Principal Product Manager at Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

13 Mar, 26

Salary

274800.0

Posted On

13 Dec, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Product Management, Customer Empathy, Collaboration, Data Driven Decision Making, Technical Understanding, Feature Definition, Usability Reviews, Roadmap Ownership, Marketing Plans, Performance Metrics, Customer Community Management, Independent Software Vendors, Problem Solving, Influencing Skills, Agility, Innovation

Industry

Software Development

Description

Overview What We Do: We build Employee Service Delivery capabilities for Microsoft 365 Copilot. Through these capabilities, we are making Microsoft 365 Copilot the single starting point for all of employee’s needs as well as giving the tools and capabilities Leaders need to successfully transform their organizations around AI. Our Culture: We are a geo-distributed team of product managers and technical program managers. We are primarily focused on creating experiences for Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Studio that complete user jobs around Employee Experience – leveraging the data and capabilities of the Microsoft Graph, Microsoft Viva, and Microsoft 365. We are customer obsessed, data informed, and hypothesis driven and measure our outcomes to prove we deliver value to customers. We partner closely with a talented and senior set of engineers, designers, and researchers. The Work: We are looking for a talented Principal Product Manager who has high customer empathy, is passionate about building great end to end experiences, is comfortable and skilled in representing Microsoft to high profile customers with complex needs, can effectively collaborate with and drive dependencies through partnerships, understands working and partnerships with Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), and can think through the entire range of maker-to-the-end-user experiences. As a Principal Product Manager, you will have the opportunity to lead and influence a truly global charter that has a material impact on Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Viva, and the ability to shape the future of a new and emerging product. Creating a successful team involves fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome. We prioritize inclusive meetings to encourage valuable dialogue and maintain transparency as a cultural cornerstone. We support talent mobility and experimentation within the team and company. Additionally, we track key metrics to measure our successes and failures, celebrate wins, and learn from mistakes. The product is very much a v1 / startup modality. Thus, we are looking for a Principal Program Manager that thrives in ambiguity, is willing to evolve quickly and fast as we learn and adapt, and is comfortable working with a tightly-knit team to adjust. 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 You will influence others to drive business impact across the organization and track success criteria for multiple feature areas across divisions. You’ll also be an expert in identifying long-term investment opportunities and engaging partners to garner support for those feature areas. You will define a feature set and facilitate senior-level usability reviews with customers. You’ll own the roadmap for multiple feature areas across divisions, and will collaborate with a partner team to build golden configurations and drive scenario walkthroughs. You will scale Product Marketing teams by building marketing and roll-out plans, as well as leading the creation of customer support plans. You’ll also take advantage of major opportunities to promote the feature areas you worked on and present at large events. As an expert, you will partner with others to collect performance metrics and form hypotheses for complex technical needs in order to improve product development in multiple areas. You’ll also identify features to deprecate, manage customer communities, and build trust with targeted customers across sectors. Qualifications Required Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience. 8+ years as product or program manager overall working on large scale projects across diverse organizations and product offerings. Deeply technical person who understands Copilot and Copilot-led experiences. 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: Experience in building data driven products, ability to use data to inform product decisions. Experiences with Copilot Studio and/or maker/power-user experiences. Experience partnering with 3P ISVs. A track-record of independence, thinking freely and delivering world class solutions. The ability to lead across disciplines, collaborate, and influence your peers. The ability to empathize, listen, and obsess over our customers. 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.

Responsibilities

You will influence others to drive business impact across the organization and track success criteria for multiple feature areas. You’ll define a feature set, facilitate usability reviews, own the roadmap, and scale marketing efforts.