Senior Product Manager

Microsoft

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: —
Salary: $119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: May 3, 2027

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Below market

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This role $177k

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This role pays less than 71% of similar roles. Most pay $177,250–$214,925 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $177k versus about $196k for comparable roles.

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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 676 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 630 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Product Manager

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The Senior Product Manager joins the Microsoft 365 Core Product Management team to drive the evolution of the Substrate Management Plane. This role focuses on identifying high-friction operational scenarios and translating them into scalable platform capabilities using AI and agentic automation. You will partner with engineering leaders to automate repeatable workflows, reduce investigation efforts, and improve reliability for critical workloads like Outlook and Teams. Key responsibilities include defining the vision and roadmap for control plane services, managing .NET Core migrations, and re-platforming to container-based solutions. You must possess experience in cloud services, distributed systems, or infrastructure, with a demonstrated ability to use telemetry and operational data to solve complex engineering problems. The role requires expertise in applying AI technologies to simplify large-scale service modernization and capacity management.

What does a Product Manager earn?

Median $200500 from 767 postings across 83 companies.

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Skills

AI Agentic Automation Distributed Systems .NET Core Telemetry Service Modernization Systems Thinking

What you'll do

Define the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Substrate Management Plane and its control plane services.
Identify high-friction operational scenarios and translate them into scalable platform investments and AI-enabled experiences.
Apply AI and agentic automation to engineering operations, including intelligent triage, risk analysis, and automated support tasks.
Develop platform capabilities to automate large-scale service modernization, such as .NET Core migration and container-based re-platforming.
Use incident telemetry and customer feedback to identify failure patterns and prioritize platform fixes.
Design intuitive customer and operator experiences for engineers and service owners who execute critical operations.
Measure product outcomes including reduced engineering toil, faster modernization, and lower operating costs.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years of experience in product/service/program management or software development, or equivalent experience.
2+ years of experience taking a product, feature, or experience to market.
4+ years of experience improving product metrics for a product, feature, or experience in a market.
4+ years of experience disrupting a market for a product, feature, or experience.
Experience delivering products, services, or platform capabilities for cloud services, distributed systems, developer platforms, workflow systems, infrastructure, or engineering operations.
Experience using AI or agentic technologies or identifying opportunities to apply them to engineering workflows and operational scenarios.
Experience translating customer, operator, or business needs into clear product requirements, priorities, and measurable outcomes.
Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check.

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