Personnel Security Project/Program Manager – CTJ – Top Secret/SCI

We are looking to hire a Personnel Security Project/Program Manager to join Microsoft Federal.

Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Growth mindset encourages each of us to lean in and learn what matters most to our customers, to create the foundational knowledge that enables us to make customer-first decisions in everything we do. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. You can help us achieve our mission.

The Microsoft Federal organization was established to address the unique mission, legal/regulatory requirements, and procurement rules and processes of the United States Government (USG). Microsoft Federal is committed to ensuring its resources – including appropriately qualified, experienced, and certified personnel (with necessary security clearances or otherwise) are available as needed to meet USG evolving needs. To that end, Microsoft embraces, as a mission-critical philosophy, flexibility in the recruiting, hiring, and workforce assignment of Microsoft Federal personnel. Microsoft Federal personnel can expect to serve in various roles in the Microsoft Federal organization during the course of their career to meet evolving USG needs, regardless of segment – Civilian, Defense, or intelligence community.

Responsibilities

• Personnel Security – You will provide instruction and oversight into the clearance submission process, submit Personnel Security Questionnaire (PSQs) for government review and approval, conduct clearance read in briefings and training and assist in site visit requests.

• Account Delivery Management – You will drive and maintain obligations to customers and contribute to consumption activities, holding accountability for consumption project delivery forecasts. Leading or participating in steering committee meetings.

• Relationship Development – You will drive high customer satisfaction, managing expectations, addressing customer feedback, and resolving escalations.

• Presales & Contracting – You may contribute to presales on medium complexity projects to provide input into delivery approach, deal construct and assist in the development of initial estimates and contracts. You will facilitate contracting for customers and partner resources.

• Planning – You will develop project management plans to drive predictable delivery for medium complexity projects or support senior colleagues in complex programs, leverage existing intellectual property and the customer account strategy. You will positively establish clear expectations and accountabilities with all project team members and proactively engage a broad set of internal and external stakeholders.

• Monitoring & Controlling – You will be fully accountable for project financial management, orchestrate a broad range of metrics to attain Key Performance Indicators, proactively manage risks and issues, including recovery efforts if required. Apply effective quality management and change control techniques across the delivery.

• Initiation & Closure – You will drive initiation for medium complexity projects, align resources including partners and offshore teams, whilst balancing needs across projects in challenging situations. You will drive timely closure of projects supporting customer invoicing and customer delivery acceptance. Share knowledge with colleagues and peers to drive incremental improvement and new Intellectual Property based on lessons learned.

Other

Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in related field AND 2 years experience in project management

OR equivalent experience.

Other Qualificaitons

The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance. The ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination.

Clearance Verification: This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment.

Cloud Screening: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of U.S citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customers and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

• Financial management experience.

• Agile certification, Scrum Master, Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), or Professional Scrum Master One (PSM1) certification.

Consulting Project Management IC3 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $74,200 – $150,500 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 $97,000 – $163,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 26, 2024.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .