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The Principal Product Manager joins the AI Economy team to advance WebIQ, a system connecting AI models with fresh, relevant information from the open web and specialized sources. In this role, you will define product strategies, establish platform-level requirements, and lead the integration of specialized vertical capabilities into the WebIQ infrastructure. You will partner with engineering, data science, and business development teams to translate customer needs and market signals into scalable product priorities. Key responsibilities include managing the product lifecycle from early ideation through launch and adoption while establishing success metrics for ecosystem health. You must demonstrate technical depth in AI platforms, cloud infrastructure, search, data products, and APIs to help AI systems discover and understand complex information across diverse domains.
What does a Product Manager earn?
Median $199125 from 772 postings across 95 companies.
Define and evolve the product strategy and playbook for integrating specialized vertical capabilities into WebIQ.
Identify and evaluate opportunities to expand WebIQ into new domains using specialized expertise and data.
Define platform-level product and technical requirements to ensure cohesive integration of specialized capabilities.
Develop scalable operating mechanisms to incorporate new verticals while accounting for unique domain requirements.
Translate customer needs, market signals, and AI use cases into clear product priorities and investment recommendations.
Shape business and go-to-market considerations including customer segmentation, packaging, and success measurement.
Establish success metrics and feedback loops to monitor product quality, adoption, and business impact.
Communicate strategy, progress, and technical tradeoffs clearly to senior leaders and stakeholders across Microsoft.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years of experience in product/service/program management or software development, or equivalent experience.
Bachelor's Degree and 12+ years of experience in product/service/program management or software development, or equivalent experience (preferred).
Experience defining platform-level product requirements for technical products, cloud services, search, data, or related technologies (preferred).
Experience shipping complex products across multiple teams, ownership boundaries, or interconnected systems (preferred).
Experience taking products from early strategy and definition through launch, adoption, and ongoing development (preferred).
Experience working with technical and domain-specialist teams to translate customer and business needs into scalable platform capabilities (preferred).
Understanding of AI platforms, search, cloud infrastructure, data products, APIs, developer ecosystems, or platform business models (preferred).
Demonstrated ability to learn emerging AI concepts and balance customer experience, technical considerations, and business priorities (preferred).