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Lease Program Manager

United States, Redmond 96500.00 - 188400.00 USD / Year · Job Posted March 21, 2026
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We are seeking a seasoned Lease Program Manager to play a pivotal role in supporting our Microsoft CO+I Lease and Land portfolio. The ideal candidate will possess in-depth knowledge of datacenter lease agreements and contracts combined with a solid understanding of the datacenter leasing project lifecycle. This role requires close collaboration with the datacenter lessors and internal Microsoft teams to support datacenter acquisition. A successful candidate will have a curious mindset and address challenges systemically with a clear orientation towards achieving desired outcomes, even in dynamic and complex environments. The role will also be instrumental in supporting the development and implementation of portfolio-wide strategic initiatives and programs, with a focus on streamlining processes, enhancing development and analytics capabilities, and enabling business scalability.

Job Responsibility

  • Drive the execution of strategies aligned with company priorities within approved timelines while resolving issues by cross functional teams.
  • Identify and scopes opportunities to improve processes and reporting
  • Leverages appropriate data, metrics and reporting to drive strategy and improvement.
  • Develop, maintain and advocate for the utilization of playbooks, responsible / accountable / consulted / informed (RACIs), tools, policies, guidelines, and processes.
  • Monitor feedback to improve performance and recommend innovative solutions by engaging with
  • Ensure Real Estate portfolio efficiently supports business requirements.
  • Evaluate processes, collaborate with business partners and strategic vendors, review industry innovations, and recommend and implement innovative solutions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Real Estate, Project Management, or related field, AND 3+ years relevant experience. OR 5+ years equivalent experience.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
  • This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Nice to have

Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Real Estate, Project Management, or related field AND 5+ years portfolio management, real estate, or office management experience OR 7+ years equivalent experience.

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