Mike Iem
Owner/President @ The Ziem Group Inc. | Strategic Planning, Program Management
- Role
- Principal Program Manager at Microsoft
- Location
- Redmond, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Mike Iem
Mike is the Owner/President of The Ziem Group Inc, a professional services consulting business based in Redmond, WA. He has over 30 years of experience in leading and developing strategies and content for technical enterprise solutions, with a focus on consulting, strategy, and product evangelism. He is also a certified Seattle Mountaineer and a Power BI and Generative AI enthusiast.His most recent project, which lasted five years, was as a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, where he worked with the Internet of Things (IoT) Engineering team. He was responsible for running the major IoT events for Microsoft, creating and managing content along with the IoT marketing activities with top partners, and deploying, testing, and educating the Microsoft IoT field on IoT demos. He created and produced the Partner Innovation Series videos with leading global companies, showcasing their IoT solutions. He is skilled at adapting to rapidly changing technologies and has a strong track record of delivering successful marketing campaigns and driving business growth. Mike\'s mission is to deliver quality projects on time and on budget, and to provide out-of-the-box thinking and new ideas for his clients.
Experience
Principal Program Manager
Jul 2025 — Present · Redmond, WA, US
Mike Iem leads strategic partner engagement and executive content development for Microsoft’s Cloud & AI Platforms, with a focus on Azure innovation and industry alignment. At Ignite 2025, Mike is driving partner storytelling across breakout and theater sessions, coordinating with engineering, marketing, and executive stakeholders to showcase agentic AI, industry transformation, and marketplace acceleration. He has played a central role in session prioritization, speaker selection, and storyboard development for cross-industry tracks, including telecom, energy, financial services, and media. Mike also oversees partner reception logistics and executive briefings, ensuring seamless integration of partner narratives with Microsoft’s FY26 priorities. With a background in editorial strategy and public-facing content, Mike brings clarity and cohesion to complex technical messaging, helping partners amplify their impact across Microsoft platforms.
Education
Purdue University
Bachelor's Degree, Engineering
1982 — 1987
Skills
- Software as a Service (Saas)
- Business Development
- Business Alliances
- Business Intelligence
- Channel
- Strategy
- Organization of Events
- Product Launch
- Program Management
- Consulting
- Marketing
- Fatherhood
- Public Speaking
- Product Marketing
- Hiking Preparation and Execution
- Cloud Computing
- Entrepreneurship
- Security
- Networking
- Saas
- Channel Partners
- Leadership
- Making Pasta
- Communication
- Google Analytics
- Sharepoint
- Strategic Partnerships
- Sales Enablement
- Start-Ups
- Project Planning
- Product Evangelism
- Sales Process
- Solution Selling
- Google Adwords
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