Program Manager II - ARD/STB - China Cloud Innovation Center - Beijing Job (Beijing, CN)

Job Title: Program Manager II

Division: Server & Tools Business, China Cloud Innovation Center - Interoperability and Standards Team

Location: Beijing, China

If you would like to work in a challenging and dynamic environment, at the intersection of two of the hottest phenomena in the world today - Cloud and China, if you are passionate about cloud technologies and enjoy getting the breadth of cloud implementations, inside Microsoft and at China market places, if you are enthusiastic about the cloud competition in China and global players and their interoperability, if you enjoy collaborating with other industry leaders in establishing standards of cloud computing reference implementation - this is the perfect job for you.

Cloud technologies are having a profound impact on China IT industry in many ways. Due to a variety of reasons such as regulatory requirements, customer preferences and market dynamics, Cloud requirements and industry adoptions in China have some unique characteristics. With various established domestic service providers and key multinational cloud companies establishing and running cloud implementation and services in China, one of focus areas for China government is to establish a clear set of defined standards to guide the vibrant China cloud market to its future. As such, bringing Microsoft’s Cloud platform to China will require close collaboration with China standard groups, along with strong partnership with product BGs.

As a member of CCIC IST team, you are part of the team working with the DPE Interoperability team on interoperability and standards engagements that are of strategic importance in relationship to Microsoft’s Cloud platform technology in the China market. The interoperability and standards engagements cover a wide variety of Microsoft Cloud technologies, ranging from private cloud solution using Hyper-V, System Center, VDI to public cloud solution based on Windows Azure Platform. The role will work closely with China National Standard Official office and related China standards working groups to understand their scenarios and requirements and to help ensure that any China interoperability testing and local standards are compatible with Microsoft’s Cloud platform. You act as a key bridge between China Cloud interoperability and standards activities and the DPE Interoperability team and to product groups to bring feedback to influence/shape product improvement and roadmap. The team will also be responsible of building and maintaining necessary artifacts to connect with various stakeholders with actionable insight and guidance.

The individual who will be successful in this role will work with clarity and creditability and leadership across a wide range of stakeholders. MS Software development experience and product delivery are critical factors for the individual in this role due to close integration with product groups in related standard projects. It is essential that the candidate have solid understanding of Microsoft technologies and passionate to learn new technologies (Microsoft and external) to keep up the new standards in development and to spot issues in advance of potential product problems in China. This individual should also have strong verbal and written communication skill in China and English and be able to work effectively across organizational and geographic boundaries within Microsoft as well as externally. Solid knowledge and understanding of the process, organization, and implementation issues associate with standardization in China is a plus.

STBC is an R&D organization with a mission to enable STB to win globally as well as locally in the China market. Established in 2005, STBC has contributed to the development of core platform products such as Windows Server, SQL Server, Visual Studio, .Net, Systems Center, HPC Server, Small Business Server and others. STBC has also established a strong partnership with China SMSG to contribute to the success of STB business in China. To further address the unique opportunity offered by the Cloud transformation in China, STBC established China Cloud Innovation Center (CCIC) team with the mission of “Winning Cloud in China”. CCIC works in partnership with China SMSG as well as our global product groups to bring our Cloud offerings to the China market. The primary focus for CCIC is around building design wins references & last mile innovation for Microsoft’s Cloud platform in China, understanding the specific/unique requirements in the China market, and establishing a China Cloud solution ecosystem.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer and supports workforce diversity.

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