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LAYIQ - Senior Program Manager at Microsoft

Silicon & NPI Portfolio Management
Lead portfolio planning, prioritization, and execution across the silicon development lifecycle and NPI programs including architecture, design, emulation, prototyping, validation, silicon and system bring-up.
Drive portfolio assessments and investment tradeoff decisions by evaluating resource requirements, dependencies, execution risks and priorities across the portfolio.
Partner with engineering leaders and technical leads to translate product roadmaps into actionable spending forecast and well-funded operational plans aligned with program priorities and business objectives.
Establish portfolio metrics and escalation frameworks that improve visibility, accountability, and predictable delivery of silicon and NPI portfolio.
Engineering Optimization, Investment Governance & TCO
Lead long range portfolio investment planning, forecasting, prioritization, and spend optimization across silicon and NPI programs including portfolio reviews, and variance management.
Develop business cases and apply Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models, NPV to support make-versus-buy decisions, third-party development strategies, vendor selections, infrastructure investments, and long-range technology planning.
Manage portfolio visibility across CAPEX, OPEX, COGS, NRE, and discretionary spend while ensuring alignment with capitalization policies, financial controls, and investment objectives.
Identify engineering optimization opportunities across outsourced development, EDA tools, IP, emulation, compute, labs, prototypes, silicon and platform development to improve investment efficiency and engineering productivity.
Establish investment guardrails and review processes that improve budget management discipline, resource allocation, and portfolio optimization.
Procurement, Vendor & Infrastructure Management
Manage end-to-end procurement processes, including purchase orders, contracts, supplier commitments, invoicing, accruals, and budget governance across silicon and NPI programs.
Partner with Engineering, Finance, Procurement, GWS, and suppliers to align infrastructure, lab, facility, and third-party development investments with program roadmaps and milestones.
Drive vendor and outsourced engineering governance, monitoring performance, delivery commitments, financials, and contractual obligations.
Identify opportunities for vendor optimization, cost avoidance, infrastructure efficiency, and improved spend visibility through effective governance and planning.
Cross-Functional Leadership & Collaboration
Serve as a trusted advisor to Engineering Leaders, Technical Leads, Finance, Procurement, GWS, and external partners to influence portfolio priorities, investment decisions, and execution outcomes.
Influence decision-making across organizations, drive clarity on ownership, dependencies, commitments, and escalation paths, and facilitate effective communication between senior leaders and engineering teams.
Manage risks and recovery plans, provide data-driven recommendations, and deliver concise executive communications that highlight portfolio health, opportunities, key decisions, and recommended actions.
Data, AI & Operational Excellence
Define and track KPIs for portfolio health, NPI readiness, forecast accuracy, investment efficiency, purchase-order execution, vendor performance, and optimization outcomes.
Identify and implement AI and agentic AI solutions that improve portfolio planning, forecasting, spend governance, procurement operations, reporting, and executive decision support.
Develop executive dashboards and reporting mechanisms that convert complex program and spend data into actionable insights.
Establish scalable business rhythms, governance processes, and reporting mechanisms for portfolio reviews, investment decisions, risk management, and spend governance.

Master's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 8+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement
OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 12+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement
OR equivalent experience
5+ years of experience leading complex, cross-functional programs involving Engineering, Finance, Procurement, operations, suppliers, and senior stakeholders
Experience supporting silicon or hardware development organizations through portfolio planning, investment governance, budget management, or engineering business operations.
Demonstrated ability to leverage data, AI, Copilot, and agentic AI capabilities to improve decision-making, automate business processes, optimize portfolio management, and enhance operational efficiency. Experience driving AI adoption and scaling AI-powered workflows across organizations.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical, financial, and operational topics to diverse audiences.
Demonstrated ability to manage ambiguity, establish structure, influence stakeholders, and drive programs to measurable outcomes.
Good understanding of the silicon development lifecycle, including architecture, design, verification, emulation, silicon bring-up, platform development, and NPI execution.
Experience leading portfolio spend optimization, investment governance, and resource planning across large-scale silicon and hardware development programs within global engineering organizations.
Familiarity with silicon development investments including EDA tools, silicon IP, emulation platforms, engineering labs, cloud compute, prototypes, samples, and outsourced engineering services.
Experience with portfolio assessments, TCO modeling, investment analysis, business-case development, and engineering optimization.
Working knowledge of CAPEX, OPEX, COGS, capitalization, depreciation, accruals, and financial controls.
Experience managing procurement workflows, purchase orders, statements of work, contracts, invoicing, vendor governance, and third-party engineering engagements.
Experience developing executive dashboards, KPIs, portfolio reviews, and data-driven insights that support investment and business decisions.
Expertise in process optimization, Lean practices, and continuous improvement to enhance operational efficiency and engineering execution.
Other qualifications
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

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