Microsoft · 1 hour ago
Senior and Principal Technical Program Manager for Release, Compliance, Privacy - CoreAI (3 roles)
United States, Washington, Redmond
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$120K/yr - $235K/yr
6+ years expMicrosoft is looking for a strong, highly motivated Senior Technical Program Manager to join their team to define the future of release and compliance functions across their entire portfolio of products. This role involves owning complex cross-functional programs, collaborating with various stakeholders, and driving clarity in fast-moving environments.
Agentic AIApplication Performance ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentDevOpsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyManagement Information SystemsNetwork SecuritySoftware
Responsibilities
Own complex cross‑functional programs end‑to‑end; drive accountability, track progress against milestones, manage risks, dependencies, and ambiguity to ensure successful outcomes
Collaborate closely with engineering, product, legal, and business stakeholders to align priorities, unblock execution, and support teams navigating technical, policy, and operational constraints
Translate complex requirements, policies, and standards into clear, actionable plans tailored to product portfolios, organizational maturity, and industry expectations
Balance evolving business needs with strong operational discipline; design scalable, repeatable processes that support delivery across teams, products, and geographies
Synthesize program health, risks, and insights for senior leadership; communicate complex topics clearly to enable informed decision‑making
Identify emerging risks, resolve ambiguity, and drive clarity in fast‑moving or regulated environments through structured analysis and sound judgment
Continuously improve processes and tooling; define requirements for automation and system enhancements that reduce toil and increase delivery effectiveness including building relevant tools and AI agents yourself as appropriate
Define and track key performance indicators to measure impact and guide prioritization; contribute to a culture of inclusion, trust, and accountability
Lead end‑to‑end orchestration of multiple complex, parallel product releases across platforms, defining integrated release plans, ship readiness criteria, and launch governance
Adapt release strategies to changes in product cadence, lifecycle, and customer impact while ensuring adherence to release fundamentals and commitments
Be a champion for solid release fundamentals and ensure releases deliver on their compliance obligations
Champion continuous improvement through feedback loops with engineering and partners to strengthen release quality, predictability, and platform maturity
Partner with legal, security, and industry compliance leaders to define compliance vision, strategy, and execution across regulatory domains
Operationalize regulatory requirements into scalable processes, controls, and programs, translating standards across security, privacy, reliability, accessibility, licensing, and globalization and assist engineers navigate these requirements
Navigate regulatory ambiguity, resolve compliance risks, and drive clarity and alignment in evolving global regulatory environments
Define and drive privacy governance, risk management, and compliance strategy in partnership with legal and cross‑functional stakeholders
Drive divisional programs to ensure our products, services, and communications comply with Microsoft’s Privacy and related legal standards and requirements
Evangelize and embed privacy principles into product development through feature reviews, design evaluations, technical privacy assessments, and audit‑ready documentation
Serve as a subject matter expert in consultations with products, evaluate product and service features, UI, and functionality to identify and mitigate privacy-impacting concerns for early remediations. Assist engineers navigate Privacy requirements
Conduct technical Privacy reviews for products, services, and communications, document the outcomes of these reviews to support compliance audits
Lead privacy incident response, escalation, and remediation efforts while driving adoption of privacy tools, features, and process improvements
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree AND 4+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience
2+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Preferred
8+ years of experience in technical program management managing cross-functional and cross-team projects
Release Manager: 6+ years of experience in release management or delivery orchestration, managing multiple parallel releases across products, services, or platforms
Compliance Program Manager: 6+ years of experience working with regulatory or compliance programs in software development environments, ideally in domains relevant to cloud or platform development (e.g. security, privacy, responsible AI, accessibility, licensing, etc.)
Privacy Program Manager: 6+ years of experience in privacy regulation, policy, and governance within a software development environment, ideally having partnered with legal teams on privacy review, risk assessment, audit, and incident response
IAPP certifications like CIPP, CIPM, CIPT pr JD with coursework or experience in privacy, cybersecurity, or technology law
Thorough understanding of global privacy laws like GDPR, CCPA, etc
Hands-on experience building tools using AI coding agents like GitHub Copilot or other similar coding agents
3+ years of hands-on experience as a software developer or in a deeply technical role working closely with engineering teams
Company
Microsoft
Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
Microsoft has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (9192)
2024 (9343)
2023 (7677)
2022 (11403)
2021 (7210)
2020 (7852)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1MKey Investors
Technology Venture Investors
2022-12-09Post Ipo Equity
1986-03-13IPO
1981-09-01Series Unknown· $1M
Leadership Team
Satya Nadella
Chairman and CEO
Vukani Mngxati
Chief Executive Officer - Microsft South Africa
Recent News
2026-01-16
Morningstar.com
2026-01-16
Company data provided by crunchbase