling

Benefits

  • Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Last updated Sep 24, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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