• Senior Business Program Manager

    Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA)


    Microsoft Research (MSR) is a multidisciplinary global organization working to create scientific knowledge and deliver innovation that leads to positive human impact at scale. To envision and build the future, we work with our scientific, engineering, and business partners to do the unnatural and achieve the impossible (or at least improbable).

     

    The Microsoft Research Redmond lab is seeking a **Senior Business Program Manager** to drive operational excellence and strategic execution across complex programs within Microsoft Research.

     

    Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

     

    In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

    Responsibilities

    Business Program Evaluation & Improvement:

    + Identify risks, develop mitigation strategies, and optimize programs based on insights and lessons learned.

    + Partner with leadership to align programs with evolving organizational priorities and drive adoption of change initiatives.

    Business Program Excellence & Execution:

    + Evangelize complex programs to stakeholders to gain buy in.

    + Work across teams to ensure all program requirements are understood and can be met.

    Business Program Management:

    + Oversee program governance and compliance.

    + Contributes to or leads a portfolio of projects including the project plan, documentation of roles and responsibilities, timelines, milestones for complex programs.

    Business Program Planning & Design:

    + Identifies and scopes opportunities to develop new programs and improve current ones.

    + Drives clarity in complex program issues and strives for simplification.

    Other:

    + Embody our culture (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/culture) and values (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values) .

    Qualifications

    Required Qualifications:

    + Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 4+ years work experience in program management, process management, or process improvement

    + OR equivalent experience.

    + Experience in project/program management, process design, and operational excellence.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    + Ability to develop creative solutions to complex problems by applying knowledge and judgment to identify approach and methods.

    + Experience working in Business Operations and/or Finance Environments.

    + Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (Finance, Procurement, Human Resources, etc.) to align business objectives and ensure compliance with organizational policies.

    + Ability to communicate and influence across diverse audiences.

    + Demonstrated impact and influence skills and the ability to build solid relationships with individuals at all levels.

     

    Business Program Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $96,500 - $188,400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $123,500 - $206,400 per year.

     

    Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

     

    Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 19, 2025.

     

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    Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .