Technology Development Initiatives Manager
 Microsoft | |
 United States, California, Mountain View | |
 Sep 25, 2024 | |
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OverviewDo you want to be at the forefront of innovating the latest hardware designs to propel Microsoft's cloud growth? Are you seeking a unique career opportunity that combines both technical capabilities, cross team collaboration, with business insight and strategy? Join the Strategic Planning and Architecture (SPARC) team within Microsoft's Azure Hardware Systems and Infrastructure (AHSI) organization and be a part of the organization behind Microsoft's expanding Cloud Infrastructure and for powering Microsoft's "Intelligent Cloud" mission. Microsoft delivers more than 200 online services to more than one billion individuals worldwide, and AHSI is the team behind our expanding cloud infrastructure. We deliver the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's cloud businesses including Microsoft Azure, Bing, MSN, Office 365, OneDrive, Skype, Teams and Xbox Live. SPARC is looking for a Technology Development Initiatives Manager to join its Technology Innovation Portfolio and Strategy team. 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 alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positivelyimpactour culture every day.
ResponsibilitiesBuild a pipeline of Hardware & Systems technologies from start-ups and innovative companies that solves Azure's greatest challenges, keeps Azure at the forefront of cutting-edge innovation, and generates impactful business value. Work with internal partners to understand needs, define key technical performance indicators, and identify and vet technology opportunities.Develop new and existing external strategic relationships with upper-level business and technical leaders to gain strategic insights and access to the most innovative emerging technologies. Partner with architecture teams and lead efforts to develop and pitch initiatives that scope, develop and document a technical strategy, vision, and value proposition: Collaborate with internal and external ecosystem partners to vet technologies, develop and validate requirements.Drive assessment of technology options-based trends, competition, and domain expertise.Define how new technologies will transform the user experience and/or create an Azure technical or business advantage.Partner with other Azure organizations to align cross-org stakeholders.Work with technical teams on plans to evaluate and develop technology concepts:Define success criteria for technology evaluation and adoption.Manage development and delivery of specifications, proofs of concept, and other collateral necessary to progress concepts through stage gates and facilitate adoption into the Azure product roadmap:Drive partner, vendor, and supplier engagements to deliver the needs of the programs.Develop reporting to identify and support key arch decisions, and track opens, risks, technical evaluations, schedules, etc.Manage dependencies to maintain cohesive and connected user scenarios.Embody our culture and values. | |