Principal Product Manager

Microsoft

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: —
Salary: $142,800–$274,800 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Mar 23, 2027

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This role $209k

$127k most similar roles pay here $291k

This role pays more than 59% of similar roles. Most pay $177,125–$227,675 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $209k versus about $202k 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 686 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Principal Product Manager

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As a Principal Product Manager, you will join the team responsible for the telemetry data that serves as the diagnostic backbone for Windows engineering. You will lead the modernization of this large data estate into an AI-native, low-latency, and cost-efficient platform to support next-generation engineering workloads. Your daily responsibilities include defining product roadmaps with a focus on AI differentiation, identifying investment opportunities across divisional boundaries, and translating complex technical AI concepts into business value for stakeholders. You will incubate flagship agentic solutions to help engineers discover and resolve issues more effectively. The role requires expertise in managing large data and hyperscale services, utilizing customer listening systems and telemetry to drive product performance. Key competencies include experience with Generative AI to transform workflows and taking products from private preview to general availability.

What does a Product Manager earn?

Median $198800 from 398 postings across 77 companies.

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Skills

Generative AI AI-native Platform Telemetry OKRs Hyperscale Services Software Development

What you'll do

Define and execute a strategy to transform the Windows engineering data estate into an AI-native platform.
Develop a product roadmap that prioritizes AI as a core differentiator for engineering and business workloads.
Identify and prioritize long-term investment opportunities in AI-informed solutions across multiple feature areas.
Translate complex technical AI concepts into clear business value to build executive consensus and support.
Manage the transition of products from private preview through public preview to general availability.
Gather customer insights through telemetry, interviews, and surveys to improve product performance.
Incubate and scale flagship agentic solutions to help engineers discover, diagnose, and resolve issues.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years of experience in product/service/program management or software development (or equivalent).
Ability to pass Microsoft Cloud background checks.
Bachelor's Degree and 12+ years of experience in product/service/program management or software development (preferred).
4+ years of experience taking a product, feature, or experience to market (preferred).
6+ years of experience improving product metrics for a product, feature, or experience in a market (preferred).
6+ years of experience disrupting a market for a product, feature, or experience (preferred).
4+ years of experience leading large data and/or hyperscale services (preferred).
Demonstrated experience applying Generative AI to transform business and/or customer workflows (preferred).

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