Microsoft is building the next generation of operating systems for the Intelligent Edge. Help us establish a position of leadership by driving a high-performing partner ecosystem!

Our portfolio spans many Internet of Things (IoT) offerings across a variety of operating systems. It includes Kubernetes, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and an ever-expanding array of Intelligent Edge technologies. Think about industrial robots with computer vision, smart displays in retail stores, automation controllers in connected factories, or smart gateways that bring AI and edge computing to the farms that feed the world. Visit https://aka.ms/iotfarm to see it in action.

Are you a talented Senior Program Manager, ready to envision and drive strategic engagements with our ecosystem of partner companies? Ready to ride the explosive growth of the IoT business to greater career heights? This is the role for you!

Responsibilities

STRATEGY: You'll envision what our ecosystem of partner companies should look like. Who should it include? How can we help our partners succeed? What should we expect from them? Evolve the ecosystem for current products to meet our current business goals. Envision from scratch how we organize and grow an ecosystem of partner companies around our new products. Of course it's not enough to only envision the ecosystem. You'll drive relentlessly to make that vision a reality!

RELATIONSHIPS: You'll know the ecosystem of partner companies intimately, connecting with them individually to maintain deep relationships. Establishing multiple touchpoints, you'll connect our product engineering teams with the right ecosystem partner at the right time. Build a rich network of contacts at multiple levels within each ecosystem partner company, available to leverage at any time.

EVENTS: You'll conduct informative and insightful collaboration sessions between ecosystem partners and product group experts. This happens 4-6 times a year around the globe at key conferences and industry events.

TECHNOLOGY: You'll know our broad product portfolio better than any other single person. Represent our portfolio to the ecosystem of partner companies as the their first go-to person. Go deep in a few important areas. Drive transformative change into our product line-up on behalf of the ecosystem.

INITIATIVES: You'll drive 1-3 high-value specific product initiatives & solutions by pulling together our technology, a vast array of internal stakeholders, and our ecosystem of partner companies.

PROCESS: You'll handle the details of our connection with the ecosystem, by running a well-organized program internally and externally. Information and insight about the ecosystem will be accessible and useful for our team internally. Ecosystem partner companies will have an easy-to-use, well-managed two-way conduit for Microsoft confidential product information, roadmaps, detailed materials, sample code and shared data.

Qualifications

Required

• 5+ years of technology product management or program management
• 1+ years of executive-level engagement with major technology partners

Preferred

• Experience deploying IoT solutions into large or medium IT organizations
• Deep network of contacts in the IoT industry
• 3+ years of engineering experience working on Robotics, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Edge Computing, OS components, or embedded devices
• 2+ years experience creating products for Linux or Android
• Excellent verbal, visual, and written communication skills, as demonstrated by a proven portfolio of executive-level presentations and strategy papers
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or other technology discipline
• MBA or equivalent proven business experience

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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