Job Description

Microsoft is committed to supporting startups around the world as they build innovative, inspiring new products and businesses. We are reinventing how we engage startup ecosystems through our Microsoft for Startups program as we align our efforts with strategic industry verticals, advocate for startup product needs, and build new products designed to support entrepreneurs around the world.

Microsoft through its mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more is changing the business landscape with its technology offerings across Modern Workplace, Cloud & AI, and Business Applications. Microsoft for Startups is a key part of this vision by helping develop the companies and entrepreneurs of the future.

We are looking for a passionate and experienced technical leader to be a key member of the Microsoft for Startups leadership team to drive the strategy around this reinvention.

As Senior Director of Technical/Product Startup Programs, you will be an expert on both customer pain points for founders and the desired business outcomes they are seeking. You will lead a global team of former startup CTOs to help our startups drive successful customer production deployments with our cutting edge set of technologies. You will lead a team of engineers who are building a product to help every founder accelerate their business journey with Microsoft. You will build a new team focused on working with internal product teams to advocate for startup friendly functionality and manage technical feedback loops to create and nurture an ecosystem of startups building with Microsoft.

* Set the strategy for Microsoft's technical engagements with startups around the world.
* Lead and manage a team of former startup CTOs working with our portfolio of companies on technical depth engagements to ensure successful production deployments.
* Lead an engineering team building a product from the ground up; advise on technical architecture decisions to ensure that the product is built for global scale.
* Work closely with the startup product team to understand the roadmap and incorporate that into our overall technology strategy.
* Ensure the Microsoft for Startups Program has a strong technical value proposition that fuels product adoption.
* Work with startups to deeply understand the technical founder's needs and advocate for startup specific features with internal Microsoft product groups.
* Develop a structured program to manage technical feedback loops between startups and internal Microsoft product groups.
* Experience working with a cloud system such as Azure or AWS.
* Experience with multiple startups in senior technical leadership positions
* Track record of leading high performing engineering teams
* 10+ years professional experience in software, 5+ years of engineering leadership.
* Experience leading and driving multiple complex projects spanning different business and disciplines with a laser sharp customer-focus.
* Track record for collaboration - we're looking for a team player who believes the best outcomes are derived from diverse experiences and points of view.
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering or Mathematics or Physics or IT related technical discipline

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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