Is Microsoft a good company to work for as a Lead Program Manager?

Lead Program Manager professionals working at Microsoft have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 34 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Microsoft employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Lead Program Manager Jobs at Microsoft now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Lead Program Manager interview questions at Microsoft .

Does Microsoft pay Lead Program Manager employees well?

Lead Program Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Microsoft with 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 34 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 22.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Lead Program Manager salaries at Microsoft.

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What are the pros of working at Microsoft according to real employee reviews?

"They provide great benefits and you get a lot of exposure if interested in full time corporate role" ((in 6366 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5383 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4346 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4054 reviews)); "A lot of the work is driven by individual performance within a team environment and the pay is good." ((in 2095 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Microsoft according to real employee reviews?

"Bad managers abound and there is not much remedy for that except for leaving the job." ((in 1438 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1191 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 772 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 485 reviews)); "Too much politics and exchange of favors rather then meritocracy seriously affect the possibilities to grow and develop inside the company." ((in 323 reviews))

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4.0

99% would recommend to a friend

(34 total reviews)

Satya Nadella

100% approve of CEO

93% positive business outlook

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5.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.9

Culture & values

4.9

Compensation and benefits

4.8

Career opportunities

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.0

Senior management

Lead+ Program Manager employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 34 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Lead+ Program Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Lead+ Program Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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34 reviews

4.0

Jan 5, 2022

If you want to work for a big company you can't do better

Lead program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can really change the world here. Shipping is highly valued.

Cons

Not everything can be accomplished that you want, due to the huge bureaucracy.

5.0

Sep 16, 2019

Great place

Lead program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Team and environment Culture Learning opportunities Remote working

Cons

Frequent changes Role definition Senior management changes

4.0

May 20, 2016

What a long strange trip it's been

Lead program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay & benefits, smart people, cool technology, many great managers.

Cons

Politics, never ending layoff waves, re-orgs....brings overall productivity to it's knees on an ongoing basis.

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