Microsoft Cloud Operations + Innovation (MCO+I) is the team behind the cloud. CO+I is responsible for delivering over 200 Microsoft web portals, Live and Online Services around the world including infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide. We are looking for a passionate, high-energy individual to help build the network that powers the world’s largest online services.

The Lease Senior Technical Program Manager ensures technical due diligence compliance for leased Datacenters. Working closely with Data Center Engineering (DCE), the role will evaluate design feasibility, clarify DCE qualification requirements, and standardize processes. The role also assesses technical risks, resolves issues swiftly to reduce business impact, and establishes a robust technical assessment process for new leases and retrofits on existing sites.

This position will oversee the lease technical due diligence program, offering leadership, technical guidance, and decision-making. It also involves evaluating the conversion of Air-cooled datacenters to Liquid-cooled ones, considering feasibility, costs, scheduling, risks, and site limitations. The Lease Senior Technical Program Manager will enhance program efficiency through process improvements affecting related (Objective and Key Result) OKRs.

The Lease Senior Technical Due Diligence Program Manager needs excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills, the ability to work independently, extensive knowledge in data center design, engineering, controls, and operations, and significant experience in project/construction management and the data center lease market.

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