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The Senior Product Manager joins the Systems Planning and Architecture team within the Azure Hardware Systems and Infrastructure organization. In this role, you will drive the development and execution of Azure Compute initiatives by managing planning, prioritization, and cross-functional coordination for Platform Infrastructure. You will define the platform roadmap and strategy from concept through scale, focusing on resolving supply-related challenges and ensuring long-term capacity readiness. Key responsibilities include engaging with cloud business units to define hardware requirements and aligning recommendations for executive approval. You will utilize skills in product management, strategic planning, and data-driven decision making to manage risks. The role requires deep knowledge of datacenter compute, storage, and networking architecture, specifically involving microprocessors, memory, storage, and accelerators to support compute-centric workloads.
What does a Product Manager earn?
Median $199125 from 772 postings across 95 companies.
Drive planning, prioritization, and cross-functional coordination for Azure Compute Platform Infrastructure initiatives.
Resolve supply-related challenges to ensure long-term capacity readiness for cloud services.
Define and own the platform roadmap and strategy from concept through launch and scale.
Engage with cloud business units to define hardware requirements and align recommendations for executive approval.
Build data-driven strategic frameworks by coordinating with software, hardware, networking, finance, and supply chain teams.
Identify and mitigate platform, schedule, and dependency risks through data-driven trade-off decisions.
Define success metrics and track execution against committed milestones.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years of experience in product/service/program management or software development, or equivalent experience.
Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire and every two years thereafter.
Bachelor's or higher degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science (preferred).
3 years of Product Planning, Product Management, or Strategic Planning experience in Data Center, Cloud Infrastructure, or Computer Architecture (preferred).
3+ years of experience in server architecture with technologies such as microprocessors, accelerators, memory, storage, or networking (preferred).
Deep understanding of datacenter compute, storage, or networking architecture (preferred).
Ability to map workload requirements to infrastructure solutions and understand AI-driven compute-centric workloads (preferred).
Executive communication skills and the ability to drive alignment across cross-functional leadership (preferred).
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