Site Transition Program Manager
 Microsoft | |
remote work
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 United States, Texas, Irving | |
| 7000 State Highway 161 (Show on map) | |
 Oct 02, 2025 | |
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OverviewMicrosoft's Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services. At its core, datacenter availability isn't just a metric, but a promise of continuity. It is imperative to identify availability improvements & opportunities across Microsoft datacenters. This goal will continually allow our operational cloud to scale in a safe, secure, and reliable manner for our customers. The Site Transition Program Manager (STP) will support a strategic program within Microsoft's Core Datacenter Services, designed to build the foundation for consistent operations, so that new sites and teams don't have to invent processes from scratch, they're handed a ready-made playbook to enable them to achieve Day 1 Operational Readiness. This role is open for one of the following locations -Redmond, WA, Phoenix, AZ, Atlanta, GA, Virginia , VA, Des Moines, IA, Mount Pleasant, WI, or Chicago, IL. This role is for fully remote work.
ResponsibilitiesAlign with Microsoft's culture, objectives and Datacenter Operational policies and standards.Deliver an effective, new site transition and onboarding program to achieve site & operational readiness.Manage programs associated with operational readiness.Obtain a clear understanding of Microsoft's day-to-day operation, management and maintenance expectations for all critical plant, equipment, controls, and processes including (but not limited to), operating procedures, standards, change management and Drills.Develop and continuously improve documentation to support global site transitions.Elicit and translate cross-functional stakeholder requirements into actionable program deliverables.Evolve operational excellence with key focus areas of risk management, uptime availability and safety.Drive global governance by establishing and enforcing consistent standards, processes, and controls across regions.Establish methodologies and metrics to validate program compliance and measure performance.Build strong working relationships and engagement with our Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) teams, key partners and Landlords. Establish operational representation through design, build, commissioning and turnover project phases, as required.Create an environment to promote learning and innovation opportunities. | |