# Principal Technical Program Manager - Copilot Identity

**Company**: Microsoft
**Location**: Redmond
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: Competitive salary and benefits package
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology
**Ticker**: MSFT
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2283

**Apply**: https://microsoft.ai/job/principal-technical-program-manager-copilot-identity/
**Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_2bc2cf1a-012

## Description

## Summary

Microsoft are looking for a talented Principal Technical Program Manager - Copilot Identity at their Redmond office. This role sits at the heart of strategic decision-making, turning market data into actionable insights for a company that's revolutionising AI experiences. You'll work directly with leadership to shape the company's direction in the AI and security markets.

## About the Role

As a Principal Technical Program Manager on Copilot Identity, you'll lead initiatives that strengthen authentication, authorization, and account lifecycle experiences across desktop, web, and mobile. Your work ensures every Copilot interaction meets the highest standards of privacy, compliance, and reliability, while enabling developer velocity at Microsoft scale. You'll work at the intersection of security, user experience, and platform scale, partnering with engineering, research, and product teams to turn complex identity challenges into paved roads for innovation.

## Accountabilities

- Lead and orchestrate identity improvement programs across multiple client surfaces (e.g., desktop, web, and mobile), aligning roadmaps and milestones with partner teams and the Microsoft central identity system.

- Partner with research, engineering, and product managers to scope initiatives, define success metrics, and plan phased delivery that reduces risk and accelerates customer value.

## The Candidate we're looking for

**Experience:**

- 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development.

**Technical skills:**

- 3+ years of hands-on experience with authentication and identity systems, including practical knowledge of protocols (e.g., OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML), session management, MFA, federation, and directory services.

**Personal attributes:**

- Excellent communication, collaboration, and influence skills; ability to crisply communicate technical concepts to diverse audiences.

## Benefits

- Competitive salary and benefits package.

- Opportunities for professional growth and development.

- Collaborative and dynamic work environment.

## Skills

### Required
- Authentication and identity systems
- OAuth 2.0
- OpenID Connect
- SAML
- Session management
- MFA
- Federation
- Directory services

### Nice to have
- Cloud computing
- Azure
- Windows operating system
- Office software suite