Developers are shaping the world and at Microsoft developers are the center of our business. Our team build the services to help developers ship faster and with more confidence. We're not just building the tools that developers need, we're also helping to move forward the way the world builds software. Our services are all part of Azure DevOps. They cover the entire spectrum of software development, from planning, to deploying and everywhere in between. You can learn more about Azure DevOps and what we build here: https://azure.com/devops. We are looking for someone to lead one of our Program Management teams. What makes this a great place to work? There are many things, but here are the highlights: We are our own customer. We are the first ones to use everything we build. We run a hosted service which means that we ship new features daily. The work you do has immediate benefits to customers. The team is full of smart people who care about the work they do. They are also a pleasure to work
Key Responsibilities: As a group program manager on the Azure DevOps team you'll lead a ~10 person program management team that supports a 50 person engineering organization; all working together to ship weekly updates to Azure DevOps services. This is a key leadership role within the team that will need energy and passion. Your role will consist of: Helping set the strategic direction for our products and bringing that vision and energy into your team. Engaging with customers through visits, conferences, and countless other forums. Working with your team to identify and design the product that
Requirements: 10+ years of experience shipping software. Experience as a people manager. Experience as the leader responsible for identifying and delivering a product or broad area of a product. Great communication skills. A technical background. Our customers are development teams. Experience with UI design and building services at scale are strong pluses. A strong desire to make the lives of developers better. 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