Principal Product Manager

Microsoft

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Work type: Hybrid
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Salary: $142,800–$274,800 / yr
Posted: 13 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Mar 20, 2027

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This role $209k

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This role pays more than 59% of similar roles. Most pay $176,450–$230,250 — 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 653 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Principal Product Manager

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As a Principal Product Manager on the Microsoft Commerce team, you will play a critical leadership role in defining product strategy and identifying business opportunities for AI-powered shopping experiences. You will be responsible for the end-to-end product lifecycle, from initial concept and requirements gathering through launch and iteration. Your daily work involves partnering with engineering, design, data science, and marketing teams to translate customer needs into technical solutions. To succeed, you must utilize customer insights, usability research, and performance metrics to validate hypotheses and improve products. The role requires expertise in data analytics and experimentation tools, including SQL and coding skills in Python or Javascript. You will specifically address the challenge of how AI reshapes commerce by building intelligent, trusted, and personalized solutions that help customers discover and evaluate products within a complex ecosystem.

What does a Product Manager earn?

Median $199850 from 692 postings across 93 companies.

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Skills

AI Generative AI Conversational AI SQL Python JavaScript A/B Testing Data Analytics Causal Inference Cohort Analysis Software Development

What you'll do

Define and drive product strategy, roadmaps, and long-term investment opportunities for AI-powered commerce experiences.
Translate customer needs and business objectives into innovative technical solutions and product experiences.
Lead end-to-end product development from initial concept and requirements through launch and iteration.
Influence and align stakeholders across organizations to build consensus and accelerate product innovation at scale.
Use customer insights, usability research, and performance metrics to validate hypotheses and improve products.
Build relationships with customers and partners to gather feedback that shapes product direction.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years of experience in product, service, or program management or software development (or equivalent).
12+ years of experience in product, service, or program management or software development (preferred).
2+ years of experience leading cross-functional product teams across advertising, privacy, search, conversational AI, or generative AI (preferred).
6+ years of experience improving product metrics for a product, feature, or experience in a market (preferred).
5+ years of experience with data analytics and experimentation tools (preferred).
Working knowledge of SQL and coding skills such as Python or Javascript (preferred).
Depth in experimentation and measurement including A/B testing, causal inference, learning outcomes, and cohort analysis (preferred).

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