Microsoft
Sr. Business Program Manager
$98K–$206K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years in program management, process management, or process improvement; equivalent experience is an alternative.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field OR equivalent experience.
About the job
Leads strategy, governance, prioritization, and delivery decisions for AI initiatives across partner and field experiences, from opportunity intake through production readiness and outcome measurement.
What you'll do
- Set AI strategy and manage a governed portfolio, prioritizing opportunities from concept through proof of concept to production decisions.
- Establish operating models and governance for safe AI adoption, including Responsible AI, security, privacy, and production readiness.
- Align cross-functional stakeholders, build AI capability, manage experimentation infrastructure and costs, and measure business outcomes.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 4+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement OR equivalent experience.
Nice to have
- Experience delivering or governing AI or machine learning solutions in a business setting, including taking a workload from concept through pilot to a decision.
- Familiarity with AI application technologies, including Azure AI services, Copilot Studio agents, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and agent or Model Context Protocol (MCP) patterns.
Pay
USD $97,600 - $188,400 per year (base pay); USD $125,000 - $206,400 per year (base pay, San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area)
Tools
Azure AI services, Copilot Studio agents, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), Model Context Protocol (MCP)
AI focus
Drive AI strategy and portfolio management; govern safe adoption; enable teams; and support AI-enabled partner and field experiences.
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