Principal Product Manager

Microsoft

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $165,600–$296,400 / yr
Posted: 16 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Feb 21, 2027
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

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Similar $203k

This role $231k

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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

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The Principal Product Manager joins the Microsoft SQL Product Management team within the Azure Data engineering organization. This role focuses on driving product management excellence by improving planning, prioritization, and execution rhythms while accelerating the adoption of AI-powered tools and practices across the product management organization. The individual will build scalable operating models, develop frameworks for success measurement, and establish accountability mechanisms to improve organizational effectiveness. Key responsibilities include partnering with Engineering, Design, and Customer Success teams to foster a culture of continuous improvement and coaching peers on best practices. The role requires expertise in leveraging telemetry, customer insights, and business metrics to inform priorities. This position addresses the challenge of scaling product management operations for cloud database platforms, specifically focusing on improving productivity and decision-making through AI-enabled workflows within the Microsoft SQL portfolio.

What does a Product Manager earn in Washington?

Median $207000 from 56 postings across 17 companies.

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Skills

Microsoft Fabric Azure SQL Database Azure Cosmos DB PostgreSQL MySQL Azure Data Factory Azure Synapse Analytics Azure Service Bus Azure Event Grid Power BI SQL AI Data Engineering Telemetry Product Management Business Intelligence

What you'll do

Improve planning, prioritization, execution rhythms, and accountability mechanisms across the Microsoft SQL product management organization.
Accelerate the adoption of AI-powered tools and practices to improve productivity and decision-making quality.
Establish scalable operating models and share best practices with Engineering, Design, and Customer Success teams.
Use customer insights, telemetry, and business metrics to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
Develop frameworks and success measures to increase visibility and execution consistency across multiple teams.
Coach peers and promote effective product management practices to foster a culture of learning and experimentation.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of experience in product/service/program management or software development (or equivalent).
Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check.
6+ years of experience taking a product, feature, or experience to market (preferred).
8+ years of experience improving product metrics for a product, feature, or experience in a market (preferred).
8+ years of experience disrupting a market for a product, feature, or experience (preferred).
Experience driving organizational effectiveness, operating mechanisms, or execution excellence initiatives across multiple teams (preferred).
Experience identifying and scaling AI-powered workflows, tools, or best practices to improve productivity and decision quality (preferred).
Experience using telemetry, customer insights, and business metrics to inform prioritization and continuous improvement (preferred).

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