Senior Engineering Manager at Microsoft

Job Description

Senior Engineering Manager at Microsoft

Responsibilities

• As a Senior Engineering Manager on the Windows Fundamentals team in ADC Kenya, you will be responsible for managing your team’s investment portfolio, hiring a strong and diverse team, and mentoring members of the team to help them grow their technical expertise and communication skills. You will also have the opportunity to collaborate with organization leaders and work across a supportive group of like-minded leaders across geographical boundaries in the Fundamentals team. You will contribute your leadership and collaboration skills to help define or refine our overall business and technical vision, establish organizational rhythm of business to drive planning and execution, and foster an engineering culture with a focus on engineering excellence, diversity and inclusiveness

Qualifications
Required Skills:

• BS/MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent work experience
• Senior level industry experience and experience of managing teams
• Track record of effective hiring, developing next-level leadership, and retaining engineering talent
• Effective influence on peers and partners outside the chain of command
• Excellent communication skills with presentations, speaking, and writing
• Ability to collaborate with teams across different time zones

Preferred Skills

• Understanding of the Windows operating system
• Experience designing secure and scalable services on Azure or other cloud technologies
• Experience with AI tools and big data platforms is a plus
• Ability to quickly ramp up on new technologies.

Senior Engineering Manager at Microsoft