Microsoft—Technical Solution Manager

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Description: Overview Are you ready to shape the future of global commerce and delivery? At Global Vendor Delivery and Solutions, we don’t just support Microsoft’s business—we redefine how it operates. We are the architects of transformation, blending AI-powered innovation with continuous improvement (CI) to deliver scalable, secure, and high-quality solutions across a dynamic vendor ecosystem.  As part of Microsoft Business Operations (MBO), you’ll be at the heart of a team that:  - Supercharges operational excellence through AI+CI, driving step-function improvements in productivity, speed, and quality.  - Partners to accelerate growth, enabling compliant revenue expansion and risk mitigation across global markets.  - Delivers differentiated customer experiences, making it easier to do business with Microsoft through streamlined, trustworthy operations.   - Builds the AI-powered frontier firm, where bold goals, inclusive culture, and human ambition converge to reshape business processes and customer engagement.   We embrace “AND”—holding paradoxes like agility AND stability, innovation AND compliance—to unlock breakthrough ideas and solutions. Our work is challenging, creative, and deeply impactful, with opportunities to co-innovate with strategic suppliers and transform legacy operations into AI-enabled services at scale.   If you thrive in complexity, lead with curiosity, and aspire to make a global impact—Global Vendor Delivery & Solutions at MBO is your next destination.  As a Technical Solution Management Specialist you will lead end‑to‑end onboarding for new business units by assessing processes, coordinating launch activities, and ensuring smooth post‑launch stabilization. You serve as the main liaison for prospective partners, managing intake, aligning solution design, facilitating communication, and guiding proposal and implementation efforts. You’ll translate complex requirements into technical solutions through detailed process mapping, gap analysis, technical documentation, and collaboration with subject‑matter experts. You will also drive automation initiatives, evaluate integration needs, and strengthen testing and onboarding readiness by coordinating stakeholders, training, and continuous improvement efforts This opportunity will allow you to grow your skills in developing Agentic AI solutions to solve business problems, improve cross-functional collaboration abilities with Engineering organizations, and be at the forefront of the transformation from traditional business operations to AI powered Frontier Firms. As a Technical Solution Management Specialist, you will build cross-team coordination and community of business and engineers to address increasingly complex challenges and opportunities in the areas of business and technology integrations, and to deliver technical solutions. This opportunity will allow you to understand and translate the complex opportunity areas and problem statements into business requirements for the all engineering teams working on the solution. You will partner with Engineering Teams to design roadmap(s) for complex solution area(s) and develop technical solutions and prioritize complex problems and solution areas. You will define the success criteria and performance metrics for an increasingly complex, high-impact solution. Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. Responsibilities - You will deliver technical solutions and address increasingly complex challenges and opportunities by building out cross-team coordination and gain buy-in and alignment by garnering the support of internal stakeholders for the solution - You will develop the vision and strategy of an increasingly complex solution area as well as translate complex opportunities and problems into business requirements, and design roadmaps for complex solution areas that incorporate technical and business needs - You will prioritize complex problem and solution areas, and identify experiences that will support business goals and also define success criteria and performance metrics for an increasingly complex solution using a deep understanding of KPIs, OKRs, and other success measures - You will deliver increasingly complex solution areas while minimizing any variance between estimates and project outcomes and conduct user testing to determine the end-user experience and evaluate the performance of technical solutions - You will demonstrate deep expertise in the technology landscape and business operations, while staying up to date with emerging technologies and also act as a trusted voice for business and technical team decision-making, and prepare business users for the implementation of new technical solutions Qualifications Required Qualifications (RQs) - Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years experience in Engineering, Operations, Project Management, or Programming - OR Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years experience in Engineering, Operations, Project Management, or Programming - OR equivalent experience - On site presence minimum 3 days/week. - Work in EMEA timezone Preferred Qualifications (PQs) - Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years experience in Engineering, Operations, Project Management, or Programming - OR Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years experience in Engineering, Operations, Project Management, or Programming - 3+ Years experience with LEAN or similar continuous improvement methodologies - 3+ Years of cross-functional experience in facilitating the translation of business requirements into engineering specifications. This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.