Global IP Program Manager

Description

The role leads the global IP program, a build-once, use-everywhere model covering the development and packaging of solutions and services, and enabling the company's countries and partners to sell and manage them.

Responsibilities

• Own the strategy, messaging, roadmap and adoption of the SecOps and AI Game Plan platforms in the Americas, APJ and Europe.
• Demonstrate the technology and go into depth with partners, executives and technical teams.
• Gather commercial, technical, operational and organizational input from platform owners, key stakeholders and functional owners, and shape the global strategy for the Cloud platforms.
• Work with the MSFT/AWS and the company platform teams to set priorities for key initiatives.
• Package the solutions and services, and enable countries and partners to sell and manage them.
• Own platform analytics: define KPIs, build and maintain reporting, and use the data to track adoption, performance, milestones and impact.
• Turn data into decisions by spotting performance gaps and recommending course corrections to the platform leadership team.
• Manage budgets, resource tracking, issues, risks and scope for platform initiatives.
• Watch the wider commercial picture to spot opportunities and threats within the company and vendors, and work with the platform leadership team to adjust course for better results.
• Make sure program operations and activities follow legal guidelines and internal policies.
• Keep senior management at the company and Microsoft informed with accurate, data-backed updates, and prepare clear, strong messaging and presentations to hold their attention.

Requirements

• 5-10 years in product ownership, solutions architecture, pre-sales, partner enablement, program leadership or other go-to-market roles.
• IT channel experience, ideally at a Managed Service or Hosting Provider, the company, or another Pan European distributor.
• Strong interest in technology and Cloud, with a solid grasp of Cloud Computing, ideally with Microsoft or Amazon.
• Strong analytical skills: you build reports and dashboards, work with data, and turn it into clear recommendations.
• Excellent communication, leadership and organizational skills, and comfort working with senior executives at the company and with partners.
• Strong networking, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Solid consultative business skills and strong problem-solving ability.
• You work independently and take personal ownership of your responsibilities.
• Experience with remote, international and cross-matrix teams.
• You work well under pressure and across many tasks at once.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• You are willing to travel and understand the global demands of this kind of role.
• You can work across the hours of different time zones.
• Good knowledge of current Microsoft programs in market.
• Working knowledge of the company's cloud platforms.
• Project and program management techniques.

Conditions

This is a global role, so you will need to work across the hours of different time zones.

Travel within Europe and globally.

Standard professional office environment.

Equal-opportunity statement: the company values its shared principles of teamwork, ownership, daring to go further, growth and doing the right thing.

Benefits

• Elective benefits tailored to your country, to suit your lifestyle.
• Leadership and professional development programs, plus many on-demand courses to help your career grow.
• Seminars, events and a global Life Empowerment Assistance Program to support your financial, physical and mental well-being.
• Inclusive education, peer-to-peer dialogue and equitable growth opportunities as part of a diversity, equity and inclusion focus.
• An onboarding program that connects you with new colleagues during your first 30 days.
• Peer-led inclusive communities, business resource groups, local volunteering and environmental and social initiatives.
• Encouragement to apply even if you do not meet every requirement.