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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.

 

We are seeking a Business Program Manager.  The successful applicant is a professional who:

Acts as a leading expert in their field to oversee teams who perform program landscape research and analysis.Defines the organizational strategy to identify and scope opportunities to develop new programs and improve current ones impacting the broader unit and/or Microsoft.Applies strategic thought leadership when overseeing teams who define and track the success criteria and performance metrics.Provides the organizational vision and direction to teams who define and execute on a landing and communication plan, such as the target audience(s) and communication strategy, and gets feedback from teams if communication has landed.Shares industry technical expertise when understanding how systems work and impact one another.Sets direction for conducting cost-benefit analyses to examine performance to value drivers.Sets the direction for teams to collect and evaluate success criteria and performance metrics.Oversees teams who utilize direction and strategy from leadership advocate and influence sponsorship regarding business area of expertise in order to create and execute plans that shift current priorities to new organizational initiatives and objectives, and influences others to change behavior accordingly.

 

In addition, this role has management responsibilities including driving employee growth and development, executing projects, and managing performance.