Job Description
The Office of the CTO (OCTO) for Microsoft is chartered with understanding, shaping, and accelerating technologies and their impact across Microsoft, industry, and society. OCTO leads investments in emerging technical bets, provides technical insights, and drives high-priority company-wide Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiatives, while partnering with our engineering, field, and strategy teams. As part of this, OCTO is responsible for Microsoft’s technical strategy for the use of OpenAI technology across Microsoft. OCTO operates as a high‑leverage organization – partnering deeply across engineering, product, research, and leadership to influence technical direction, execution integrity, and long‑term strategy. We are seeking a Principal Technical Program Manager to lead complex, cross company initiatives that require technical depth, executive engagement, and the ability to drive clarity in highly ambiguous problem spaces. A successful candidate will bring strong systems thinking, influence without authority, and a track record of delivering durable outcomes at scale. As a Principal Technical Program Manager in OCTO, you will operate at the intersection of strategy, engineering, and execution – shaping programs that cut across organizational boundaries and help Microsoft move faster, with greater coherence and responsibility. At Microsoft, our mission—to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more—guides how we partner with customers to deliver trusted, impactful solutions. With a growth mindset culture, we innovate responsibly and measure success by shared progress—people, teams, and customers. Join us to do meaningful work that changes the world and helps shape what’s next for everyone.
