As a Principal Product Manager , you will leverage your deep knowledge of building AI Applications and scaling them globally to lead a dynamic team in creating experiences that support our most sophisticated and large-scale enterprise customers. By actively engaging with customers and analyzing customer feedback and market trends, you'll drive the development of features that enhance user experience and meet market demands.

You will play a pivotal role in empowering developers globally to become AI developers, aligning with our vision of democratizing AI technology. Your leadership will be instrumental in shaping the product strategy and ensuring that our tools and features enable developers to effectively utilize AI in their projects. You’ll work closely with engineering, Data Science, and various stakeholders to deliver innovative solutions that support this goal.

In this high-visibility role, you'll collaborate with Azure AI leadership and cross-functional teams to define and execute the product roadmap. Your expertise will help influence and align complex organizational priorities, ensuring that our products deliver a significant business impact. Through effective communication and strategic guidance, you’ll drive the success of our initiatives and contribute to the overall mission of making AI accessible and empowering for every developer.

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.

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.

Responsibilities

As a Principal Product Manager on our team, you will significantly impact our products and customers. You’ll lead a team of Product and Technical Program Managers, collaborate with engineering and Data Science teams, and work with various Azure stakeholders. You’ll design, deliver, and iterate on new tools, applications, and features, with high visibility and support from Azure leadership.

Key responsibilities include:

• Identifying customer needs and market opportunities through data analysis and feedback.

• Leading experiments to test new features and guide prioritization and execution.

• Providing strategic guidance to shape long-term vision and strategy based on market research and business goals.

• Developing feature specifications and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.

• Influencing leadership and aligning complex organizational structures.

• Defining success metrics and partnering with engineering teams on feature design and user experience.

• Working with Product Marketing, Business Planning, and Engineering to develop release criteria and marketing strategies.

• Managing investment opportunities and contributing to agile development practices.

Other:

• Embody our Culture (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values) and Values (https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/culture)

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/project/program management or software development o OR equivalent experience.

• 4+ years people management experience.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 10+ years of experience in product/service/project/program management or software developmento OR equivalent experience.

Product Management M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $137,600 - $267,000 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $180,400 - $294,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 4, 2024.

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