The Principal Technical Program Manager will lead end-to-end technical programs for the Microsoft Specialized Cloud team, focusing on U.S. Government customers. This role involves coordinating cross-organization technical exchanges and driving integrated plans from demand signal through capacity delivery. The TPM will work closely with various teams, including engineering, infrastructure, and operations, to ensure alignment and accelerate decision-making. The position requires adapting project schedules and scope to meet evolving technical constraints and customer priorities.

• Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years experience in technical program management, engineering, infrastructure delivery, cloud services or product development OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
• Active U.S. Government Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.

• Lead end-to-end technical programs across US Sovereign and air gapped cloud (AGC), from customer demand intake and requirements definition through capacity readiness and delivery.
• Translate U.S. Government customer demand into actionable capacity and buildout requirements aligned with approved investments and technical feasibility.
• Coordinate cross-organization technical exchanges across Microsoft Specialized Cloud (MSC), engineering, infrastructure, operations, finance, compliance, and federal field teams.
• Develop and manage integrated project schedules that define scope, critical paths, dependencies, milestones, owners, and decision points.
• Adapt scope, sequencing, and schedules as customer priorities, engineering constraints, or infrastructure conditions evolve.
• Proactively mitigate delivery risks, blockers, and cross-team gaps, escalating decisions with clear options, impacts, and recommendations.
• Represent the voice of U.S. Government customers while maintaining an effective rhythm of business.

• 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.