Principal Group Program Manager
Microsoft
Principal Group Program Manager
Redmond, Washington, United States
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Overview
Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world.
Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence. The products in our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture.
Within Azure Data, the databases team builds and maintains Microsoft's operational Database systems. We store and manage data in a structured way to enable a multitude of applications across various industries. We are on a journey to enable developer friendly, mission-critical, AI enabled operational Databases across relational, non-relational and OSS offerings.
Join the Azure Postgres team and be part of one of the fastest-growing services in the cloud database space. We're a nimble, high-impact team driven by innovation and a passion for delivering a best-in-class Postgres experience on Azure. As a Principal Group Program Manager here, you'll work at the intersection of open-source technology and cloud-native services, shaping the future of managed Postgres for developers and enterprises worldwide. If you're excited about building scalable, highly available, highly reliable, and intelligent database solutions in an agile environment that values bold ideas and rapid execution, we’d love to hear from you. Let’s redefine what’s possible with Postgres in the cloud—together.
We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served.
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.
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
- OR equivalent experience.
- 6+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
Other Requirements
- Ability 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: Microsoft Cloud Background Check:
- This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Preferred/Additional Qualifications
- 4+ years' experience in relational databases, ideally PostgreSQL or distributed systems.
- Proven experience driving multiple features from ideation to launch.
- Customer obsession: a love for engaging customers, listening, problem solving.
- Partnerships
- Field/Partner GTM
- Growth
Technical Program Management IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $163,000 - $296,400 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 $220,800 - $331,200 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 June 6, 2025
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Responsibilities
- Ability to technically engage with customers to understand pain points and opportunities, validate their high scale database solutions and architecture, translating insights into product features that differentiate Azure Postgres.
- Drive features that are envisioned from ideation to exploration/validation with customers to launch, including partnering with marketing, finance.
- Define and evolve the long-term vision for Azure Postgres, aligning with Microsoft’s broader data platform strategy and customer needs.
- Collaborate with engineering, design, marketing, and support teams to deliver high-quality, reliable, and scalable Postgres services.
- Stay connected with the Postgres community, contributing to and leveraging open-source innovation to enhance Azure’s managed offering.
- Partner with marketing and field teams to drive adoption, create compelling messaging, and support customer onboarding.
- Use telemetry, customer feedback, and market analysis to inform decisions, measure success, and drive growth.
- Field/Partner GTM
- Other