Overview
About Microsoft
Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture embraces a growth mindset, inspires excellence, and encourages teams to bring their best each day. We learn what matters most to our customers so we can make customer-first decisions and deliver innovations that create meaningful impact at scale. #MCAPSANZ
Responsibilities
* Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, high-impact customer programs across the full lifecycle, from envisioning through planning, execution, and closure
* Drive successful delivery outcomes by securing resources, managing risks, resolving escalations, and ensuring accountability for scope, schedule, budget, and quality
* Partner with Sales to support deal setup, contract execution, compliance, and financial governance from approval through invoicing and closure
* Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior customer and internal stakeholders, including C-suite executives, serving as a strategic advisor and voice of the customer
* Guide program planning across large, multi-workstream initiatives, including resource allocation, dependency management, change control, and governance rhythms
* Oversee delivery performance, financial health, forecasting, and consumption acceleration to support customer value realization and business growth
* Lead pre-sales and proposal activities for complex engagements, shaping statements of work, delivery approaches, risk assessments, and value propositions
* Champion intellectual property reuse and creation, driving standardization of delivery artifacts and continuous improvement practices
* Ensure compliance with contractual, privacy, and confidentiality requirements, promoting best practices across teams and regions
* Drive closure activities, capture lessons learned, and contribute to readiness, knowledge sharing, and capability building across the organization
* Embody Microsoft's culture and values in all interactions
Qualifications
Minimum Experience
* Bachelor's degree in a related field and 7+ years of project or program management experience, or equivalent practical experience
* Experience leading complex technology delivery programs and cross-functional teams
* Experience engaging senior customer stakeholders and managing executive-level communications
* Experience delivering customer and business outcomes with accountability for quality, risk, and financial performance
* Working knowledge of cloud technologies, including Azure and AI-enabled solutions.
Preferred Experience
* Experience leading large-scale, complex transformational programs with direct, partner, and matrixed teams
* Experience in financial management, forecasting, and portfolio-level budget ownership
* Project or program management certifications (PMP, PgMP, or equivalent) and/or Agile certifications
* Experience shaping pre-sales engagements, delivery approaches, and commercial proposals
* Experience driving enterprise cloud and AI adoption, and managing programs with a focus on security, data privacy, or compliance.
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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