The Principal Technical Program Manager (TPM) role at Microsoft Advertising focuses on leading execution across Advertising Measurement initiatives. The Measurement team is responsible for developing foundational solutions that help advertisers understand performance and optimize outcomes. This position requires collaboration with Product Managers, Engineering Managers, and Software Engineers to translate product requirements into actionable outcomes. The role emphasizes delivering reliable and scalable measurement solutions that impact advertiser decision-making.

• Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
• Demonstrated ability to translate PRDs into shipped outcomes across multiple engineering teams and systems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including executive-level updates.
• Solid technical fluency with event pipelines, telemetry systems, data quality validation, and large-scale data processing.

• Translate PRDs into actionable execution plans across conversion tracking, attribution, cross-channel measurement, viewability, and third-party measurement integrations.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Privacy stakeholders to ensure alignment, unblock issues, and deliver on commitments.
• Run core program routines including planning, dependency management, risk tracking, status reviews, and executive communications.
• Oversee development, quality validation, launch readiness, and post-launch monitoring for measurement features and platforms.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to identify meaningful success metrics for measurement solutions and ensure telemetry and reporting are in place to track progress and outcomes.
• Drive solid practices around event pipelines, telemetry, data validation, and system observability to ensure accurate and trusted measurement.

• Employees at Microsoft are often offered comprehensive, “world-class” benefits—including health and mental-wellness programs, competitive pay with bonuses and stock awards, and retirement/savings options. Time-off and flexibility are common, with generous vacation and holidays, parental and caregiver leave, and flexible work schedules, alongside learning support, employee resource groups, product discounts, and matching-gifts/volunteering programs. Specific benefits can vary by region.