Principal Security Assurance Manager

Overview

The Microsoft Windows Security team is responsible for protecting billions of Windows devices by driving platform‑level security, risk reduction, and resilient-by-design engineering across the Windows ecosystem.

We are seeking a Principal Security Assurance Manager to lead our end‑to‑end security assurance effort including security compliance, risk assessment, and supporting our vulnerability research and security tooling efforts across Windows. This role sits at the intersection of platform security architecture, threat intelligence, vulnerability discovery, and execution, with broad influence across Windows engineering and other internal and external security assurance and research partners.

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

Lead a highly functioning team of security assurance PMs, modeling our culture, developing their skills through coaching

Partner with engineering and product teams to ensure security requirements are met at scale, leveraging automation and scalable solutions.

Translate requirements into actionable product requirements and security controls.

Execute and evolve the security assurance process for Windows teams, enabling a scalable, risk-based approach that supports shared responsibility while ensuring consistent security review coverage and compliance.

Lead cross-team security initiatives and coordination focused on deep security engagements, scalable security enforcement, scenario ownership, and integrated scanning solutions.

Collaborate across teams to align priorities, deliverables, and milestones, ensuring security is embedded throughout the product lifecycle.

Influence without authority by building strong partnerships across security engineering and partner teams, ensuring alignment on priorities, risks, and mitigation strategies.

Navigate ambiguity and create clarity for broader organization.

Deliver end-to-end execution on high-impact security efforts, from problem definition through implementation, tracking measurable outcomes and continuously improving processes.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Risk Management, Cyber Security, or related field

• AND 4+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large scale computing, threat modeling, cyber security, or anomaly detection

• OR Bachelors Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Risk Management, Cyber Security, or related field

• AND 6+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large scale computing, threat modeling, cyber security, or anomaly detection

• OR equivalent experience.

• 1+ year(s) people management.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Drive security initiatives across groups.
• 10+ years of experience in ability to create clarity, energy, and cohesion across the team.
• Ability to influence
• Demonstrated experience in security research, especially around vulnerability discovery.
• Experience exploiting bugs and bypassing security mitigations in operating systems.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Windows architecture.

#WARP

Security Assurance M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 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 - $304,200 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.