Senior Program Manager Microsoft
Redmond, WA

Job Description

Are you interested in radically improving the security of Microsoft's products?

Do you want to work on cutting edge malware analysis systems?

Are you committed to helping Microsoft customers keep their computer secure and combating evolving malware threats?

We are searching for a strong self-driven Senior Program Manager for Microsoft's Defender Research team. Microsoft Defender Research is a global team of anti-malware researchers, advanced threat hunters, and agile malware responders at the forefront of protecting Windows and the Microsoft ecosystem from emerging malware threats such as ransomware, phishing, and data theft. We power protection in products like Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Edge, Office 365, Azure, and more. We are an industry leading threat research lab that responds to customer issues with malware and use cutting edge anti-malware techniques to help keep our customers safe. If you are passionate about having a huge impact in the security industry, we would love to talk to you!

Qualification Requirements

* 5+ years of experience in a technical or engineer program management position.

In Addition, Ideal Candidates Will Have

* Good understanding of security, malware threat, network and desktop operating systems, cosmos, database systems
* Consistently practices strong organizational, communication, project management, negotiation, and problem solving skills.
* Contributes to team operational precision and industry visibility through active community presence
* Good communication skills and an eye for detail. Able to perform well under pressure, particularly in emergency response situations.
* CS/BS+ in a relevant technical area and security background.

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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.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

* Bring people and teams together across disciplines and across Microsoft to develop ideas and concepts to further protection value through research/features (spanning UX and service) and drive quick prototypes
* Frame the problems we want to go after, get team alignment and commitments along with measurements, and drive the execution that ensure we are delivering a valuable solution.
* Detail the design, scenarios, and engineering of next generation research productivity including tools and backend services for malware classification.
* Work with Engineering and Design leads to create a plan, get dependencies identified and locked, and keep everyone informed of progress (most span across teams at Microsoft)
* Engage in continuous planning cycle to drive next wave planning while keeping your pulse on execution and stepping in to provide unique value as needed
* Cross functional leadership and collaboration with stakeholders to proactively create a strong funnel of opportunities and that can be leveraged for continuous planning.
* Solve complex issues effectively, escalating as necessary for confirmation of solutions or other options as needed
* Make good, timely and practical decisions with moderate uncertainty or pressure on a consistent basis and course correct as needed
* As a senior member in the team, influence, mentor and hold yourself accountable to drive the maturity of the entire team