With more than 45,000 employees and partners worldwide, the Customer Experience and Success (CE&S) organization is on a mission to empower customers to accelerate business value through differentiated customer experiences that leverage Microsoft's products and services, ignited by our people and culture.
We drive cross-company alignment and execution, ensuring that we consistently exceed customers' expectations in every interaction, whether in-product, digital, or human-centered.
CE&S is responsible for all up services across the company, including consulting, customer success, and support across Microsoft's portfolio of solutions and products.
Join CE&S and help us accelerate AI transformation for our customers and the world.
Customer Health Success Programs aim to strengthen security & resiliency, drive cloud success, and spark AI innovation ensuring that Microsoft Unified customers quickly realize value from their investment in our cloud.
The Senior Cloud Solution Architect (CSA) with POD Lead responsibilities is accountable for driving delivery excellence, technical quality, and operational discipline within a designated group of vendor CSAs (the POD).
This position demands a strong technical foundation, advanced project management expertise, and proven leadership skills to ensure that every engagement delivered through the Success Program meets Microsoft's highest standards for quality, consistency, and customer satisfaction.
As both a technical expert and operational leader, the POD Lead oversees end-to-end delivery performance, enforces compliance with standards, and acts as a regional focal point for escalations and strategic alignment.
It will require an investigative approach, a challenger mindset, and deep experience working with our customers in their Secured cloud environments such as GCC/H, Sovereign Cloud and more.
You will work to build relationships at the local, investigate creative approaches to staffing and delivery directly to your customers in your area of expertise (Azure Resiliency, Security, and/or AI).
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.
ResponsibilitiesTechnical Delivery & Quality
Partner with Secured CSU leaders, delivery partners, and global/national CSA teams enabling Success Program Deliveries across our Secured customer base in your assigned markets.
Serve as a technical authority within the POD, providing architectural guidance, best practice validation, and delivery assurance across multiple Microsoft solution areas (Azure, Security, AI, or Modern Work).
Conduct random delivery audits, reviewing customer deliverables for accuracy, alignment to frameworks, and technical depth.Lead key customer engagements to set delivery standards, ensuring technical excellence and knowledge transfer.
Partner with SMEs and IP Leads to pilot new content and improve delivery methodologies based on field insights.
Program & Project Management
Maintain the Rhythm of Business (ROB) cadence by facilitating bi-weekly POD syncs, monthly dashboards, and quarterly business reviews to ensure visibility, accountability, and performance tracking.
Monitor vendor CSA utilization, engagement compliance, and CSAT performance, applying short-term corrective actions and operational optimizations based on data insights.
Drive delivery lifecycle governance, ensuring timely kickoffs, milestone tracking, deliverables submission, and closeouts fully aligned with Success Program SLAs and documentation standards.
Oversee workload planning and capacity management in collaboration with Resource Coordinators (RCs) and Service Delivery Managers (SDMs) to balance priorities and ensure effective allocation.
Track and report key performance indicators (KPIs)—including utilization, CSAT, audit coverage, compliance, and billable contribution—to assess delivery health and inform decision-makingLeadership & People Enablement
Act as a territorial leader, representing the POD in regional forums, QBRs, and stakeholder reviews.
Mentor and enable vendor CSAs, local OU CSAs, and national/global teams fostering a culture of accountability, growth, and continuous improvement.
Partner with CSAMs, TZ Leads, and SDMs to ensure engagement readiness, operational compliance, and business alignment.Promote knowledge sharing and collaboration across PODs and solution areas, driving operational maturity.
Proactively identify systemic issues or delivery risks and collaborate with leadership to implement corrective actions.
Innovation & IP Contribution
Provide structured feedback loops to IP Leads and central teams to improve delivery IP and automation opportunities.
Participate in pilot programs and testing of new Success Program engagements or frameworks.
Champion innovation by bringing field learnings, best practices, and process improvement ideas back into the global community.
Qualifications
10+ years of experience in IT consulting, cloud architecture, or technical delivery leadership.
Proven technical expertise across Microsoft Cloud services (Azure, M365, or Security solutions).
Ability to understand and apply AI concepts within customer and operational contexts.
Strong project management background, including governance, reporting, and delivery lifecycle management.
Demonstrated experience in leading distributed teams and coordinating cross-functional delivery with partners and vendors.
Solid understanding of ITIL, DevOps, and operational frameworks (change management, incident response, SLAs, KPIs).
Ability to communicate effectively with executive, technical, and operational stakeholders.
Excellent written communication and documentation skills; able to produce high-quality customer deliverables.
Microsoft Certified:
Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Microsoft Certified:
Azure Administrator Associate
Microsoft Certified:
Azure AI Engineer Associate
ITIL Foundation (preferably ITIL 4 Foundation)
Experience leading or managing large-scale delivery teams under managed services or customer success models.
Knowledge of SRE principles, Governance & Compliance frameworks, or Operational Resiliency practices.
Proven ability to mentor and coach others in technical or delivery excellence roles.
Experience with multi-partner or vendor management models.
Working knowledge of Power BI, Azure DevOps, or automation tools for operational reporting and analytics.
Proficiency in Japanese and English.
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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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