This list contains only the countries for which job offers have been published in the selected language (e.g., in the French version, only job offers written in French are displayed, and in the English version, only those in English).
At Microsoft AI, we are on a mission to train the world’s most capable AI frontier models, pushing the boundaries of scale, performance, and product deployment. We’re tackling some of the most challenging problems in deep learning at scale. As a team, we will deliver one of the best foundation models in the world, forming the foundation of many initiatives across Microsoft AI. Help deliver one of the best foundational models in the world at Microsoft AI. This role is part of Microsoft AI's Superintelligence Team. The MAIST is a startup-like team inside Microsoft AI, created to push the boundaries of AI toward Humanist Superintelligence—ultra-capable systems that remain controllable, safety-aligned, and anchored to human values. Our mission is to create AI that amplifies human potential while ensuring humanity remains firmly in control. We aim to deliver breakthroughs that benefit society—advancing science, education, and global well-being.
Job Responsibility:
Coordinate projects and programs including all elements of end-to-end program planning, timelines, milestones, performance metrics, risk anticipation/mitigation and resource needs for programs and product cycles.
Collaborate with product teams, engineers, researchers, and external partners to identify gaps and drive timelines toward resolution and mitigation.
Leverage data and analytics to identify opportunities for improvement, track progress, and measure the impact of quality and efficiency programs.
Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and growth.
Own the status of key projects, proactively identifying risks and proposing solutions to ensure timely delivery.
Communicate program strategies, progress, and results to executive leadership and key stakeholders, advocating for quality and efficiency within the team.
Work closely with teams on infrastructure, data engineering, pre-training, post-training, and product feedback.
Advance the AI frontier responsibly.
Embody Microsoft’s culture and values.
Requirements:
Experience developing AI/ML models — including working with data, training models, and evaluating model quality.
Experience leading complex technical programs end‑to‑end — planning work, managing timelines, milestones, and risks.
Experience working closely with engineers, researchers, and product teams to deliver technical outcomes.
Experience using data and metrics to track progress, spot issues early, and guide decisions.
Nice to have:
Deeply understand the pipeline of collecting data, training, evaluating, and serving language models and multimodal models.
Have experience working side-by-side with AI researchers and engineers.
Thrive in a 0->1, scrappy, innovative environment.
Are passionate about managing high-stakes, time-sensitive, large-scale programs.
Take initiative and enjoy finding paths through complexity in a fast-paced environment.
Are comfortable owning projects that span offices, teams, and time zones, can coordinate different workstreams, and drive to relentlessly unblock progress.
Demonstrate a proactive attitude and enthusiasm for exploring new methods and technologies.