Is your dream job one where you’re a leader creating a new Microsoft business at the earliest stages? Where you operate like a Lean Startup, obsessing every day over your customers and users?
Then, this is your rare opportunity. The team was the Grand Prize Winner of Microsoft’s global Hackathon in 2018. Our project was funded directly from our CEO Satya, and sponsored personally by Harry Shum AND Peggy Johnson, two EVPs. We see the potential to build a new multi-billion-dollar business that changes the face of advertising.
Yes, there’s a ton of visibility in this role. So this job requires very intense focus on delivering value quickly to customers. We have 6 months to earn the next round of funding.
So, this job is fast-paced, results-oriented, and success is defined as getting a group of users to love this. We have the potential to change advertising for everyone—advertisers, viewers, agencies, and industry. We need somebody passionate, driven, and empathic.
If we succeed, the upshot potential is huge for all of us. Are you in?
Responsibilities
As a Program Manager on the team, you will:
Explore and understand business and customer needs, design a new product and its features targeting a global market
Write product specifications, guide the end-to-end delivery of the product by using established project, program, and process management methodologies.
Define and implement effective key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure impact and success.
Present findings and recommendations to key engineering decision makers and leadership team members.
Demonstrated track record of meeting or exceeding established goals. Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment. High personal standard to deliver a quality work product on time and on budget.
Ability to anticipate customer needs, and proactively meet and exceed customer expectations. Recognize the issues that customers want to resolve. Design and plan the creation of products or services to address customer needs.
Excellent business judgment and the ability to simplify and communicate complicated concepts. Communicate and network effectively.
Strong attention to detail and be able to work as a team player with a broad spectrum of collaboration. Product, marketing experience, and start-up mindset.
Qualifications
A bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science or related field.
10+ years of product design, customer-facing, project and program management experience, and a proven track record of delivering high quality work on time and on budget
Experience working in start-up setting and advertising industry is a plus.
Quick to learn, innovative, has strong design sensibility including a deep understanding of customer needs, technical skills, and a growth mindset.
Strong project management and program management skills. Strong product design, planning, specs writing, negotiation, networking, and cross team collaboration skills.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
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