Microsoft
Technical Program Management Lead- CISO
$143K–$304K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years in specified fields (or equivalent experience); 1+ year(s) project or people management; 3+ years cross-functional and/or cross-team projects. Preferred: 12+ years in specified fields (or equivalent experience), 4+ years people management, 8+ years cross-functional and/or cross-team projects, and 1+ year(s) reading and/or writing code.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree OR equivalent experience.
About the job
Leads Microsoft’s Infrastructure Exposure Management team and owns the strategy and programs that identify, prioritize, and reduce cloud security risks across corporate and production environments.
What you'll do
- Lead and develop a team of program managers; set the CSPM strategy, roadmap, and success metrics.
- Coordinate cross-team security programs, drive remediation, and run governance, reporting, and risk-acceptance processes.
- Use AI and automation to improve control authoring, triage, and posture insights; communicate risks to senior leaders.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience.
- 1+ year(s) project or people management experience.
- 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
- Pass the Microsoft background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years experience in relevant fields OR equivalent experience; 4+ years people management and 8+ years cross-functional and/or cross-team project management.
- Experience with public cloud security, CSPM/CNAPP or exposure management, security metrics and remediation, and AI/LLM-based automation.
Pay
USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year (base salary); USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year (base salary)
Tools
Azure, AWS, GCP, CSPM, CNAPP, CIS Benchmarks, NIST CSF, Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark
AI focus
Use AI and automation for control authoring, triage, and posture insights; preferred experience includes applying AI/LLM-based automation to security or engineering workflows.
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