Technical Program Manager Internship Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Overview
At Microsoft AI, we are on a mission to train the world's most capable AI frontier models, pushing the boundaries of scale, performance, and product deployment. Our Azure team builds and optimizes cloud infrastructure and services that enable large-scale training, deployment, and serving of foundation models across Microsoft AI and the broader Azure ecosystem.
Help deliver world-class AI solutions on Azure at Microsoft AI.
Microsoft Superintelligence Team
Microsoft Superintelligence team'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.
This role is part of Microsoft AI's Superintelligence Team. The MAIST is a startup-like team inside Microsoft AI, created to push the boundaries of AI toward Humanist Superintelligence-ultra-capable systems that remain controllable, safety-aligned, and anchored to human values. Our mission is to create AI that amplifies human potential while ensuring humanity remains firmly in control. We aim to deliver breakthroughs that benefit society-advancing science, education, and global well-being.
We're seeking highly motivated and detail-oriented Technical Program Managers to help bring our vision to life. Ideal candidates will:

• Deeply understand cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and the deployment of AI/ML workloads on Azure.

• Have experience collaborating with researchers, engineers, and cloud platform teams to deliver robust, scalable solutions.

• Thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment, managing high-stakes, time-sensitive, large-scale programs.

• Take initiative and enjoy navigating complexity, driving progress across offices, teams, and time zones.

• Demonstrate a proactive attitude and enthusiasm for exploring new methods and technologies in cloud and 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.
Starting January 26, 2026, MAI employees are expected to work from a designated Microsoft office at least four days a week if they live within 50 miles (U.S.) or 25 miles (non-U.S., country-specific) of that location. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction.
Responsibilities

• Coordinate projects and programs across the Microsoft AI team and Azure infrastructure teams, including end-to-end planning, timelines, milestones, performance metrics, and resource needs.

• Collaborate with product teams, engineers, researchers, and partners to drive the AI teams interests, identify gaps and drive timelines toward resolution and mitigation.

• Leverage data and analytics to identify opportunities for improvement, track progress, and measure the impact of quality and efficiency programs.

• Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and growth.

• Own the status of key Azure projects, proactively identifying risks and proposing solutions to ensure timely delivery.

• Communicate program strategies, progress, and results to executive leadership and key stakeholders, advocating for quality and efficiency within the team.

• Work closely with teams on cloud infrastructure, data engineering, pre-training, post-training, and product feedback.

• Advance the AI frontier responsibly.

• Embody Microsoft's culture and values.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications

• STEM bachelor's degree AND 6+ years' experience in technical program management, cloud infrastructure engineering, AI/ML, or product development
  OR equivalent experience.

• 6+ years' experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• STEM Bachelor's Degree AND 10+ years experience in technical program management, cloud infrastructure engineering, AI/ML, or product development
  OR equivalent experience.

• 10+ years experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.

Technical Program Management IC5 - 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
Technical Program Management IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $163,000 - $296,400 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 $220,800 - $331,200 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.