Job Details
Posted date: Sep 06, 2025
Category: Product Management
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $235,550
Range: $139,900 - $331,200
Employment type: Full-Time
Travel amount: 25.0%
Work location type: Up to 100% work from home
Role: People Manager
Description
We are part of the CoreAI – Platform and Tools division at Microsoft. Our mission enables every developer to achieve more by using artificial intelligence (AI) tools and our platform capabilities to infuse AI in their applications and services.We are looking for a Principal Group Product Manager with technical depth, customer empathy, and an abundance of energy. The right candidate is highly effective, taking the initiative and thriving in building products that differentiate in the most competitive segment of the industry.
This Principal Group Product Manager role is in the CoreAI Infrastructure team which powers the Microsoft AI Foundry Services. We manage the GPU fleet to run Microsoft’s AI services on a planet scale. We are in the eye of the storm to accelerate the transition and scaling of Generative AI models to work with the latest AI aware application. Our team focuses on fleet efficiency, reliability and the agility to bring the latest AI innovations from research into production.
You will deeply understand customer problems, the rapidly evolving AI landscape and use a data driven approach combined with creativity, curiosity and AI expertise to lead the team and drive platform features through design, development, market fit and the relentless pursuit of scale adoption.
Azure AI Foundry delivers exceptional innovation to the market, owing to our industry-leading Product Managers. We bring together all the ingredients for a successful product across Engineering, Research and Go To Market functions partnering as peers working towards a common goal. To thrive in this role, you will create clarity in ambiguity, lead and energize cross-functional teams, and deliver powerful features with measurable outcomes. Grow your career by joining one of the fastest growing products in Microsoft.
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.
In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.
Deliver a world-class AI Infrastructure stack that will host AI Foundry Services. Build product features for customizing AI applications to delight enterprises and developers, delivering proven business results. Own a product area and be responsible for understanding developer needs and behaviors, defining product requirements, managing end-to-end product development, launches and iterations. Find a path to get things done despite roadblocks to get your work into the hands of customers quickly and iteratively. Enjoy working in a fast-paced, customer-first, product development cycle. Translate business goals into strategy, user experience and technical requirements in close collaboration with UX, Data Science, Engineering, AI research, and Product Marketing teams. Define goals and performance indicators, set up and oversee experiments, measure success with data and research. Collaborate effectively and communicate clearly with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other engineers, to build exceptional consumer-grade applications.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/program management or software development
OR equivalent experience.
1+ year(s) people management experience.8+ years of experience designing and shipping complex products for developers, machine learning professionals, or similar 3+ years of experience with distributed platform ecosystem (multi-tenant / real-time processing, batch computing etc.) Proven experience in technical program management, preferably in AI infrastructure or cloud services. Experience with GPU fleet management, scheduling systems, and API lifecycle.
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 creating solutions using Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Experience writing Python, particularly for machine learning Experience with machine learning platforms Effective at driving complex multi-stakeholder processes and cross-team programs Ability to build effective relationships, influence and collaborate at all organizational levels Effective verbal and written communications skills for a global audience Proven business acumen, analytical and detail oriented Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clarity across complex, cross-functional initiatives.
Product Management M5 - 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.
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
Microsoft will accept applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.
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