Technical Advisor to CTO

The Office of the CTO for Microsoft is chartered with understanding, shaping , and accelerating technologies and their impact on Microsoft, industry , and society in order to empower every person and every organization to achieve more.

Whether it is providing insights company-wide, giving meaning to an “AI First” company, or helping to drive impact of “Intelligent Cloud/ Intelligent Edge Computing , ” the Office of the CTO is down in the trenches, working with our engineering, field , and strategy teams across the company.

The Technical Advisor role extends the capacity of CTO and CTO’s broader team by generating research, synthesiz ing insights into specific technical domains and topics, support ing cross-industry partnerships, and driv ing initiatives that span across the organization .

This requires multiple teams to collaborate towards common goals and engage in activities that inform the CTO , the SLT , and move the needle on Microsoft’s strategic and technical direction.

The role requires tight coordination and collaboration with the individual engineering leaders including Technical Fellows and Distinguished Engineers and with engineering teams, TA to CEO, Corporate Strategy group, and a few other roles/teams that have cross-engineering responsibilities.

She/he will help the CTO with technical prioritization decisions, key industry technical and social trends, and similar research priorities.

The priorities for this role will be flexible and range from immediate needs to long-term objectives.