Are you passionate about cloud computing and the future of hybrid, multicloud and edge scenarios? Do you want to shape the marketing strategy for one of the fastest growing and most strategic businesses at Microsoft? If so, we are looking for a Senior Technical Product Marketing Manager, Azure's adaptive cloud to join the Azure hybrid, multicloud and edge team and evolve our product marketing and GTM strategy with the newly announced “adaptive cloud approach (https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/advancing-hybrid-cloud-to-adaptive-cloud-with-azure/) .”

The Azure Infrastructure – adaptive cloud team’s mission is to develop and scale Azure Infrastructure product, thought leadership and GTM strategy, empowering our salesforce and partner ecosystem to help customers maximize their IT investments across the heterogenous systems.

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.

Responsibilities

• I nfluence the long-term vision for product s under the adaptive cloud approach and create cross-departmental partnerships to impact the product roadmap. You’ll also influence senior partners to deliver the right product experience. Examples of hero product s include Azure Arc, Azure Monitor, Azure Kubernetes Services, Azure Data Service, and Defender for Cloud.

• Collaborate with others to develop a value proposition aligned with customer goals, and drive the development of a messaging and positioning framework. You’ll also build a global bill of materials such as pitch decks, webinars, blogs, videos, podcasts, case studies, white papers, presentations, demos and other sales tools.

• Define go-to-market strategies, as well as identify target customers and execute strategy for customer journeys. You’ll also deliver sales enablement development, and work on business deals and strategic partnerships.

• Facilitate the execution of marketing plans across functions, and will employ strategies across the market experience to meet revenue goals. You’ll also develop partnerships to deliver customer value, and drive programs across teams to meet organizational goals.

• Manage marketing budget, KPIs, ROI and reporting for Azure hybrid, multicloud and edge customer adoption, revenue, and program effectiveness.

Other:

• Embody our culture and values .

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 5+ years experience in business

• OR Master's Degree in in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 3+ years experience in business

• OR equivalent experience.

• 5+ years experience in product marketing, product management, technical marketing, management consulting or related roles in the technology sector.

• Deep understanding of cloud computing, hybrid, multicloud and edge concepts, technologies and customer needs.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business or related field AND 8+ years experience in business

• OR Master's Degree in Marketing, Business or related field AND 6+ years experience in business

• OR equivalent experience.

• Proven experience with Product-led Growth strategy and execution

• Excellent communication, presentation, storytelling and writing skills, with the ability to tailor messages to different audiences and channels.

• Strong collaboration, influence and cross-team coordination skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders and partners across the organization.

Product Marketing IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $103,800 - $200,300 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 $133,700 - $219,200 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 March 14, 2025.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .