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Senior Contracts Program Manager

Microsoft· Business Program Management
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Hybrid (United States)$116.9k - $203.6kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Senior Contracts Program Manager to lead DCPS’s global contracting, procurement operations, and supplier governance program for physical security services across Microsoft’s worldwide datacenter portfolio within Datacenter Physical Security (DCPS) under Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO+I).

Responsibilities

  • Own and manage the global DCPS contracting and procurement program, including program strategy, governance, processes, priorities, performance, risks, and continuous improvement.
  • Establish and maintain program standards, operating procedures, roles and responsibilities, controls, and mechanisms to support consistent execution across regions.
  • Provide operational oversight and direction for vendors or other resources supporting contracting and procurement activities, including priorities, monitoring deliverables, resolving issues, and ensuring work aligns with program requirements.
  • Lead or directly support the development, negotiation, execution, renewal, and lifecycle management of complex or high-impact Statements of Work (SOWs), amendments, and other commercial agreements.
  • Oversee procurement activities supporting global security operations, including purchase orders, funding requests, contract extensions, sourcing reviews, business justifications, and required approvals.
  • Maintain forward-looking view of contract expirations, procurement requirements, funding needs, sourcing activities, and dependencies to mitigate risks.
  • Plan and execute supplier sourcing activities (RFIs/RFQs/RFPs) with Strategic Sourcing; support evolving operational requirements.
  • Develop contracting and procurement solutions in partnership with Strategic Sourcing, Legal, Finance, and Security Operations in line with Microsoft policies.
  • Develop and maintain the program roadmap, priorities, milestones, dependencies, and operating rhythms.
  • Support field security operations through planning, training, guidance, and coordination of contracting, procurement, funding, and supplier requirements.
  • Develop, refine, and monitor KPIs and program health measures across contracting, procurement, supplier performance, and financial commitments.
  • Standardize scalable contracting, procurement, and supplier management processes across regions.
  • Lead process improvement, automation, and reporting initiatives to increase efficiency, strengthen controls, and reduce risk.
  • Establish mechanisms to track program commitments, issues, risks, and dependencies and drive follow-through and escalation.
  • Lead the supplier governance program for global security suppliers, including governance mechanisms, performance reviews, issue resolution, escalation, and risk management.
  • Set expectations and oversight for vendors and monitor performance against deliverables and service levels.
  • Coordinate supplier onboarding and ongoing business requirements including legal, banking, tax, payment, security, privacy, and compliance requirements.
  • Identify, assess, track, and mitigate supplier, commercial, operational, and compliance risks.
  • Maintain program, contractual, procurement, and supplier records for governance, compliance, audit, and reporting.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field
  • 4+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement OR equivalent experience

Skills

Nice to have:Contract lifecycle managementSupplier governanceProcurement systems

Benefits

  • Benefits and compensation information available here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Last updated Oct 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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