Principal Product Manager
Microsoft
Microsoft’s Cloud & AI organization is building the infrastructure and platforms that power the world’s most advanced AI workloads. From hyperscale cloud services to cutting-edge AI systems, our teams operate at the intersection of deep technical innovation, global scale, and real-world customer impact.
In this role, you will help shape how cloud and AI capabilities are designed, delivered, and implemented to meet the needs of our most demanding customers. You’ll work closely with strategic AI customers and partner E2E across Microsoft to turn complex requirements into scalable, reliable solutions—driving clarity, alignment, and execution in a fast-moving environment.
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
Partner closely with strategic AI customers to understand and understand and capture their engineering requirements
Synthesize engineering requirements to inform Product and Feature roadmap enhancements to enable customer success E2E across MSFT efficiently at scale
Lead execution of complex, multi-year engineering deliverables, ensuring contractual requirements and engineering acceptance criteria are met
Drive clear communication and alignment across stakeholder groups, including Engineering teams, Supply chain, Finance, Business development, Legal, and Security
Prepare executive-ready materials and updates to support decision-making and stakeholder visibility across Cloud & AI
Identify opportunities to streamline and automate processes to improve agility, scalability, and on-time delivery
Qualifications
Required/minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience.
- Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ 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).
- 6+ years experience improving product metrics for a product, feature, or experience in a market (e.g., growing customer base, expanding customer usage, avoiding customer churn).
- 6+ years experience disrupting a market for a product, feature, or experience (e.g., competitive disruption, taking the place of an established competing product).
- 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.
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.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.