Principal Product Manager

Microsoft

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Redmond, WA
Salary
$142,800–$274,800 / yr
Posted
7 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Mar 8, 2027

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Similar $203k
This role $209k
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This role pays more than 57% of similar roles. Most pay $174,387–$231,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $209k versus about $203k for comparable roles.

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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

Microsoft currently has 598 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Principal Product Manager

The Principal Product Manager joins the Microsoft 365 Core Copilot Infrastructure team within the Capacity Management group to manage the GPU and CPU fleet powering the M365 LLM platform. This role involves planning, delivering, and scaling infrastructure while managing demand forecasting, capacity investment, hardware strategy, and model onboarding. The candidate will build automated, self-service systems for intake and allocation while using AI-driven analysis of telemetry and operational data to resolve reliability issues and optimize performance. Key responsibilities include translating complex technical and financial tradeoffs into actionable insights for leadership and mentoring other product managers. Essential skills include expertise in LLMs, model-serving platforms, GPU capacity planning, and distributed systems. The role requires a platform-thinking approach to solve the challenge of managing unpredictable AI growth while ensuring high availability and efficiency for Copilot customers.

What does a Product Manager earn in Washington?

Median $208800 from 51 postings across 17 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Develop and execute a roadmap for M365 Copilot capacity and platform infrastructure.
  • Manage high-impact problems including demand forecasting, supply balancing, and model onboarding.
  • Translate customer needs into technical platform capabilities and strategic capacity investments.
  • Use AI-driven analysis and telemetry to forecast demand and identify reliability issues.
  • Automate manual processes using agents and AI Ops to create intelligent self-service systems.
  • Model hardware tradeoffs and prioritize multi-year infrastructure investments with finance and supply chain partners.
  • Communicate complex technical and financial trade-offs to executives to drive decision-making.
  • Mentor other product managers and lead the team toward AI-forward ways of working.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years of experience in product/service/program management or software development (or equivalent).
  • Experience leading large-scale cloud infrastructure, capacity planning, or distributed systems with a grasp of hyperscale service delivery.
  • Experience with LLMs, model-serving platforms, GPU capacity planning, or large-scale AI-powered products.
  • Ability to translate complex technical and financial tradeoffs into actionable information for executive leadership.
  • Proficiency in using telemetry, demand signals, and operational data to guide platform and investment decisions.
  • Proven ability to manage ambiguous, high-stakes work from strategy through execution across multiple organizations.
  • Experience mentoring and developing other product managers and technical leaders.
  • AI fluency, including the use of agents, automation, and prototyping to accelerate analysis and decision-making (preferred).

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