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Global Datacenter Engineer Sr Lease Program Manager-AI

Microsoft· Technical Program Management
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Hybrid (United States)$119.8k - $234.7kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Datacenter Engineering Technical Program Manager to support delivery and technical oversight of short-term AI Infrastructure-as-a-Service contracts across the AMER region, focusing on evaluating technical readiness, compliance, and performance of third-party datacenter infrastructure for high-density AI/GPU deployments.

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical audits and compliance assessments of third-party datacenter facilities supporting AI infrastructure service contracts.
  • Perform and coordinate technical feasibility assessments for prospective AI/GPU sites, identifying infrastructure limitations, risks, required modifications, and engineering gaps.
  • Review provider design documentation and technical information against Microsoft requirements, with focus on electrical and mechanical infrastructure for high-density compute deployments.
  • Provide technical support and coordinate troubleshooting for existing operational sites, partnering with providers, Microsoft Operations, and engineering SMEs to understand infrastructure issues and drive resolution.
  • Coordinate external architects, engineers, consultants, and technical vendors performing site assessments, design reviews, audits, and engineering studies.
  • Serve as the central technical coordination point between providers and Microsoft engineering, operations, networking, site acquisition, and other internal stakeholders.
  • Identify technical gaps, risks, dependencies, and decisions required to determine site feasibility and readiness.
  • Coordinate with Microsoft electrical, mechanical, controls, telecom, and other engineering SMEs on discipline-specific technical issues.
  • Maintain technical documentation, audit findings, risk registers, action items, and project information within applicable portfolio tools and document repositories.
  • Develop and present regular portfolio-level reporting covering site readiness, audit findings, technical risks, outstanding issues, and required decisions.
  • Coordinate technical site visits, including engineering participants, documentation requirements, audit scope, and readiness activities.
  • Track external provider and engineering consultant deliverables, responsiveness, documentation quality, and closure of technical issues.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree AND 4+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience.
  • 2+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.

Skills

Required:Engineering management of cross-functional projectsTechnical audits and compliance
Last updated Oct 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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