Principal Product Manager, Responsible AI

Microsoft

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Hybrid

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Hybrid
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Salary
$142,800–$274,800 / yr
Posted
20 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Apr 4, 2027

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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 711 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 668 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Product Manager, Responsible AI

The Principal Product Manager- Responsible AI - CoreAI joins the Responsible AI team to define the long-term vision, strategy, and roadmap for trustworthy AI capabilities. This role involves building platform capabilities that enable enterprises to operationalize AI safety, security, governance, transparency, and compliance throughout the AI lifecycle. Day-to-day responsibilities include designing scalable features for AI evaluations, red teaming, safety guardrails, risk detection, model and agent monitoring, and governance workflows. The successful candidate will partner with engineering, research, security, legal, and compliance teams to translate emerging risks into product features. Core competencies include software product management, defining product strategy, shipping complex technical products, and navigating ambiguity. The work focuses on solving the technical and business problems of governing autonomous AI systems within enterprise workflows and regulated industries.

What does a Product Manager earn?

Median $199250 from 783 postings across 95 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Define the long-term vision, strategy, and roadmap for Responsible AI capabilities within Microsoft.
  • Build platform capabilities for AI safety, security, governance, transparency, and compliance throughout the AI lifecycle.
  • Design scalable capabilities for AI evaluations, red teaming, risk detection, and model monitoring.
  • Conduct customer discovery with enterprises in regulated industries to translate emerging risks into product features.
  • Partner with research, legal, and security teams to anticipate future technology and regulatory requirements.
  • Define success metrics and use customer telemetry to improve product adoption and value.
  • Represent Microsoft with customers, partners, and industry standards bodies focused on trustworthy AI.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of experience as a software product manager or C-level startup executive focusing on B2B software.
  • Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check.
  • Experience defining product strategy and shipping complex technical products (preferred).
  • Experience working across engineering, design, research, and customer-facing teams (preferred).
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence executive stakeholders (preferred).
  • Experience navigating ambiguity and translating emerging technology trends into scalable platform capabilities (preferred).
  • Bachelor's Degree and 12+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development, or equivalent experience (preferred).
  • 4+ years experience taking a product, feature, or experience to market (preferred).

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