Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world.

Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence. The products our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture for global enterprise customers.

We are on a journey to enable developer friendly, mission-critical, AI enabled operational Databases across relational, non-relational and OSS offerings. The products in our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machine , Azure SQL Managed Instance, SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc, Azure Arc enabled Data services, Azure PostgreSQL, Power BI and many more.

Come join the Azure Data team as a Senior Product Manager and be an integral part of our customers’ business transformation using Microsoft’s Data and AI Platform. We are looking for a Product Manager who is passionate about customers and intrigued by how technology can drive the demanding needs of our customers. On this team you will have the opportunity to drive product from vision, concept to delivery across multiple product offerings. You will work with other teams in fast, agile, innovative environment to build cloud database capabilities to run business critical data services for Enterprises. You will collaborate with several teams within Azure and work with leadership to define cloud strategy for the future of the data platform. You will work with cloud technology partners and other public cloud offerings. You will work closely with customers, partners, engineering, marketing, and sales teams to understand the needs and pain points of customers, and deliver innovative solutions that enable them to migrate to Azure with confidence and ease.

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

• ​​Listens to customers to understand their needs.

• Drives clarity on required work to meet customer requirements.

• Partners with engineering, research, and other disciplines to design and build new Azure data services features for hybrid data solutions that customers love.

• Collaborates with partner teams across Microsoft to build coherent experiences for customers, developers, and end users.

• Plans, organizes, and manages multiple complex projects simultaneously.

• Work with engineering team leaders on planning and executing the product vision through multiple release cycles.

• Participate in deep technical design of features by engaging with engineering technical leaders and architects.

• Partners with leading technology providers in cloud databases

• Document, share and evangelize technical best practices with customers

• Embody our culture (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/culture) and values (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values)

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree AND 5+ years experience in product/service/project/program management or software development

• OR equivalent experience.

• 4+ years of technical program management or product management experience on Enterprise data products.

• 4+ years experience with Azure SQL offerings platform as a service/infrastructure as a service (PaaS, IaaS) or similar data platforms for cloud.

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/Additional Qualifications

• Experience as a Database Administrator, database developer or Database consultant

• Experience with Virtual machines, containers on Windows and Linux platforms.

• Experience with public speaking at technical conferences and events.

• High enthusiasm, integrity, ingenuity, results-orientation, self-motivation, and resourcefulness in a fast-paced environment.

• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to gracefully navigate shifting priorities.

• Thought leadership, exceptional communication skills in influencing customers and senior executives.

• Embrace diversity of thoughts and backgrounds and lead others to do the same.

• Deep technical understanding of relational database systems and database management

• Good analytical problem-solving skills to address deeply complex problems and issues.

• Solve problems by always leading with deep passion and empathy for customers.

• Someone who can work with cross functional teams and deliver results.

Product Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 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 $153,600 - $250,200 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 July 8, 2024.

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