Senior and Principal Product Manager, Windows Client Core Team

Microsoft

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
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Salary
$119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted
72 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Jan 20, 2027

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $201k
This role $177k
$106k most similar roles pay here $248k

This role pays less than 68% of similar roles. Most pay $177,250–$224,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $177k versus about $201k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Microsoft

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.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 617 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior and Principal Product Manager, Windows Client Core Team

Senior and Principal Product Manager- Windows Client Core Team members join the Windows Client Core Team to develop and maintain foundational operating system components. These roles focus on critical platform technologies including processor integration, power management, storage, networking, boot, and system infrastructure. You will define product vision, strategy, and roadmap investments while driving features from concept through execution and industry adoption. The role requires collaborating with engineering teams, OEMs, silicon vendors, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure performance, scalability, and reliability across a diverse hardware ecosystem. Key competencies include experience in platform, operating system, firmware, or infrastructure technologies, as well as familiarity with system architecture, device drivers, and low-level software. You will serve as the primary point of contact for feature areas, influencing the future of Windows by enabling next-generation hardware capabilities and ensuring seamless integration across various chipsets.

What does a Product Manager earn?

Median $199850 from 692 postings across 93 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Define and drive product vision, strategy, and roadmap investments for core Windows platform technologies.
  • Partner with engineering teams, OEMs, and silicon vendors to align priorities and deliver innovations.
  • Manage features from initial concept through planning, execution, and industry adoption.
  • Synthesize customer, partner, and ecosystem feedback to inform future product direction.
  • Remove obstacles and lead cross-team collaboration to ensure successful delivery of complex initiatives.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for specific feature areas to provide leadership and clarity.
  • Enable next-generation hardware capabilities and platform experiences to influence the future of Windows.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years of experience in product/service/program management or software development (or equivalent).
  • Experience driving strategy, roadmap planning, and delivery for complex platform, operating system, hardware, firmware, or infrastructure technologies (preferred).
  • Experience partnering with engineering teams and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver highly technical products (preferred).
  • Experience collaborating with OEMs, silicon vendors, hardware manufacturers, or other industry partners (preferred).
  • Familiarity with operating systems, system architecture, firmware, hardware platforms, device drivers, or low-level software technologies (preferred).
  • Demonstrated ability to influence across organizations and drive alignment on complex technical initiatives (preferred).

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