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We are looking to hire a **Deputy Program Manager** to join Microsoft Federal.

The Microsoft Federal organization was established to address the unique mission, legal/regulatory requirements, and procurement rules and processes of the United States Government (USG). Microsoft Federal is committed to ensuring its resources – including appropriately qualified, experienced, and certified personnel (with necessary security clearances or otherwise) are available as needed to meet USG evolving needs. To that end, Microsoft embraces, as a mission-critical philosophy, flexibility in the recruiting, hiring, and workforce assignment of Microsoft Federal personnel. Microsoft Federal personnel can expect to serve in various roles in the Microsoft Federal organization during the course of their career to meet evolving USG needs, regardless of segment – Civilian, Defense, or intelligence community.

Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Growth mindset encourages each of us to lean in and learn what matters most to our customers, to create the foundational knowledge that enables us to make customer-first decisions in everything we do. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. You can help us achieve our mission.

Responsibilities

As a Deputy Program Manager, you will be an individual contributor and will have responsibility to lead and manage priority parts of Microsoft contracts. You will oversee a portfolio of projects on contract including the project plan, timelines, milestones, financial management, performance metrics, and/or resource needs for crucial programs. Communicate the program status and risk to relevant stakeholders and holds them accountable for following the established schedule, risk mitigation plans, and processes. You will establishes objectives and success criteria for the project in an inclusive collaborative manner with all stakeholders.

+ Work collaboratively with Sales teams, Engineering, Finance, and Operations teams to ensure Microsoft is effective and compliant for all delivery on contract while also driving growth in Azure and emerging technologies on these contracts

+ Assess and refine Microsoft’s competitive position and Probability of Win (PWin) on potential task orders.

+ Increase the efficiency of Program Management Organization (PMO) operations. Seeks continuous improvement to scale support across programs.

+ Work with Engineering teams to define strategy and requirements to ensure client deliverables are on track and timely.

+ Manage internal and external communications and escalate issues within Microsoft appropriately.

+ Engage with customer contract holders and negotiate challenging requests. Drive toward mutually beneficial solutions.

+ Engage with partner ecosystem to expand Microsoft offerings and increase sales.

Business Program Excellence and Execution

+ Sets best practices to define and execute program success metrics. Drives the rhythm of business (ROB) to ensure participants and stakeholders are communicating and responding according to the necessary cadence. Drives others to work across teams (e.g., Contracts, Finance, Engineering, and Sales) to ensure all program requirements are understood and can be met.Leverages monthly business review revenue (MBR) to drive strategic and overall performance decisions with stakeholders.

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

+ Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 6+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement

+ OR equivalent experience

+ 3+years working in or leading a program management organization for muti-million dollar program

Other Requirements

Security Clearance Requirements: Candidates must be able 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:

+ The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with Polygraph. Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate U.S. Government clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination.

+ **Clearance Verification** : This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment.

+ **Microsoft Cloud Background Check** : This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

+ **Citizenship & Citizenship Verification:** This position requires verification of U.S citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customers and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Master's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 8+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement

+ OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 12+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement

+ OR equivalent experience.

Business Program Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $116,900 - $203,600 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 $148,400 - $222,600 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 November 7, 2025.

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) .