New 
University Students, Program Lead
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Aug 03, 2025 | |
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OverviewAre you passionate about empowering college and university students, the future workforce, with the skills to succeed in this era of AI? Come be a part of a team that's dedicated to charting the course for an educated, innovative, and AI-fluent society. If you join Microsoft Worldwide Learning, you will join an organization whose mission is to inspire every person and every organization on the planet to maximize their growth through learning. We're looking for a passionate and strategic leader to shape how Microsoft engages with university students around the world. As the University Students, Program Lead, you'll design and drive programs and initiatives that make students feel uniquely valued, empowered, and connected to Microsoft's mission-especially in this age of AI.This role blends research and strategic vision with hands-on execution. You'll lead cross-functional initiatives, collaborate with global stakeholders, and use insights to evolve our university student engagement strategy. You'll also play a key role in amplifying student voices and contributions across our social platforms. With minimal guidance you will be expected to leverage direction and strategy from leadership in order to execute plans to evolve current priorities to new organizational initiatives and objectives, and influences others to change behavior accordingly with minimal guidance. Help define vision and strategy for change, broad and specific impact, and the flow of communication to the organization. Ensure alignment, buy in, and adoption of program changes throughout the organization. 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.
ResponsibilitiesProject Management: Drive end-to-end execution of student-focused initiatives, ensuring clear timelines, stakeholder alignment, and measurable outcomes across global teams. Deliver projects in alignment with organizational goals while maintaining quality and optimizing resources.Jobs-to-be-Done Development: Define and continuously refine the "jobs to be done" for university students engaging with Microsoft-ensuring programs, content, and tools are aligned with their evolving needs, motivations, and aspirations.Student-Centric Strategy:Develop and execute a global strategy to engage university students in meaningful, innovative ways.Program Leadership:Lead and evolve flagship programs like the Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors, ensuring they remain relevant, inclusive, and impactful.AI & Copilot Readiness:Design initiatives to help students skill up on Copilot and become confident AI users and developers.Community & Social Engagement:Partner with social and content teams to feature student stories and contributions on platforms like TikTok and Instagram.Insights & Impact:Gather and analyze student feedback, program data, and market trends to inform strategy and measure success.Cross-Functional Collaboration:Work closely with product, marketing, education, and developer relations teams to align student programs with broader company goals.Embody our Culture and Values | |