In this role, the successful candidate will partner closely with key business and engineering leaders to drive programs focused on transforming how we serve our customers. These programs will be on the leading edge of innovation and will include driving pilots and other experiments that shape ongoing strategy in delivering datacenters efficiently. You balance strong analytical and technical skills with the ability to influence decision makers within the CO+I leadership and execution teams spread across the rest of Azure. You will also partner very closely with related teams including planning, supply chain, operations, and software.
Responsibilities
Define the analytics vision, operating model, and multi-year roadmap for the critical data center utilization and power reclamation function
Own the authoritative measurement framework for power reclamation function, including metric definitions, targets, attribution, forecasts, and executive narratives
Lead development and governance heatmaps, metrics, trackers, alerting, etc.
Establish data contracts, lineage, quality controls, reconciliation standards, and decision rights across capacity, power, network, reservation, deployment, and financial data
Identify portfolio-level risks and opportunities, quantify business impact, and drive decisions with senior leadership and partner organizations
Design predictive, prescriptive, and AI-assisted solutions that improve capacity placement, reservation management, anomaly detection, forecasting, and operational responsiveness
Set technical standards for scalable data products, semantic models, experimentation, performance, reliability, and responsible AI
Lead complex cross-functional initiatives where requirements, ownership, and source-system definitions are ambiguous or evolving
Communicate strategy, progress, tradeoffs, and recommendations through concise executive reporting and business reviews
Provide technical direction and mentorship to data scientists, analysts, and engineers, raising the organization's analytical maturity
Embody our Culture and Values
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
OR Master's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
OR Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 7+ years data science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
OR equivalent experience
3+ years people-management experience
Other Requirements
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in data science, computer science, statistics, engineering, operations research, or a related field AND 10+ years of data science, analytics, data engineering, or related experience, OR equivalent experience
Master's degree or doctorate in data science, computer science, statistics, engineering, operations research, or a related field
7+ years of experience with SQL and analytical programming using Python, R, or a comparable language
5+ years of experience leading complex, cross-functional data or analytics programs from strategy through production adoption
Experience owning executive metrics, OKRs, governance, forecasting, or decision-support systems for large-scale operational programs
Experience influencing senior leaders and establishing alignment across organizations with competing priorities and ambiguous ownership
Deep experience in datacenter capacity planning, network and power infrastructure, hardware deployment, colocation operations, or cloud infrastructure
Experience with Microsoft analytics technologies such as Azure Data Explorer/Kusto, Power BI, Fabric, Azure Databricks, or Azure Machine Learning
Experience designing predictive, prescriptive, optimization, anomaly-detection, or generative AI solutions for operational decision-making
Demonstrated success establishing enterprise metric governance, data contracts, lineage, and trusted executive reporting
Demonstrated record of technical leadership, organizational influence, mentoring, and translating strategy into measurable business outcomes.
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Data Science M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year.
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
- https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
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.
