$142,800–$274,800 Per Year
Application Programming Interface (API), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agents, Career Counseling, Career Development, Cloud Applications, Coaching, Computer Hacking, Computer Security, Continuous Improvement, Ecosystems, Emerging Technology, Establish Priorities, Leadership, Metrics, Microsoft Product Family, Microsoft Windows Operating System, Operating Systems, People Management, Performance Management, Product Engineering, Product Management, Product Planning, Product Strategy, Project Management Software, Project/Program Management, Security Attacks, Set Goals, Software Development, Team Building, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Leadership, Technical Strategy
Overview
Principal Lead Technical Program Manager - Windows Agentic Platform Security
The Windows Enterprise and Security team is building the next generation of platform security for an agentic future. As AI agents become more capable, persistent, and deeply integrated into the Windows experience, security must evolve from application-by-application controls to platform-level identity, containment, governance, and recovery experiences. Windows is investing to become an AI-native operating system while preserving customer trust, user control, and enterprise manageability.
We are seeking a Principal Lead Technical Program Manager to drive the product roadmap for security for the Windows agentic platform, AI-powered security experiences inside Windows, and extensions of these security capabilities across the broader Windows application platform. You will be responsible for Managing and developing a small, high-impact team of program managers while also directly shaping product strategy and execution.
This role combines strategic leadership, technical depth, and organizational leadership. You will not only define vision and roadmap, but also build team capability, coach PMs, and scale execution across multiple interdependent areas. You will engage with peers and leaders across Windows, Entra, Intune, Microsoft 365, Defender, and other partner teams to shape foundational platform capabilities and deliver differentiated end-user and developer value.
Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Responsibilities
Product and Technical Leadership
- Own the product vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap for agentic platform security across Windows, including security primitives for agent identity, isolation, containment, governance, and supervision.
- Drive the security roadmap for AI-powered security experiences in Windows, including OS-native capabilities that help users stay secure and recover from malicious activity.
- Define and prioritize platform investments that extend security capabilities across Windows and the broader app platform, including agent runtimes and developer-facing platform primitives.
- Partner with engineering teams to design secure end-to-end scenarios spanning agents, AI experiences, and platform integrations.
- Drive alignment across partner teams on architecture, APIs, dependencies, and release execution.
People Management and Team Leadership
- Lead and develop a team of program managers, providing coaching, career development, and performance management.
- Build a high-performing, inclusive team culture grounded in accountability, technical excellence, and customer impact.
- Set clear goals, priorities, and deliverables across the team, ensuring alignment to broader Windows and Microsoft security strategy.
- Establish effective team operating rhythms, including planning, execution tracking, and continuous improvement.
Cross-Company Leadership and Execution
- Maintain awareness of emerging AI and agent security threats, ecosystem trends, and customer needs to inform strategy.
- Partner with internal and external stakeholders to drive ecosystem adoption and define secure platform patterns.
- Define success metrics, milestones, and quality bars, and drive execution from concept through launch.
- Represent the product and roadmap in leadership forums; communicate strategy, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to senior stakeholders.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development.
OR equivalent experience.
1+ year(s) people management experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience in program/product management or engineering.
- 3+ years of people management experience leading technical PMs.
- Demonstrated technical knowledge in areas such as Windows security, identity, isolation, or AI/agent security.
- Experience driving cross-org initiatives spanning OS, applications, and cloud services.
- Demonstrated to influence leaders and align multiple organizations.
- Experience building and scaling high-performing teams in emerging technical domains.
- Experience delivering platform or security capabilities across complex systems.
- Experience driving strategy in ambiguous, rapidly evolving technical areas.
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Product Management M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800.00 - $274,800.00 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188,000.00 - $304,200.00 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
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