Regionalzero-waste Project Manager

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day and we need you as a Regional Zero-Waste Project Manager (DCPM). As part of the CO+I Zero-Waste Program team, you will drive programs to design and deliver on our sustainability targets, focusing on cross-functional relationships and interdepartmental alignment.

Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services. As a CO+I Zero-Waste PM, you will perform a key role in delivering the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's online services including Bing, Office 365, Xbox, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform. As a group, CO+I is focused on the personal and professional development for all employees and offers trainings and growth opportunities including Career Rotation Programs, Diversity & Inclusion trainings and events, and professional certifications.

With environmental sustainability and optimization at the forefront of our datacenter design and operations, we continue to grow and evolve as we meet the ever-changing business demands that hold Microsoft as a world-class cloud provider.

Do you want to empower billions across the world? Come and join us in CO+I and be at the forefront of the action

**Responsibilities**:
As a Regional Zero-Waste Project Manager, your success will be measured by:
Zero-Waste Operations
- Serve as a point of contact and role model for best practices, pilot programs, and standardization for all Microsoft Zero-Waste initiatives.
- Lead coordination of Zero-Waste Certification program with third-party certification body to ensure regional sites achieve and maintain Zero Waste-to-Landfill objectives.
- Interface with vendor partners and regional teams to ensure waste data is acquired and report on Zero-Waste Objectives & Key Results (OKR)s and sustainability impacts.
- Coordinate across regional sites to ensure standardization of effective Zero-Waste practices.
- Report monthly highlights, key learnings, and impacts of sustainability actions across your region.
- Consolidate and report quantitative and qualitative elements of on-site sustainability projects.
- Recruit CO+I employees for volunteer events, sustainability initiatives, education opportunities, and connect employees with existing resources (My Green DC program, Zero-Waste playbook, etc.)
- Act as point of contact and evangelist for community sustainability projects.
Connect with local environmental organizations for partnership where appropriate.
- Partner with the CO+I global team and local CELA Government Affairs lead on “local regulatory positioning”.

Zero-Waste Work Environment
- Shares best practices; assists others in learning role, process, procedures.
Provides mentorship across data centers for specific expertise.
- Seeks training opportunities that meet the interest of the business as well as own career goals and objectives.
- Suggests improvements in implementation based on depth of understanding.
Contributes to a positive team environment by learning and adopting best practices.
- Contributes constructively during team meetings and in cross-disciplinary collaborations within the service team.
- Recognizes priority of team success over individual achievement.
- Collaborates and negotiates effectively with others and seeks guidance from management to identify delegates to deliver results.

Ownership
- In alignment with management priorities, holds self-accountable for the end-to-end Zero-Waste project quality, completeness, and resulting customer experience (including but not limited to availability, safety, security, customer service).
- Supports escalation of issues to appropriate owner.

Other
- Embody our culture and values

**Qualifications**:

- 2+ years' experience in environment/sustainability, or circular economy
- Bachelor's Degree AND 1+ years' experience in environment/sustainability, or circular economy
- Minimum 2 years' experience in project management.
- One or more years data center operations or manufacturing experience

While not required, we also look for the following Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience with carbon accounting or other sustainability reporting
- One or more years operations or manufacturing experience
- Able to interpret sustainability data and anecdotal feedback, synthesize, and explain to others
- Communicate effectively and concisely with stakeholders and leaders about our programs and objectives.
- Demonstrable impact on a global program with clear targets and milestones
- Proficient at Microsoft Office products and collaboration software
- Data management experience
- Internet-of-Things (IoT) experience, particularly toward sustainability monitoring and reporting
- Azure DevOps or similar experience with end-to-end product/program development software

Background Check Requirements:
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer an