Principal Program Manager

Job description

Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further.

This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world.

Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence.

The products our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI.

Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture.

​​Within Azure Data, the big data analytics team provides a range of products that enable data engineers and data scientists to extract intelligence from all data – structured, semi-structured, and unstructured.

We build the Data Engineering, Data Science, and Data Integration pillars of Microsoft Fabric.​

​​The Fabric Customer Advisory Team is seeking a Principal Program Manager to lead our migration strategy and accelerate adoption of Fabric Data Warehouse.

In this role, you’ll act as a business owner, driving cross-team programs that enable customers to modernize their analytics platforms and unlock the full value of Fabric.

You’ll orchestrate complex migration motions, track progress with precision, and surface insights on pipeline health, funding needs, and market momentum.

Success in this role requires both strategic vision and operational rigor—balancing technical depth in the analytics industry with the ability to influence across teams.

Join us in shaping the future of analytics, where your leadership will fuel growth, simplify complexity, and deliver impact at scale.

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We do not just value differences or different perspectives.

We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company.

As a result, our customers are better served.

**Responsibilities**

+ ​Own and drive migration strategy for Fabric Analytics, from concept to execution, with a focus on accelerating platform growth.
+ Lead cross-team program management, aligning engineering, product, and field teams to deliver seamless migration motions.
+ Track and manage execution rigorously, ensuring timely follow-up on activities and dependencies.
+ Analyze and report on business health, including pipeline status, funding requirements, and market momentum, to inform leadership decisions.
+ Engage deeply with customers, leading technical discussions to remove blockers and influence adoption.
+ Continuously identify opportunities to simplify migration paths and improve customer experience at scale.​

Embody our culture (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/culture) and values (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values)

**Qualifications**

**Required/Minimum Qualifications**

+ ​​Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Math, Business, or related field AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
+ OR equivalent experience.​
+ 4+ years of program management, product management, or technical delivery experience driving cross-functional initiatives in cloud, data, or analytics environments.

**Other Requirements**

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/Additional Qualifications**

+ ​​Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Math, Business, or related field AND 8+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
+ OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Math, Business, or related field AND 12+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
+ OR equivalent experience.​

Content Program Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 per year.

There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until November 14, 2025.

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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.

Consistent with applicable law, 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 (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .

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