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Audience Intelligence is a key initiative in the ad platform division for Microsoft to deliver on its advertising business goals. We set our vision as to revolutionize online advertising through a targeting platform that is unmatched in breadth, depth, and scale. We want to offer unmatched user insight and understanding throughout the eco-system, enabling the delivery of the right content to the right user at the right time in the right way. The Audience Intelligence capabilities will help Microsoft win both advertisers and publishers to our ad platform and provide critical input into Microsoft monetization engines.

A combination of Privacy, Legal and Regulatory concerns has moved online data collection, data retention and data usage practices to the forefront of the news today for advertising. Aiming to be the best in targeting requires us to be best at gaining end user trust, which in turn demands us to have superb user privacy management technologies. Our goal is to provide the deepest targeting available to online advertising and online services while protecting the privacy of the consumer. This value exchange is critical to the ecosystem of all online services and we are establishing a role of Principle Group Program Manager to lead our proactive effort in creating the framework and technology for solving the user concerns within the value exchange equation.

We are looking for an experienced group program manager (GPM) with experience driving product development as well as strong interest in privacy technologies and privacy related research. The role would include working with research analysts and development to build out our next generation of user data collection and profiling that delivers increased results, transparency and control to the user. The role will also play a critical communication point for the audience intelligence team and the ad platform group in cross organizational efforts related to user privacy, data usage practices and our advertising privacy policies. This position will interact with executive management and experts across the company to understand customer requirements today and create the vision and strategy moving forward. Candidates need to have strong communication skills within and outside the company as Microsoft proactively engages various constituents on its advertising privacy initiatives. This position requires a good balance of strong execution, strategic thinking, people management, and leadership skills. The GPM need not be the expert in privacy but he/she must be effective at bringing the experts together, driving executive decisions and results across a diverse set of stakeholders. With the understanding of privacy and online service market trends, the role will be responsible for the design and implementation of data collection and private profile management technologies.

Qualifications:

This is a complex job requiring strong technical and strategic acumen. The successful candidate will bring the following experience and capabilities:

• 7+ years online services experience, ideally in the areas of personalization, targeting and privacy
• Experience leading large and complex software product development. Proven track record of execution and delivery of successful products.
• Executive maturity, the ability to effectively work across the company with senior and executive leadership to bring results. Proven track record at establishing strong relationships and working effectively with others in order to accomplish business objectives.
• Excellent leadership and negotiation skills (i.e., can lead/motivate people, manage multiple priorities and drive effective collaboration across groups).
• Strategic thinking skills, the ability to think through market strategy to make technology successful and responsive to customer and partner needs.
• Attention to details - thrive in the environment of rising scrutiny
• Advanced degree (M.S. & Ph.D.) in Computer Science or related field is preferred.

Contact:

For more information about how to apply please email mariew@microsoft.com. Please be aware that emailing me is not a formal expression of interest for this or any position at Microsoft.