Principal Technical Program Manager, Compute Forecasting & Capacity Planning
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Sep 26, 2025 | |
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OverviewMicrosoft's Cloud business is expanding, and the Cloud Supply Chain (CSCP) organization is responsible for enabling the hardware infrastructure underlying this growth including AI! CSCP's vision is to empower customers to achieve more by delivering Cloud and AI capabilities at scale. Our mission is to deliver the world's computer with an industry-leading supply chain. The CSCP organization is responsible for traditional supply chain functions such as plan, source, make, deliver, but also manages supportability (spares), sustainability, and decommissioning of datacenter assets worldwide. We deliver the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, OneDrive and the Microsoft Azure platform for external customers. Our infrastructure is supported by more than 300 datacenters around the world that enable services for more than 1 billion customers in over 90 countries.Microsoft Cloud Planning (MCP) is the central planning function within CSCP focused on forecasting, demand planning, and supply planning for all Microsoft Cloud services and associated hardware, directly impacting the success of Microsoft's cloud business.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.
ResponsibilitiesThe person in this role will operate as a subject matter expert across the server forecasting and planning space, encompassing all Azure products (compute, storage, and first party / data). This individual will partner closely with both the forecasters and planners on the team, as well as partners outside of the team, to ensure that the team is producing high-quality forecasts and plans that meet the needs of our partners. A successful candidate for this role will leverage their analytical, leadership, and communication skills to deliver innovative solutions that will transform the way our customers interact with our products. This includes: Operate as the forecasting & planning lead for large, multi-team projects that are mission-critical and/or cross product linesServe as the primary focal point with partner teams (including engineering, data science, & product groups) for strategic questions related to the team's forecasts and the forecasting process; capacity planning processesAct as a liaison between forecasters & planners within the team and partner groups outside of the team Work with and provide feedback to data science teams regarding the implementation of new forecasting models, in collaboration with other forecastersCollaborate with engineering and data science teams to enable forecasting & planning tooling and automationMentor and function as an SME consultant to forecasters and planners on the team | |