Chief of Staff - MAI Search Fundamentals
1/31/2026
The Chief of Staff will architect and develop the rhythm of business while driving strategic initiatives and ensuring continuous operations. This role involves partnering with leadership to align business activities with their goals and managing executive communications.
Salary
139900 - 274800 USD
Working Hours
40 hours/week
Company Size
10,001+ employees
Language
English
Visa Sponsorship
No
The Chief of Staff for the MAI Search Fundamentals team is a strategic partner to the leadership team, driving operational excellence, enabling effective decision-making, and fostering a high-performing, inclusive culture. This role is pivotal in aligning cross-functional initiatives, managing business rhythms, and ensuring seamless execution of strategic priorities across engineering and product domains.
The ideal candidate has broad knowledge about service infrastructure (Search & AI preferred), track record in driving large technical initiatives, and great communication skills.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Starting January 26, 2026, Microsoft AI (MAI) employees who live within a 50- mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. or 25-mile commute of a non-U.S., country-specific location are expected to work from the office at least four days per week. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction.
Responsibilities
- Architect, develop, and carry out the rhythm of business (ROB), while also driving business strategy initiatives. You’ll also execute business plans to ensure continuous operations.
- Partner closely with MAI Leadership to drive strategic planning, execution, and alignment across groups.
- Provide leadership support by ensuring business activities are aligned with their goals. This will involve leading multiple workstreams, leveraging key partnerships to drive leadership agenda. Serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner to leadership, enabling clarity and focus.
- Manage executive level communications with a variety of internal audiences. Drive change management across the organization. Focus on improving employee engagement to drive impactful internal and external comms, meetings, AMA (Ask Me Anything) and other applicable communications.
- Support organizational health efforts, including culture, inclusion, and team effectiveness.
- Coordinate with finance, Human Resources, and other support functions to ensure operational efficiency. This includes Position Control Number (PCN) and Headcount (HC) management, as well as budget management.
- Work in close collaboration with the broader business management community to align with MAI, Search LT process, and policies.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
- OR equivalent experience.
- 1+ years people management experience.
- 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in relevant field (e.g. Computer Science, Business Administration, Operation Management) AND 10+ years’ experience in technical program management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, or business-related roles.
- Or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
- 5+ experience of engineering or technical program management in large scale service infrastructure, preferably in search, advertising, AI
- 5+ years of prior Chief of Staff experience supporting executive leadership
- 4+ years people management experience.
- 1+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos).
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Technical Program Management M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $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.
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