Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Microsoft is a leading technology company focused on empowering individuals and organizations. The Principal Program Manager – Front-End Planning will lead the front-end planning function for leased data center delivery, ensuring projects are fully assessed and positioned for successful execution.
Responsibilities
- Lead the overall Front-End Planning function for AMERS Lease delivery, establishing the framework, governance, standards, and cadence for intake analysis and execution readiness
- Develop and lead a multidisciplinary team of lease construction management, ITIM, schedule, and cost personnel to evaluate lease opportunities before execution handoff
- Provide comprehensive lease intake analysis, including assessment of scope completeness, lessor obligations, Microsoft fit-out requirements, technical readiness, constructability, schedule feasibility, cost exposure, and execution risks
- Translate business, operational, technical, and commercial requirements into actionable pre-lease planning inputs and decision-quality recommendations for leadership review
- Establish governance mechanisms to track readiness, assumptions, gaps, risks, decisions, and owner accountability across lease intake and pre-execution milestones
- Partner with lease delivery, ITIM, networking, security, telecom, cost management, scheduling, procurement, engineering, operations, safety, and lessor stakeholders to align execution requirements and handoff expectations
- Validate integrated schedule logic, PO need-by dates, long-lead constraints, and Ready for Service assumptions against project scope, procurement strategy, and lessor delivery commitments
- Drive early identification, escalation, and mitigation of scope, schedule, cost, safety, constructability, and integration risks before projects move into execution
- Own development of execution turnover packages that provide the delivery team with clear lease requirements, technical assumptions, stakeholder commitments, risk registers, governance decisions, and open actions
- Champion continuous improvement of front-end planning processes, tools, templates, and metrics to improve consistency, predictability, and execution outcomes across the lease portfolio
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience
- 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects
- Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years experience engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience
- 8+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects
- 1+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos)
- Proven success in leading integration delivery on a portfolio of medium-to-large-scale projects across industries
- Creative problem-solving, analytical skills to drive keen insights and collaboration across teams within and outside the organization
- Experience with mission-critical facilities and vendor management
- Demonstrated ability to operate in highly collaborative, cross-functional environments
- Growth mindset with a commitment to continuous improvement and inclusion
Benefits
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
- Relocation support will be provided
- This role is eligible for hybrid or remote work, up to (40) %.
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