Microsoft
Principal Region Expansion Strategy PM Lead, Americas
$166K–$331K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in a qualifying field or equivalent experience; 3+ years people management; 6+ years managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects. Preferred experience includes 8+ years in several listed areas, 3+ years managing program management teams, and 10+ years leading mission-critical infrastructure programs.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
About the job
Leads the Americas cloud and AI infrastructure expansion portfolio, developing capacity roadmaps and investment recommendations while managing the program management team and aligning executives and cross-functional partners.
What you'll do
- Set regional portfolio strategy and long-range capacity roadmaps, weighing new regions against expansion of existing regions and availability zones.
- Lead and develop the Americas program management team; align cross-functional partners and represent the portfolio in executive decision-making.
- Develop business cases and recommendations, manage risks and trade-offs, and hand off strategy decisions to delivery teams; adopt AI-enabled program management tools responsibly.
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 of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
- Ability to meet required security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
Nice to have
- Experience in infrastructure, supply planning, business strategy, regional cloud or AI infrastructure strategy, and investment business cases.
- 10+ years leading mission-critical infrastructure programs, including cloud infrastructure planning or geographic expansion strategy.
Pay
USD $165,600 - $296,400 per year (base pay); USD $220,800 - $331,200 per year (base pay)
Tools
AI tools
AI focus
Use and evolve AI-enabled program management processes and tools for analysis, planning, and reporting, with responsible data handling, output validation, and human judgment.
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