Minecraft inspires millions to create together, connects people across the globe, and brings together a community that is among the most active and passionate in the world. The Minecraft team is looking for a program manager to lead and drive the timely delivery of the next generation game technology and foundations.

We are looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager who has worked on large online services projects. This candidate will love bringing definition to complex technology projects and are an expert at navigating ambiguous spaces. Your technical expertise and attention to detail enables you to identify risks, drive development with predictability, and challenge how we work to continuously improve. Relationships and teamwork are important to how you inspire and lead the teams to deliver their best work. You are a team player that does what it takes with no ego. You also have an intolerance for mediocrity and are unafraid to take a stand on what you believe is right.

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.

In the end, it’s the people of Mojang Studios that make this place truly special. When you join, you’ll find yourself in the company of incredibly bright, warm, and creative individuals – all united and working toward a single goal. Come help us reach it!

Responsibilities

• Drive definition and alignment of technology initiatives and projects with key stakeholders and teams. Author functional specs and documentation.

• Create schedules and milestones for technology initiatives and projects; Ensure teams understand goals and manage delivery through all phases of development.

• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams across the organization to ensure timely delivery.

• Identify risks in advance and drive the team towards successful resolution before the risks turn into fires.

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

Qualifications

Required Qualifications :

• Bachelor's Degree AND 4+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development

• OR equivalent experience.

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

• Experience designing, building, delivering, and maintaining applications and services for high availability, resiliency, and performance in a dynamic environment.

• Experience translating consumer and business goals into end-to-end feature plans (scenarios, functional specs, schedules).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Passion for games and understanding of how games positively affect and influence people’s lives.

• Ability to understand what resonates with players and creators.

• Proven ability to plan, create and maintain a highly effective production schedule for multiple disciplines in all phases of development, from concept to completion.

• You must embrace ambiguity and act.

• Must possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and be a master at conflict resolution. Be comfortable presenting and demonstrating products for large and small audiences.

• Self-motivated, flexible, and results driven.

Technical Program Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 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 $153,600 - $250,200 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 4, 2024.

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