Principal Product Manager

<div class="container-3Gm1a"><b>Overview</b><br><p>We’re building next generation <strong>AI-powered skilling</strong> experiences that help people and organizations learn faster, prove what they know, and keep pace with Ai driven work. As a <strong>Principal Product Manager</strong>, you’ll set the vision, shape the roadmap, and lead cross functional teams to deliver delightful, measurable learning outcomes on a global scale. '</p><p>You’ll thrive here if you love turning deep customer insight into bold product bets, partnering closely with Design and Engineering, and shipping high quality experiences that people can’t wait to use. We value <strong>clarity, curiosity, and craft</strong>—and we’ll give you the autonomy and support to do your effective work. </p><p>Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, and we’re dedicated to this mission across every aspect of our company. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their highly qualified contributions each day. Join us and help shape the future of the world.</p><br><br><b>Responsibilities</b><br><p><span style=""><strong>T<span style="color: black;">he Principal Product Manager is responsible for the following</span></strong><span style="color: black;">:</span></span></p><ul><li style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">Set the North Star – Define the vision and strategy for AI skilling across learner, manager, and enterprise scenarios; translate it into clear success metrics. </span></li></ul><ul><li style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">Turn Insight into Product – Use qualitative and quantitative research to uncover unmet needs and convert them into crisp scenarios, roadmaps, and MVPs. </span></li></ul><ul><li style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">Lead the Portfolio – Prioritize data informed investments; make tradeoffs across content, platform, telemetry, cost/latency, privacy, and compliance. </span></li></ul><ul><li style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">Build AI First Experiences – Partner with Design and Engineering to ship LLM powered features (recommendations, coach, pathways, assessment) that are usable, accessible, and trustworthy. </span></li></ul><ul><li style=""><span style=""><span style="color: black;">Raise the Bar on Quality – Establish measurem</span>ent for engagement, learning outcomes, credential attainment, reliability, and performance; iterate based on evidence. </span></li></ul><ul><li style=""><span style="">Launch and Grow – Collaborate with Product Marketing and field teams to craft narratives, land launches (e.g., major events), and drive adoption and retention. </span></li></ul><ul><li style=""><span style="">Win with Partners – Work with internal/external partners (e.g., content providers, platform teams) to expand catalog depth, credentials, and enterprise integrations. </span></li></ul><ul><li style=""><span style="">Model Reliable Product Leadership – Create clarity, build energy, and deliver results across multiple squads/epics through inclusive, transparent execution<strong>. </strong></span></li></ul><p><span style=""><strong>Other</strong></span></p><ul><li style=""><span style="">Embody our <a href="https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcareers.microsoft.com%2Fus%2Fen%2Fculture&data=04%7C01%7Closmit%40microsoft.com%7C27f2181d96804234953708d8f3b22d06%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637527293867872556%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=QnmEU%2BvawaPM5eEUL1FxWPmhizgKnDLFj6dlUTOWRB0%3D&reserved=0" rel="noopener">culture</a> and <a href="https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fabout%2Fcorporate-values&data=04%7C01%7Closmit%40microsoft.com%7C27f2181d96804234953708d8f3b22d06%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637527293867882502%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=p3lkWaIXzH3t9t1hS9bOfKhtDFWPj6gi8zZU94LWRso%3D&reserved=0" rel="noopener">values</a></span></li></ul><br><br><b>Qualifications</b><br><ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development</span></li><ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="circle"><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">OR equivalent experience.</span></li></ul></ul><p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: bold; background-color: white; color: black;">Other Requirements</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; color: rgb(79, 86, 102);"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:</span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Microsoft Cloud Background Check:</span> This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: bold; background-color: white; color: black;">Preferred Qualifications</span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="color: black;">Bachelor's Degree in in Computer Science, Engineering, Human Computer Interaction, Data/AI, or related technical field or equivalent practical experience AND 12+ years of product leadership with enterprise SaaS/platform experience</span></li><ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="circle"><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="color: black;">OR equivalent experience.</span></li></ul><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="color: black;">Advance Degree in (e.g. MS in  Computer Science, Engineering, Human Computer Interaction, Data/AI, or MBA ) is a plus. </span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="color: black;">6+ years experience improving product metrics for a product, feature, or experience in a market (e.g., growing customer base, expanding customer usage, avoiding customer churn).</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="color: black;">6+ years experience disrupting a market for a product, feature, or experience (e.g., competitive disruption, taking the place of an established competing product).</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="color: black;">6+ years of experience end to end product management experience shipping largescale, cross functional products or platforms.</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="color: black;">6+ years of experience leading product teams building consumer products.</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="color: black;">6+ years of experience in machine learning and/or AI. </span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="color: black;">4+ years experience taking a product, feature, or experience to market (e.g., design, addressing product market fit, and launch, internal tool/framework).</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="color: black;">Domain expertise in learning/skilling, credentials/assessment, or workforce development; familiarity with content pipelines and role based learning paths. </span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="color: black;">Handson experience bringing generative AI to production (prompting, evaluation, safety & governance, cost/perf optimization). </span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="color: black;">Depth in experimentation and measurement (A/B testing, causal inference, learning outcomes, cohort analysis). </span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="color: black;">Demonstrated executive storytelling and external thought leadership (talks, blogs, community). </span></li></ul> <br><br><p>Product Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800.00 - $274,800.00 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188,000.00 - $304,200.00 per year. </p><p></p> <p>Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:<br><a href="https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay">https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay</a></p><p></p> <p>Product Management IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $165,600.00 - $296,400.00 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $220,800.00 - $331,200.00 per year. </p><p></p> <p>Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:<br><a href="https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay">https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay</a></p><br><p>This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.</p><br><hr><br><p>Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about <a href="https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html"><b><u>requesting accommodations.</u></b></a></p> </div>

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