The Product Release and Security Services (PRSS) team in the Cloud + AI  Group is responsible for the secure ingestion, processing, release and distribution of binaries and content across the world for the Microsoft ecosystem, in a manner that builds a high degree of trust and confidence with customers and partners.

Our team's mission within PRSS is focused on providing Release and Anti-Malware Scanning services to Product Groups across Microsoft.  As a team, we live the Microsoft values of Respect, Integrity and Accountability.  Diversity and Inclusion are important to us and we hold each other to a high bar.  We’re proud of our services reach and impact but we try to execute with humility, in service to our partners, and our shared customers.

Responsibilities

We are looking for a Senior Program Manager with the right mix of technical depth, service provision experience and cross-org collaboration skills to help land the next wave of innovations for our Product Group partners.  Our Anti-Malware Scanning Service is on the critical path for multiple internal PRSS services and for many Product Group engineering workflows. We operate at high-scale processing billions of files per month with high reliability.  You need to be able to quickly gain a technical understanding of our customer's business, use relevant data to gain leadership buy-in, and then drive effective solutions from ideation, through delivery, to successful execution.  You will also work with our anti-malware industry partners in driving great outcomes in securing the supply chain for our internal tenants, and for the broader ecosystem.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of proven Technical Program/Product Management experience in building/operating/supporting services with a security and/or Anti-Malware focus
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or 8+ years of proven technical program/product management experience 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong analytical skills and experience in using data to drive continuous improvement for our customers
• Fluency in using VSTS or other work tracking and bug management systems
• Ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to an exec audience

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the following specialized security screenings:

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

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.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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