New 
Head of Azure Data Insights and Analytics
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Jul 02, 2025 | |
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OverviewMicrosoft's Azure Data engineering team is at the forefront of redefining how the world works with data-powering modern analytics through services like Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, enabling data-first applications and empowering a global data culture.We are seeking aHead of Azure Data Insights and Analyticsto lead a high-impact, cross-functional team responsible for delivering strategic insights, driving product adoption, and shaping the future of Microsoft Fabric through hands-on innovation. This is a senior people leadership role, requiring deep technical and architectural fluency, operational rigor, and a proven ability to scale high-performing, inclusive teams.As the leader of this team, you will own the delivery of world-class analytics solutions built on Microsoft Fabric and Power BI, combining best-in-class design, usability, scale, and live site reliability. These solutions are directly used by Microsoft executives and product leaders to inform strategy across Azure Data and beyond. Many of them serve as reference architectures and reusable assets across the Microsoft ecosystem and customer community.You will also play a pivotal role in supporting the largest internal Microsoft teams in their Microsoft Fabric adoption journey-providing deep product expertise, best practices, hands-on onboarding, and scalable patterns to drive organizational transformation. You will represent Azure Data in executive customer briefings, sharing technical learnings and adoption stories that inspire and enable Microsoft customers to adopt Fabric confidently.
ResponsibilitiesLead, coach, and scale a high-performing team of program managers, software engineers, data engineers, and analytics leaders, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and excellence.Define and execute the vision, roadmap, and strategic direction for Azure Data Insights and Analytics in alignment with engineering and business priorities.Deliver world-class analytics solutions on Microsoft Fabric and Power BI, focused on scale, performance, usability, and measurable business value.Ensure every solution is built with live site rigor-including telemetry instrumentation, alerting, diagnostics, SLA enforcement, and on-call readiness.Apply architectural system design principles to create solutions that are scalable, low-latency, secure, and maintainable, setting the standard across Microsoft.Partner with engineering to deliver production-quality reference solutions that are broadly adopted as design assets by internal and external teams.Drive and support Microsoft's largest internal teams (e.g., M365, Azure, Security) in their adoption of Microsoft Fabric-through enablement, onboarding, deep technical guidance, and reusable templates.Act as Customer 0 for Microsoft Fabric-proactively shaping product direction through hands-on experience, feedback loops, and early solution delivery.Represent the team in executive customer briefings, showcasing how real-world analytics solutions have accelerated Fabric adoption and unlocked business value.Lead cross-org collaboration, governance, OKR execution, team hiring, and organizational health initiatives.Embody our culture and values | |