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Microsoft

Builds workplace software, PCs and cloud services

Implementation Manager

Program ManagementUpdated on Nov 12
Full-time$97.6k - $206.4k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field, plus at least four years of process management, process execution, process optimization, or related experience, or equivalent experience.
  • Operations acumen and understanding of operations ecosystems.
  • Demonstrated experience in complex stakeholder engagement, negotiation, conflict management, project management, risk management, governance, decision-making, and analytical and business judgment in complex scenarios.
  • Demonstrated experience working effectively in cross-functional, international teams.
  • Demonstrated change and project management skills.
  • Ability to work across multiple lines of business in a fast-paced multinational environment.
  • Ability to work effectively across cultures and value diversity within a virtual team.
  • Demonstrated collaboration skills and ability to drive results.
  • Attention to detail and ability to maintain a broad perspective while examining details.
  • Written and verbal communication skills, including confident communication at senior levels.
  • Understanding of change management, its importance, approaches, key tasks, and timelines.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security background-screening requirements applicable to the role.
  • Verification of U.S. citizenship to meet federal government security requirements.
  • Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud Screen Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter while in the role.
  • Four to five years of demonstrated project management and process management experience, preferably in an operations environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to implement change.
  • Ability to maintain focus through change and ambiguity, navigate uncertain situations, and drive clarity.
  • Ability to build relationships with individuals at all levels.
  • Direct experience working with international stakeholders and driving process improvements in complex and rapidly changing environments.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure assigned launches and continuous-improvement efforts succeed in the region or globally, on time, and deliver the expected customer and partner experience while managing stakeholder expectations.
  • Provide input to launch design and engage with the corporate launch team globally to incorporate regional requirements into the design.
  • Manage end-to-end regional or global deployment, establish the deployment structure, build the plan, identify risks, influence mitigation, and escalate issues for resolution.
  • Represent customers, partners, and field teams throughout the launch process, and conduct experience-mapping sessions to align delivery with customer and partner expectations.
  • Ensure regional and global stakeholders understand launch impacts on transaction volumes, query support, resource requirements, and other organizational needs, and establish plans to manage those impacts.
  • Engage with corporate launch teams and regional implementation managers to ensure consistent launch execution and adherence to the launch framework.
  • Provide regional or global approval for transition through launch tollgates and recommend go/no-go decisions.
  • Conduct structured launch post-mortems and incorporate lessons into future launches.
  • Contribute to developing launch processes and frameworks to improve launch management in a dynamic environment.
  • Identify AI and automation opportunities and work with leadership teams to operationalize them.
  • Identify, document, and communicate key business and customer needs to shape future experiences, including success measurement and execution management.
  • Identify and own optimization opportunities for Regional Operations Centers, including prioritization, design, and tracking business benefits across policy, program, and process.

Desired Qualifications

  • A master's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field, plus at least two years of process management, process execution, process optimization, or related experience.
  • Excellence in thought leadership, innovation, and execution management, with the ability to influence without authority.
  • Working knowledge of U.S. Federal Government business practices.
  • Ability to build relationships with individuals at all levels, across geographies and business functions, internally and externally.
  • Experience in Business Process Outsourcing and managing outsourcing partners in a managed-service model.
  • Experience in process improvement, particularly identifying and implementing process-automation opportunities.

About the Company

Microsoft

Builds workplace software, PCs and cloud services

Microsoft builds workplace software, operating systems and cloud infrastructure for consumers, businesses and government agencies, from small organizations to global enterprises. Microsoft 365 combines Word and Excel with Teams communication and Copilot AI features, while Windows runs PCs and Surface supplies the company's own computers. Azure rents computing capacity, storage and databases to build and run web applications. Microsoft also sells Xbox consoles and games, collecting revenue through software licenses, subscriptions, usage charges and product sales. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Redmond, WA
Founded
1975

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