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The PLM partners with our business groups, development teams, marketing teams, channel partners, and operations teams, worldwide, as the focal contact for various product programs.\nThe primary purpose of this role is to develop & operationalize plans to support the Launch and End of Life strategies of products in a way that is compliant, cost effective, and ensures a positive customer experience. The role has a significant impact in driving business growth & profitability by providing world class operational support.\nMicrosoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.\nResponsibilities\nManage supply chain readiness activities to support the product roadmap for a line of business. Drive early engagement with the business groups to ensure supply chain volume/cost/complexity tradeoffs are modeled to proactively shape the Go To Market plan & enable the best outcome for the business.\nProject manage all facets of program lifecycle from business concept to production and end of life, identifying requirements, capturing a working Plan of Record, driving change control, identifying risks and mitigation plans, managing issues and escalation, managing triage as necessary, leading cross group coordination, and tracking milestones and timelines.\nProactively identify process improvements, system enhancements, and overall resource requirements to support new products/businesses. Provide overall program management to ensure that the improvements hit timelines and meet requirements.\nBuild, develop, and maintain working relationships with a cross functional virtual team, facilitating proactive planning, communication, and issue resolution as well as driving key decisions to ensure Plan of Record is established & attained.\nProvide updates on program status and drive decisions at lead-times to support the business.\nQualifications\nRequired Qualifications:\nBachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 4+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement.OR equivalent experience.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nMaster's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 6+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement.OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 8+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement.\nOR equivalent experience.\n\n#W+DJOBS\nBusiness Program Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $97,600 - $188,400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $125,000 - $206,400 per year.\nCertain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:\nhttps://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay\nThis position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.\nMicrosoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. 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