Principal Technical Program Manager

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Date posted

Oct 21, 2025

Job number

1893091

Work site

1 day / week in-office

Travel

0-25%

Role type

Individual Contributor

Profession

Program Management

Discipline

Technical Program Management

Employment type

Full-Time

Do you enjoy meeting with customers to understand their needs and discuss the art of the possible? Do you want to join a team where learning about new technology is part of our work every day? Then, come join us

The Industry Solutions Engineering (ISE) team is a global engineering organization that works directly with customers looking to leverage the latest technologies to address their toughest challenges.

We work closely with our customers' engineers to jointly develop code for cloud-based solutions that can accelerate their organization. We work in collaboration with Microsoft product teams, partners, and open-source communities to empower our customers to do more with the cloud. We develop solutions side-by-side with our customers through collaborative innovation to solve their challenges. This work involves the development of broadly applicable, high-impact solution patterns and open-source software assets that contribute to the Microsoft platform.

We are hiring a Principal Technical Program Manager to help drive high-impact engineering projects with our customers and their partners, transforming their missions using AI and other cloud-based solutions and services. TPMs identify and define the relevant customer scenarios, orchestrate the engineering approach to address these, and develop the end-to-end user stories with internal and external stakeholders, fulfilling the Product Owner role. You will be part of a cross-functional team of software engineers, data scientists, technical program managers, and designers who work side-by-side with high-impact and strategic customers and their engineers to build innovative solutions.

As part of our team, you will thrive in working with a variety of technologies, not just Microsoft technology. You will solve exciting business problems, contribute to open source, and collaborate with Microsoft product teams.

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. The role can be based in Sydney or Melbourne.

Required/Minimum Qualifications (RQs/MQs)

• 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.

• Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development

• OR equivalent experience.

Additionalor Preferred Qualifications (PQs)

• 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).

• Bachelor's Degree AND 10+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development

• OR equivalent experience.

• Enjoy travel and are comfortable with travel up to 25%

Our team prides itself on embracing a growth mindset, inspiring excellence, and encouraging everyone to share their unique viewpoints and be their authentic selves. Join us and help create life-changing innovations that impact billions around the world

At Microsoft, we are seeking people who have a passion for the positive impact technology can have on communities and for making a difference in the world. Within ISE, you will find a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, personal and cultural experiences which are vital to our success with our customers. It's an informal and flexible work environment and you'll be welcome to work in the way that best enables you to get your job done.

We invest in your health, wellness, and financial future by offering a competitive package including a wide range of benefits built around your personal needs and those close to you.

• You will partner with Software Engineering, Data Scientists, Designers, and SMEs to design complex technical solutions across feature areas. You'll also give key stakeholders data-driven recommendations based on identified risks.

• You'll define success criteria and create relationships for implementing multiple feature areas for highly complex cross-functional projects. You'll coordinate and ensure alignment across the business.

• You will deliver on roadmap for multiple feature groups across divisions, track project schedules, drive development of staging and implementation plans, and lead governance programs.

• You will drive continuous improvements by validating use cases and writing test cases from scratch. You'll also provide expertise needed for departments to collect performance metrics, lead customer support, and define and lead direct customer engagements.

• Embodies our culture and values.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

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Industry leading healthcare

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Maternity and paternity leave

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Generous time away

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Giving programs

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Opportunities to network and connect

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.