Job Details
Posted date: Nov 19, 2024
There have been 3 jobs posted with the title of Principal Group Product Manager all time at Microsoft.Category: Product Management
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $238,000
Range: $161,600 - $314,400
Employment type: Full-Time
Travel amount: 25.0%
Work location type: Up to 50% work from home
Role: People Manager
Description
Are you a customer-obsessed, AI-curious problem-solver who thrives in an inclusive, collaborative global team? The Azure Cusromer Experience (CXP) team’s mission is to transform Microsoft Cloud customers into fans. Through our deep engineering engagements with customers and teams across Microsoft, we analyze and amplify customer needs and drive the vision to improve Cloud quality, security, and reliability. Our culture of growth mindset and empowerment are central to who we are and how we work.Every day, our customers stake their business and reputation on our cloud. You can help Azure CXP provide our customers with the world-class cloud services they need to succeed.
We are looking for Principal Group Product Manager to join our team.
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.
The role involves collaborating closely across executive stakeholders on the Azure leadership team, multiple cross-org leaders as well as software engineering leaders. You are the lynchpin and the owner of the product vision and strategy.
Understand the customer persona – who are we solving for? What are their
needs?Understand competitive products – are there other products that compete with your product? What is the unique proposition for this product?Design product vision and strategy – What will this product deliver?Drive product requirements definition, product planning and product design (including writing PRDs) of new features and enhancements Own all stakeholder management - clearly communicate product benefits to our users and internal stakeholders and create feedback loops so that we can iterate effectively.Partner with the Azure CXP Software Engineering (SWE) leader to ensure that we have a clear plan for feature build and product roadmap stays on track.Anticipate, identify, and mitigate blockers to customer success goals  Work closely with the Data Science team to ensure we are tracking measurable impact of the productShare actionable insight, learnings, feedback to drive continuous improvements 
Qualifications
Required/Minimum QualificationsBachelor's Degree AND 10+ years experience in product/service/project/program management or software development
OR equivalent experience.6+ years people management experience.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
Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years of experience in product/service/project/program managementOR software developmentOR equivalent experience.8+ years people management experience.2+ years of practical experience in AI techniques & tools, as evidenced by prior projects  Functional understand and/or prior hands-on experience with Large Language Models (LLM) such as OpenAI and others, Azure AI, Azure Machine Learning (ML) or their equivalent is preferred  Proven success with product strategy and products for Microsoft Azure (internal or external facing)Experience with enterprise solutions and adeep technical understanding of software and hardware. People Management Experience leading product management teams if we decide to grow a team under this role as the products expand in scope.Customer focus and a deep commitment to delivering products that create customer value and delightful experiences Executive management skills and proven success in driven alignment for strategic priorities.Ability to think through measurable impact for the business and drive data-driven decision making.Problem solving and conflict-resolution skills across a set of technical, product, and business challenges Relationship building capabilities – this role has stakeholders across many organizations Effective communication skills with a broad range of audiences and ability to influence without authority Passion for technology, quality and securityProven presentation and evangelism capabilities.Product Management M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $161,600 - $286,200 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 $209,600 - $314,400 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 for the role until December 3, 2024.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
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