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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
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As a Senior Product Manager on the Substrate Transport team, you will own a critical segment of the Microsoft 365 mail pipeline. You will define product strategy and roadmaps based on customer promises, write technical specifications for engineering teams, and manage the full lifecycle from definition to shipped outcome. Your daily work involves navigating complex infrastructure involving submission, routing, policy enforcement, and anti-abuse controls. To succeed, you must leverage telemetry, message traces, and large-scale data to frame problems and measure success. The role requires expertise in distributed systems, email infrastructure such as SMTP, and Kusto Query Language for direct telemetry analysis. You will solve technical challenges related to reliable mail delivery at planetary scale while ensuring security, privacy, and compliance standards are met across the core messaging architecture that powers global business communications.
What does a Product Manager earn in Washington?
Median $208800 from 51 postings across 17 companies.
Define the strategy and roadmap for a specific area of the mail transport pipeline based on customer needs.
Write detailed technical specifications that engineering teams can use to build and test features.
Manage the full engineering lifecycle including scoping, safe rollout, telemetry, and operational readiness.
Ensure all product updates meet security, privacy, compliance, and accessibility requirements before launch.
Analyze large-scale data and telemetry to identify problems and measure the success of product outcomes.
Represent complex technical systems to leadership and partner teams in a simplified but accurate manner.
Mentor junior product managers and establish efficient work patterns for the broader team.
Resolve cross-organizational alignment issues to secure commitment from teams outside your direct reporting line.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience in product, service, or program management or software development (or equivalent).
Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check.
8+ years of experience in product, service, or program management or software development (preferred).
2+ years of experience taking a product, feature, or experience to market (preferred).
4+ years of experience improving product metrics for a product, feature, or experience in a market (preferred).
4+ years of experience disrupting a market for a product, feature, or experience (preferred).
Five or more years in product management or equivalent experience in engineering, systems, or technical program management with direct ownership of a product area (preferred).
Experience with email/messaging infrastructure, distributed systems, telemetry, and large-scale data analysis (preferred).