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TPM, AI Data Infra & Systems

Microsoft· Technical Program Management
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Mountain View, CA / Redmond, WA$165.6k - $296.4kfull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Role overseeing vendor data acquisition for Microsoft AI Lab, leading a data strategy and operations team, managing end-to-end sourcing, negotiation, contracting, and delivery of data and services from external vendors.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a high-performing team of data strategy and operations professionals aligned to key data acquisition verticals across the Microsoft AI lab.
  • Partner with technical and business stakeholders to define vendor data needs and translate them into clear sourcing strategies, requirements, and commercial opportunities.
  • Source, evaluate, and engage prospective data vendors and strategic partners across global markets, including providers of licensed content, specialized data, and human-generated data services.
  • Lead commercial diligence, deal structuring, contract negotiation, and ongoing vendor management, balancing business value, quality, rights, risk, cost, and speed.
  • Build and oversee scalable procurement and vendor-management processes, including acquisition pipelines, vendor spend, contractual milestones, renewals, and delivery commitments.
  • Coordinate cross-functional initiatives across Business Development, Procurement, Legal, Privacy, Compliance, Finance, Engineering, and technical stakeholders to move opportunities from initial outreach through executed agreement and delivery.
  • Develop durable executive relationships with key vendors, resolve escalations, identify new partnership models, and advance the AI frontier responsibly while embodying Microsoft’s culture and values.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree AND 8+ years of experience in business strategy, business development, procurement, commercial partnerships, vendor management, program management, finance, or equivalent experience.
  • 2+ years of management experience leading vendor data acquisition, complex commercial partnerships, procurement programs, or comparable vendor-facing functions.
  • Experience building and leading a team.
  • Demonstrated track record sourcing vendors, leading diligence, negotiating complex agreements, and building scalable systems for pipeline, spend, milestones, and vendor performance.
  • Experience operating in a fast-moving technical or research environment where priorities shift quickly and requirements may be underspecified.

Skills

Required:Vendor data acquisitionContract negotiationCross-functional stakeholder alignment

Benefits

  • Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
  • Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Last updated Oct 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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