Microsoft
Principal Expansion Strategy PM Lead
$166K–$331K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in a listed field or equivalent experience; 3+ years people management; 6+ years cross-functional and/or cross-team project management. Preferred: 8+ years in cross-functional program or product management, data analysis, or business-critical leadership; 3+ years managing program management teams; 10+ years program management in mission-critical infrastructure.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
About the job
Leads a central team developing long-range cloud and AI infrastructure expansion strategies, investment recommendations, and plans for execution.
What you'll do
- Develop geographical growth strategies, analyzing demand, supply, infrastructure constraints, scenarios, and trade-offs.
- Build investment business cases and align expansion decisions with regional planning, readiness, and delivery partners.
- Lead and develop program managers, govern cross-functional collaboration, and communicate recommendations to senior executives.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years of experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development, or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of people management experience.
- 6+ years managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
- Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Nice to have
- Infrastructure, supply planning, business strategy, and cloud-infrastructure planning experience.
- Experience shaping long-range geographical growth strategies, investment choices, business cases, and executive decision support.
Pay
USD $165,600 - $296,400 per year (base salary); USD $220,800 - $331,200 per year (base salary)
Tools
AI tools, regional planning tools, plan of record (POR)
AI focus
Adopt and evolve AI-enabled program management processes, with responsible data handling, output validation, and human judgment.
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