Director Business Program Management

Are you a strategic, unconventional thinker who thrives in complex, ambiguous, fast-paced environments and is energized by delivering large-scale regional programs? If so, this role may be for you.

The India Development Center (IDC) Executive Office is seeking a leader for a key role spanning business strategy, operations, and employee experience. IDC is an engineering organization that advances Microsoft’s mission by delivering trusted products, services, and devices that people and organizations value across work, home, and school.

The IDC Executive Office operates with the highest standards of confidentiality, integrity, inclusion, and trust. Success in this role requires a collaborative people leader who can coordinate across diverse stakeholders, think strategically, act independently, adapt quickly, and step in to resolve complex business issues.

This Director, Business Program Management will shape the team’s long-term strategy and oversee day-to-day operations. The role will manage IDC Executive Office business program managers responsible for employee experience initiatives - including culture, inclusion, and management excellence - and business operations across four sites within the global Worldwide Engineering Site Community. This is a unique opportunity to strengthen Microsoft’s engineering and research success in India while creating an exceptional employee experience.

Reporting directly to the India Development Center Chief of Staff, the Business Program Management Lead will collaborate with local site engineering teams and partners across Human Resources, Recruiting, Finance, Communications, Corporate Affairs, Legal, and other functions to deliver programs that:

• Positively impacts our engineering and research employee experience.

• Encourages the sharing of best practices across the Engineering and Customer and Partner Solutions organizations across the Microsoft IDC locations.

• Engages the region’s ecosystems of STEM students, universities, and tech communities as well as customers and partners.

The ideal candidate is self-motivated, approaches daily challenges with professionalism and a solid service mindset, and is deeply committed to creating a vibrant and inclusive workplace for everyone.

People Leadership