Program Director at Microsoft

Overview
Are you excited about creating innovative technology solutions and taking responsibility for strategic, multimillion dollar projects?

• As organizations digitally transform their business and operating models, they look to us to provide them with the guidance and partnership that will help them achieve this change successfully and at pace. You will have the opportunity to utilize your program management skills and experience as you build relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders, managing a range of programs that vary in terms of budget and size, and collaborating with teams located in multiple locations and time zones.
• Working in an environment that empowers you to bring your best each day, you will grow professionally and personally as part of a team that cares passionately for great customer outcomes, and who strive to improve the overall customer and partner experience.
• Join our team of exceptional people who deliver world-class professional consulting services in an international environment. Our team values a supportive atmosphere with passion for growth, where you can earn customer confidence, trust, and loyalty by improving the overall customer and partner experience. At the same time, we put a specific emphasis on work-life balance, wellbeing, and the opportunity to operate in diverse and inclusive environment.

Qualifications
To position you for a successful career with us and enable you to have an impact on your colleagues and our customers, you will be able to demonstrate:

• Proven experience managing large-scale technology programs, preferably at international scale
• Program governance skills, including financial management, planning, scheduling, reporting, resource management, senior stakeholder communications, and risk management
• Professional presentation skills with experience of regularly presenting a variety of different audiences including those at a C-suite level.
• PMP Certification or equivalent project management experience.
• Bachellor‘s or Master‘s degree in relevant subject or equivalent work experience
• [Experience managing technology related projects: experience in either infrastructure, cloud, security, Office365, or Productivity solution implementations is essential.]
• This role will likely include some national and international travel from time-to-time in line with customer needs.

Responsibilities
As a Program Director at Microsoft, some of your main responsibilities will include:

• Engaging with senior internal and external stakeholders (e.g., Chief Executive-level executives) as a peer, providing subject matter expertise
• Managing program and delivery performance, focusing on customer satisfaction, tangible outcomes and high quality.
• Participating in the pre-sales process and being able to articulate the business value proposition associated with the program or change
• Guiding cross-team and third-party partnerships - influencing without authority and using the power of diverse teams.
• Applying program governance standards, compliance and best practices to ensure successful delivery of projects on scope, on schedule and on budget.
• Being on top of any commercial aspects of your program, driving financial integrity
• Mentoring other team members as you share your knowledge and experience.
• Researching and proactively sharing intellectual property (IP) and providing recommendations for improving how we operate