Principal Group Product Manager at Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

06 Mar, 26

Salary

296400.0

Posted On

06 Dec, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Product Management, AI, Team Leadership, Data-Driven Decision Making, Customer Engagement, Collaboration, Coaching, Strategic Planning, Software Development, Web Apps, Content Creation, Web Publishing, Engineering Partnership, Design Partnership, Research, Data Science

Industry

Software Development

Description

Overview SharePoint is the largest enterprise content management and intranet platform in the world. With content and context being key enablers for Copilot, Agents and AI, SharePoint is now more strategic and central than ever to Microsoft’s AI ambitions. SharePoint is hiring for a Principal Group Product Manager to drive product strategy, execution, and growth for SharePoint’s core authoring and AI investments for Comms and Team sites. As a Principal Group Product Manager, you will be responsible for defining the product vision, setting long-term strategy and driving day-to-day execution for a portfolio of products with over 300 million monthly users. You will dive deep into cutting edge AI, defining products that leverage the latest and greatest foundation models in new ways, and setting the tone for innovating on evals from first principles. You’ll lead a high-performance team of 5 – 6 product managers and partner deeply with design, engineering, applied science, customer experience, research, and data science to ship high-quality products with intensity and velocity. You will also be an important member of the extended SharePoint Experiences Leadership Team, setting the tone and driving high-performance product culture for the overall SharePoint Experiences organization. You will have the opportunity to exercise intellectual curiosity, sound product / business judgement, and pragmatic execution skills. You will lead with empathy and intensity, setting a high bar while being inclusive. You will also demonstrate excellent judgement, knowing how to reason over quantitative and qualitative input from various sources and make quick, yet thoughtful decisions. You are able to summarize at the executive level and dig into the details where needed. You will enjoy engaging directly with customers, seeing firsthand the incredible impact we have while being deeply curious about how we can do better. You will be an excellent collaborator, developing deep relationships with teams internal and external to SharePoint, while also disagreeing respectfully when needed. And finally, you will be an excellent coach – empowering the team with insights gleaned by sweating the details and using the product to run your team and business. 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 Coach, manage and grow a high performing team of 5 – 6 Product Managers. Stay up to date on SOTA for AI, being a force multiplier and knowledge source for your team. Define the product strategy and decompose it into a clear set of sequenced priorities to achieve Product-Market fit and overall product / business growth. Pioneer evals, inclusive of traditional LLM use cases (summarizing) and non-traditional use cases (web content layout and aesthetics) in close partnership with design, applied science and engineering. Create a data-driven, customer-oriented product making culture, that prioritizes craft without compromising on velocity. Partner with Engineering, Design, Data Science, CxPM, and Research to deliver high-quality product outcomes. Develop and nurture strong partnerships within the SharePoint organization and with key partners teams (Outlook, Viva Engage, Teams, etc.) to deliver success for our customers. Establish and leverage high bandwidth sources of customer signal, working closely with the Customer Experience PM and key stakeholders in Customer-0 (Microsoft). Directly engage with customers and represent the product – at conferences (like Ignite, M65Con, ESPC), customer pre- and post-sales calls and EBCs. Embody our culture and values . Qualifications Required Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree AND 10+ years experience in product, program management or software development OR equivalent experience. 6+ years people management experience. Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years of experience in product management, program management or software development OR equivalent experience. 8+ years people management experience. Experience handling successful delivery from strategy to engineering requirements to user adoption. Experience with web apps, content creation or content systems. Experience with web publishing and authoring tools. #SharePoint, #AI Product Management M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $163,000 - $296,400 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 $220,800 - $331,200 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.

Responsibilities

The Principal Group Product Manager will define the product vision and drive execution for SharePoint’s core authoring and AI investments. They will lead a team of product managers and collaborate with various departments to deliver high-quality products.