Senior Product Manager

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We’re building Azure as the world’s computer. Azure is built upon three core services: Compute, Networking and Storage. The Azure Storage Hardware Platform Team is the engine that powers the Azure Storage cloud services.

The team is looking for a Senior Product Manager to work on a unique and highly visible role with major scope to identify and operationalize new storage technologies and Microsoft Azure platforms.

You will be responsible for identifying new storage technologies and analyzing business opportunities. You will have the opportunity to recommend & drive business investments in a broad range of technical areas, and to integrate with multiple component teams inside Microsoft Azure as well as across the company. You will work across hardware and software engineering teams, datacenter teams, finance and sourcing teams and more to put together the end-to-end plan to create and build the next generation Azure storage platform.

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.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 5+ years experience in product/service/project/program management or software development
  • OR equivalent experience.
    
• 2+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects and software/hardware lifecycle management.

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 7+ years of experience in product/service/project/program management OR software development
  • OR equivalent experience.

• 6+ years experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects

  • Previous experience in working directly with external customers and partners
  • Experience enabling storage hardware and software platforms for the cloud or enterprise.

• 1+ year(s) experience demonstrating excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

  • Ability to work with and influence cross-functional stakeholders
  • Excellent analytical skills, able to make informed tradeoffs, and able to break down and solve complex and often ambiguous problems
  • MBA, minor in business management or finance in conjunction with engineering degree.

Product Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 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 and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.

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