Principal Program Manager - Acquisition Support

Job Description

Principal Program Manager - Acquisition Support role at Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) to lead a high-impact team focused on supporting acquisitions and managing the regional portfolio for Microsoft's cloud infrastructure datacenters globally.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in real estate, engineering, program management, or a related field AND 6+ years experience in real estate strategy, capital program management, or complex infrastructure delivery.
• 4+ years people management experience.
• 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
• Deep experience managing delivery for capital-intensive projects in datacenter, energy, or other industrial sectors.
• Effective analytical and systems-thinking capabilities, with a focus on root cause problem solving and risk management.
• Proven ability to drive clarity and accountability across complex portfolios, with a focus on outcomes and delivery discipline.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage a global portfolio of real estate assets, ensuring visibility into both speculative and production sites across regions.
• Drive site due diligence processes, lead go/no-go assessments, manage complex capital projects, drive acquisition approvals processes, and shape regional portfolio strategies.
• Define and evolve metrics to evaluate program health, delivery velocity, and risk across all infrastructure readiness dimensions.
• Maintain integrated project schedules across land, energy, and network workstreams—aligned to Microsoft’s capacity roadmap.
• Facilitate regular reviews with cross-functional teams to validate progress, identify bottlenecks, and align on critical path actions.
• Drive proactive risk identification and mitigation to protect delivery timelines and enable agile decision-making.
• Improve program reporting and data systems to support real-time visibility and portfolio-level insights.
• Lead collaborative planning sessions to align stakeholders, optimize dependencies, and ensure milestone accuracy.
• Translate complex program challenges into clear action plans using data, systems thinking, and plain language.
• Promote tool adoption and process improvements that enhance schedule integrity and operational predictability.

Benefits

• Industry leading healthcare
• Educational resources
• Discounts on products and services
• Savings and investments
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Generous time away
• Giving programs
• Opportunities to network and connect