Are you passionate about leading a team of engineers to deliver world-class productivity software? Do you have the skills and experience to drive innovation and excellence in one of the most widely used and loved applications in the world? If so, Microsoft Word is looking for you!

As the Group Engineering Manager for Word Web team, you will be responsible for leading a team of 50 talented, deeply experienced engineers in delivering core word functionalities in the web, as well as other features and supporting engineering excellence in Word Web. You will collaborate closely with other Word Group Engineering Managers to deliver ambitious, high-quality, and coherent experiences across the product constellation. You will collaborate with other leaders across Microsoft to ensure that Word integrates seamlessly with other products and platforms. You will be a key leader in the Word mission, bringing innovative AI-powered experiences to our most loyal and established customer base. You will sustain and support a long history of in-market versions and experiences and drive innovation in our internal and external systems to keep Word thriving for many decades to come.

The most qualified candidates will have demonstrated effectiveness in many of the following skills and ability to develop/grow in-role.

• Management excellence : You have a proven track record managing people, creating an environment for success, where people are Thriving; where everyone can be their authentic self and do their best work. You have a proven track record being effective at core manager priorities: generating energy, creating clarity, and delivering success.

• People first : You care deeply about your team members and their professional growth. You foster a culture of trust, respect, and feedback. You empower your team to make decisions and take ownership of their work. You model our core values, engineering and manager excellence. You are passionate about growing your team through mentorship, coaching, and a growth mindset.

• Create clarity : You are effective at tackling highly ambiguous situations, synthesizing the critical requirements and priorities, then working with your team to translate this into action. You can manage and cultivate multiple priorities/missions concurrently including when they may be in direct conflict with one another. You are effective at reading-in your peers and LT on necessary context, ensuring everyone always understands “why” and incorporating perspectives from others into your decision-making processes.

• Livesite first culture: As a full stack team the team works in a very passionate livesite first culture. You need to passionate about livesite culture and drive it through the team and also model the right behaviors.

• Learning : You are always curious and eager to learn new things. You embrace change and adapt quickly to new situations. You encourage your team to experiment, learn from failures, and share best practices.

• Technical acumen : You have a solid background in software engineering, with experience in large scale full stack code. You have a demonstrated record of building a deep understanding of products and managing architecture. You are experienced in helping define, set, and refine the overall technical direction of the product while empowering your managers and feature crews to own specific decisions and details.

• Strategic thinking and effective execution : You have a clear vision and strategy for the Word product and how it fits into the broader productivity ecosystem. You prioritize and align your team's goals and deliverables with the business objectives and customer needs. You can build understanding of the massive complexity of the Word product today and identify paths forward for delivering innovative value for customers, new and old. You are effective at supporting your team to build actionable and incremental plans that mitigate risks and deliver incremental and predictable progress towards your ambitious objectives.

• Data-informed mindset : You use data and metrics to measure the impact and effectiveness of your team's work. You identify gaps in our product data and proactively drive filling them, working without borders to achieve the right result. You make data-driven decisions and communicate them clearly and convincingly. You use data to identify opportunities and areas for improvement.

• Stewardship : You are responsible for the quality and performance of the Word product. You actively engage in establishing the best engineering practices and standards and ensure that your team and all contributors to Word follow them. You monitor and address any issues or risks that may impact the product or the team.

• Tactical disruption and innovation : You are dedicated to progress in the Word product and the productivity domain, always believing that we can do and be more than we are today. You leverage the latest technologies and trends to enhance the product and the user experience. You inspire your team and other engineers to explore new possibilities and solutions. You hold a profound appreciation for the contributions of your predecessors, strive to understand the reasons behind current practices, and courageously question if there are more effective methods available today. You challenge yourself and your team to think creatively and innovatively. You drive initiatives that have a positive impact on the product, the team, and the organization. You are recognized as a leader who is constantly pushing for us to evolve the state of the art of our tools, processes, and systems.

• Results oriented: You are always focused on and striving towards outcomes over activity. You are deeply aware of the goals your team is trying to achieve and ensure that the activities, environment, processes, etc. are in service of achieving them. You understand that headwinds, setbacks, and challenges are expected, and you have a history of persevering and overcoming them to deliver success.

• Effective partnerships: You will work across the Word product constellation, the broader Office organization, and Microsoft . You will need to be effective at leading and collaborating across teams, organizations, time zones, and countries. You will need to be effective at influencing with and without authority and rallying people towards a common goal.

If you are excited about this opportunity and meet many of the qualifications above, please apply today and join us in our mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

Responsibilities

• Lead an engineering team, own product areas as well as define the technical and product roadmap.

• Build reliable and scalable systems, establishing rigorous engineering processes to ensure service quality and agility of delivery of new capabilities.

• Hire, retain and grow engineering talent.

• Partner with Product Management, Design and Data Science to drive execution excellence across disciplines and deliver customer focused experiences with great business impact.

• Be responsible for creating and fostering a healthy, collaborative, inclusive & supportive team culture.

• Encourage innovation across all stages of product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or related disciplines or equivalent practical experience in software engineering industry

• 15+ years of software development experience building commercial grade software, including experience in large scale, high availability services and experiences

• 5+ years of experience in product and people leadership, including people management

• 15+ years industry experience building, shipping, and sustaining full stack products

• Industry experience maintaining and continuously delivering services is a differentiator.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .