Principal Product Manager
Microsoft
Responsibilities
- Lead the product vision and strategy for bringing EngOps capabilities to third-party Azure customers unifying existing operational experiences, defining the end-to-end customer journey, and shaping an AI-driven, integrated solution that delivers clear customer value.
- Conduct deep customer, market, and competitive analysis to identify unmet needs, validate product-market fit, size opportunities, and produce a compelling business case and ROI model that informs product direction and monetization strategy.
- Drive cross-disciplinary execution by partnering with engineering, data science, design, and platform teams to define requirements, align on architecture and telemetry, and deliver rapid, high-quality iterations from early pilots to broad-scale release.
- Collaborate with Product Marketing and Business Planning to define go-to-market and customer acquisition strategies, develop monetization approaches, and support launch readiness through messaging, content, and rollout planning.
- Engage directly with early customers and partners to gather insight, validate scenarios, refine the offering, and guide ongoing product improvements using data, feedback, KPIs, and rigorous performance evaluation.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science or a related field AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience.
- Experience translating customer requirements and scenarios into features, including writing software specifications with user experiences
- Experience driving cross-company and cross-organization products and programs
- Experience using data to drive prioritization and measure progress
- Experience presenting to and managing product status with senior company leadership
- Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience.
- Exceptional collaboration and communication skills (verbal and written)
- Experience with data analytics, AI, LLMs, and related technologies
- Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience.
- 4+ years experience taking a product, feature, or experience to market (e.g., design, addressing product market fit, and launch, internal tool/framework).
Product Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 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
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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