JOB DETAILS
Principal Program Manager - Acquisition Support
CompanyMicrosoft
LocationRedmond
Work ModeOn Site
PostedNovember 22, 2025
About The Company
Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters.
Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.
About the Role
Own and manage a global portfolio of real estate assets, ensuring visibility into both speculative and production sites across regions. Drive site due diligence processes, lead go/no-go assessments, manage complex capital projects, drive acquisition approvals processes, and shape regional portfolio strategies. Define and evolve metrics to evaluate program health, delivery velocity, and risk across all infrastructure readiness dimensions. Facilitate regular reviews with cross-functional teams to validate progress, identify bottlenecks, and align on critical path actions. Drive proactive risk identification and mitigation to protect delivery timelines and enable agile decision-making. Improve program reporting and data systems to support real-time visibility and portfolio-level insights. Lead collaborative planning sessions to align stakeholders, optimize dependencies, and ensure milestone accuracy. Translate complex program challenges into clear action plans using data, systems thinking, and plain language. Promote tool adoption and process improvements that enhance schedule integrity and operational predictability. This role has people management responsibilities, including driving employee growth and development, executing projects, and managing performance. Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience. 1+ years people management experience. 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects. Deep experience managing delivery for capital-intensive projects in datacenter, energy, or other industrial sectors. Effective analytical and systems-thinking capabilities, with a focus on root cause problem solving and risk management. Proven ability to drive clarity and accountability across complex portfolios, with a focus on outcomes and delivery discipline. Track record of success leading global, cross-functional teams in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
Key Skills
Program ManagementRisk ManagementData AnalysisCapital ProjectsCross-Functional LeadershipStakeholder AlignmentMetrics DefinitionEmployee DevelopmentAgile Decision-MakingSystems ThinkingPortfolio ManagementProject ExecutionProblem SolvingReporting ImprovementCollaborationDelivery Discipline
Categories
Management & LeadershipEngineeringConstructionData & AnalyticsEnergy
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
Own and manage a global portfolio of real estate assets, ensuring visibility into both speculative and production sites across regions. Drive site due diligence processes, lead go/no-go assessments, and manage complex capital projects.
📋Job Type
full time
📊Experience Level
5-10
💼Company Size
226306
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
40 hours
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