Job Description:
We are looking for a Senior Lease Administration Lead for delivering expert Lease Administration support across Microsoft’s global data center portfolio. The position ensures contractual compliance, financial accuracy, and risk mitigation across complex, mission‑critical lease agreements while partnering closely with Portfolio Management, Finance, Legal, Engineering, and external Lessors to support scalable global operations. The Senior Lease Administration Lead owns day‑to‑day execution of lease administration activities, including but not limited to interpretation and application of lease terms, management of critical dates and obligations, validation of financial and operational requirements, and stewardship of lease data used to inform portfolio decisions. Acting as a key participant in business rhythms, this role provides subject‑matter expertise, proactive issue identification, process and program development, and solution‑oriented recommendations to support operational continuity and portfolio growth. In addition to execution, this role drives continuous improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities to standardize processes, reducing manual effort, and improve data quality across the lease administration lifecycle. The role actively explores and applies automation, AI, and advanced analytics capabilities to enhance efficiency, improve compliance monitoring, and enable data‑driven insights for stakeholders. This includes partnering with cross‑functional teams to modernize tools, workflows, and reporting that support lease governance at scale. This position operates as a trusted advisor and escalation point for complex lease matters, supports outsourced delivery partners through clear requirements and quality oversight, and collaborates across internal and external stakeholders to ensure Microsoft meets its contractual, regulatory, and operational obligations across a rapidly evolving global data center portfolio.
