Principal PM Manager

Are you interested in working on high scale cloud service platforms built on K8 where your customers are a large and diverse set of Microsoft engineering teams running AI ML models? If so, come be a part of the Microsoft 365 Core Product Management team.
Our team's goal is to make Microsoft 365 the most reliable and amazing service in the world. As part of that, we create managed platforms that allow engineering teams to develop and release new services to their customers.
We are in search of an experienced PM leader to drive strategy and investment in a k8 based hosting platform and compliance data platform that ensures our engineering teams are writing and releasing code and AI models in a secure and compliant way. You will be the product owner from backend data platform to front end user experience.
This role is based out of Redmond WA with flexibility for in-office or work from home schedules.ResponsibilitiesThe work in this role is wide-ranging and will involve:

• Driving growth strategy for the product
• Evangelizing the product to new customers across Microsoft
• Working with diverse stakeholders to clarify product requirements, including platform owners, a diverse set of customer engineering teams, and compliance auditors
• Working with designers and engineers to drive UX experience for compliance and risk management tools
• Exploring use of dataset for new scenarios outside compliance

As part of the Microsoft 365 Core organization, you'll be collaborating across many customer engineering teams in order standardize the way we provide compliance data for our engineering systems. You'll also be helping to ensure that our service keeps its promise to our customers by following secure and compliant practices.QualificationsRequired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/project/program management or software development OR equivalent experience
• 4+ years people management experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years of industry experience in product/service/project/program management or software development or related disciplines
• Strong people management and leadership skills
• Strong cross group collaboration
• Track record of going technically deep and quickly ramping up on new technologies
• Ability to work independently in highly ambiguous environments
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to tailor your message to different audiences
• Experience with and understanding of the software development process
• MS/Ph.D.

Candidates must be able 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 M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $133,600 - $256,800 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 $173,200 - $282,200 per year.
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