Technical Program Manager, Release Management

Are you passionate about aligning teams and driving release plans that deliver meaningful outcomes for Xbox players? Do you thrive on evaluating solutions, building consensus, and obsessing over the details? Do you have a strong program management background focused on release execution?

If so, this is a fantastic opportunity to join Team Xbox! We’re looking for an experienced Technical Program Manager who’s excited to support product planning and release management in the gaming space.

In this role, you’ll collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering to define priorities, build integrated schedules, and deliver high-impact gaming services and experiences. You’ll work across teams and organizations to translate strategy into actionable release plans, monitor data to inform decisions, and resolve blockers quickly. You’ll communicate progress and risks to engineers, partners, and executives—gaining broad visibility while working with an exceptional team committed to delivering innovative solutions for our players.

This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your cross-functional collaboration and project management skills while driving large-scale Xbox releases. You’ll manage and prioritize work across multiple deadlines and dependencies to ensure timely, high-quality delivery. This role is ideal for someone who is methodical, thrives in ambiguity, and excels in dynamic environments.

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• Align people and processes to achieve objectives.
• Drive programmatic planning, execution, and release.
• Demonstrate efficient process skills, a results-driven mindset, and strong attention to detail.
• Execute and evolve existing frameworks for Xbox product releases.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams—including product managers, engineers, designers, and quality assurance—to ensure alignment and seamless execution.
• Identify and manage issues and risks through resolution to ensure on-time, high-quality releases.
• Facilitate regular planning and ship room meetings; own planning and release tracking dashboards in Azure DevOps.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, providing regular updates on project progress, key milestones, and scope changes.
• Build and maintain a roadmap of project release criteria, ensuring all requirements are met.
• Collaborate with marketing in addition to product, engineering, and design teams to ensure cross-functional alignment.
• Drive and support the team’s Rhythm of Business across planning and execution activities.
• Embody our Culture & Values

Main Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree AND 2+ years of experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development.
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ year(s) of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
• 1+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos).
• Strong organizational, calendar, and time management skills; highly detail-oriented.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate clearly and positively, and build strong partnerships across teams.
• Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Experience with Git, Azure, Jenkins, or other CI/CD tools.
• Proficiency with Microsoft tools: Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Teams.
• A self-starter who thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and consistently delivers high-quality results.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience as release manager shipping services or experiences at scale.
• Experience working on gaming platforms: Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, Steam, Unreal, Unity.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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