Technical Program Manager

We are looking for someone passionate about technology, who enjoys going down technology rabbit holes to learn more at every opportunity, demonstrates a growth mindset, enjoys being a coach and mentor (in that they want to grow/teach others) all while simplifying technological concepts to make them auditable. 

The Technical Program Manager (TPM) position is responsible for three main aspects related to our Internal Audit (IA) processes: Project engagement, Program coverage, and Strategy.  Project engagement responsibilities are to support the fieldwork team as a technical subject matter expert during the execution of an audit - your success is in empowering the team with relevant collateral, insights and actionable data during the course of an audit.  Program coverage relates to the planning of audits to ensure that we address appropriate controls, cover key enterprise risks and emergent threats, and Strategic focus ensures that the entire IA organization is poised to evaluate the mort impactful of emergent risks/ threat scenarios, while staying informed on current and future threats.  The TPM role is a great blend of engineering expertise and influential coordination.

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.

Responsibilities

• Understand Microsoft’s Engineering and Research divisions, build relationships across them to be seen as and act as a trusted partner, with the expertise to prioritize and lead both internal and external partners to outcomes that grow shareholder value and safeguard assets.
• Assist in identifying gaps in audit coverage through an understanding of corporate strategy and/or technology direction, criticality and industry-specific requirements or regulations.
• Demonstrate a passion for the acquisition of technical knowledge, with a focus on research areas of potential exploration while guiding adherence to security, privacy and ethical policies, standards, and regulatory requirements throughout the Audit lifecycle (especially in the development of the audit plans, SOW and during audits).
• Design functional, right-sized collateral or tooling that enables the team to execute with increased efficiency.
• Lead efforts to validate engineering controls or service architecture while focusing the team on identifying critical areas, that may have impact to Microsoft risk posture.
• Understand and translate engineering metrics, cycles, environments, tools, processes to identify and prioritize key risk areas and associated controls.
• Build business acumen, foster inclusive culture, and risk mindset for the lead and audit team. For example, providing actionable insight and coaching through feedback.
• Raise the technical knowledge of self and the group on assigned risk areas through training and continuous professional development.
• Embody our Culture and Values

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree AND 2+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ year(s) experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years or more of demonstrated work experience in Engineering, IT Audit or a combination of applicable industry experiences.
• Familiarity with DevOps, and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies, as well as Project Management (PM) methodologies (Agile and Waterfall) and able to apply them pragmatically and as best suited.
• Ability to simplify the complex and contextualize audit findings.
• Demonstrated communication skills, ability to act as a trusted advisor, and build solid relationships with individuals at all levels and navigate within ambiguity.
• Proven organizational skills to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously
• Working knowledge of cybersecurity, privacy, online safety, ethical AI or service availability.
• Knowledge of generally accepted auditing standards and accounting principles.
• Professional certification such as CISSP, CIA, CISA, etc.

Technical Program Management IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $98,300 - $193,200 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 $127,200 - $208,800 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 March 24, 2025.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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