We are seeking an experienced Program Manager who has a proven track record through multiple product cycles in a design and manufacturing environment.  You will be responsible for leading the integration and delivery of new Surface Products.  You will work with the multiple Surface teams and external partners to define, design, integrate, optimize, deploy, and monitor new and innovative Surface Products.  As a cross-functional leader, you will define requirements, develop and drive schedules, coordinate dependencies, and drive factory readiness, NPI and volume ramp activities.  The successful candidate will have SW or FW development and HW/SW integration experience. In addition, he or she will extensive work experience with high volume device manufacturing and working with external partners in different time zones.  Additionally, the candidate will leverage effective communication and cross-organizational technical program management skills to thrive in a highly innovative, evolving, and dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Define the product solution requirements with focus on SW/HW system integration and customer experience.
• Write detailed functional or requirement spec that enable product engineering to execute
• Define and communicate development schedules, and manage complex dependencies
• Closely work with external silicon partners to develop and track requirements and dependencies. Ensure they track our schedules.
• Coordinate pre-factory readiness, NPI and volume ramp activities
• Drive the execution and delivery using common engineering tools, triage, tracking and reporting aligning to product milestones
• Anticipate risks; assess, mitigate, and manage accordingly
• Coordinate pre-factory SW and MTE readiness, and engaged in the volume ramp activities
• Organize and present program reviews/status to engineering, business, and senior management.
• Periodic travel to Asia to coordinate with local Surface teams and partners may be required

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years working as a technical program manager or other engineering discipline in a high-volume device manufacturing capacity.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in Software and Firmware development and how they interface with HW.
• Experience in System Integration. Particularly how HW/SW come together to enable best customer experience in advanced consumer electronics products
• Experience with SW for Manufacturing Test
• Detailed understanding of high-volume manufacturing processes and best practices to define solution requirements
• Able to analyze statistics, perform risk analysis and provide clear reporting to various Surface leaders
• Enthusiastic, attention to detail, results oriented, organized, motivated and self-driven
• High degree of flexibility -willing to fill in the gaps rather than relying on others

Able to lead and manage teams in high pressure situations while driving continuous improvement

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.