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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Microsoft Germany has an open position for a Search PM (program manager) in the Office Server Group: https://careers.microsoft.com/jobdetails.aspx?ss=&pg=0&so=&rw=1&jid=99431&jlang=EN&pp=SS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Job Title: Program Manager Enterprise Search (m/f)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The Munich FAST Development Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Our office is located in the city center. Our research and development is fully focused on search and natural language processing. We are a relatively small team that is closely tight to the MDCN (Microsoft Development
Centre Norway) which is part of the Office Server Group. As part of the FAST group the focus in our team is on using natural language processing techniques to bring search technology to the next level. Building software for SharePoint and Exchange is where
we started, and this investment is accelerating. With cloud computing and Office 365 come new and extremely interesting opportunities in building innovative and amazing features.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">As a Program Manager at Microsoft, you’ll drive the technical vision, design and implementation of next-generation software solutions. You’ll transform the product vision into elegant technical designs that will ultimately
turn into products used by Microsoft customers around the world. Managing feature sets throughout the product lifecycle, you’ll have the chance to see your ideas and designs through to completion and high-volume delivery to customers. You will be working with
other team members in the Product Teams including Software Development Engineers and Software Development Engineers in Test. You will also be responsible for authoring technical specifications, including envisaged usage cases, customer scenarios, demos for
partner teams and prioritized requirements lists. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The ideal candidate is a visionary thinker with strong organization and communication skills, and with a good technical understanding that passionately owns and drives his feature through the full length of the software
development lifecycle. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Key responsibilities:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">• Success in this position requires core PM skills such as leadership and communication, the ability to deeply engage with researchers and developers, and build collaborative working relationships with Program Management
and Development organizations locally and abroad. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">• You should possess exceptional analytical & problem solving skills, as well as fundamental development skills.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">• Strong practical and theoretical knowledge of computational linguistics, machine learning techniques, algorithms, cloud computing, information retrieval or data mining is a differentiating plus.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">• In this position you will need to demonstrate a deep and recent technical background and an extremely good grasp of software engineering principles.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">• You will need experience in delivering complex product features from the ground-up and a proven ability to schedule and meet commitments through an entire product cycle.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">• You should be self-motivated, proactive, and possess the demonstrated ability to come up-to-speed quickly in complex new technical domains.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">• In this role, your impact & influence skills as well as cross-group and cross-discipline collaboration with colleagues around the world will be crucial to your success.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, excellent written communication skills (English), and the ability to work well in a team environment are critically important.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Qualifications:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">• Master's degree or equivalent in computational linguistics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">• Computer science or related technical disciplines with a strong background in natural language processing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">• 2+ years of experience with software development
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">• Ability to anticipate and manage project risks and change
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">• Relevant working experience in at least some elements of the following: distributed systems, distributed application design, information retrieval, Microsoft server technologies such as SharePoint, SQL, Windows Server
and ASP.NET <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">• Understanding of Software as a Service <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">• Confident, solution-oriented, independent worker, comfortable working at all levels of an organization
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">• Dynamic presenter and facilitator skills; experience in presenting to senior management
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">• Excellent leadership, communication, and influencing skills: demonstrated ability to drive non-reporting and geographically distributed cross-functional groups to perform.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We offer:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">• Learning and insight into how the world’s largest software company develops products<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">• A continued focus on research with close ties to external research projects<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">• Unique training resources from a huge internal catalog<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">• A chance to learn from and collaborate with super talented co-workers - both locally and across the globe.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer and supports workforce diversity. Join an international work environment that is characterized by flexibility, an informal atmosphere, and a fast pace. We offer competitive pay
and a wide range of benefits. Microsoft acknowledges your performance by investing in your health and financial future and by ensuring your work-life-balance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Application: https://careers.microsoft.com/jobdetails.aspx?ss=&pg=0&so=&rw=1&jid=99431&jlang=EN&pp=SS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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