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Microsoft · 1 day ago

Principal Product Manager

Microsoft is building next generation AI-powered skilling experiences that help people and organizations learn faster. As a Principal Product Manager, you will set the vision and lead cross-functional teams to deliver measurable learning outcomes on a global scale.

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Responsibilities

Set the North Star – Define the vision and strategy for AI skilling across learner, manager, and enterprise scenarios; translate it into clear success metrics
Turn Insight into Product – Use qualitative and quantitative research to uncover unmet needs and convert them into crisp scenarios, roadmaps, and MVPs
Lead the Portfolio – Prioritize data informed investments; make tradeoffs across content, platform, telemetry, cost/latency, privacy, and compliance
Build AI First Experiences – Partner with Design and Engineering to ship LLM powered features (recommendations, coach, pathways, assessment) that are usable, accessible, and trustworthy
Raise the Bar on Quality – Establish measurement for engagement, learning outcomes, credential attainment, reliability, and performance; iterate based on evidence
Launch and Grow – Collaborate with Product Marketing and field teams to craft narratives, land launches (e.g., major events), and drive adoption and retention
Win with Partners – Work with internal/external partners (e.g., content providers, platform teams) to expand catalog depth, credentials, and enterprise integrations
Model Reliable Product Leadership – Create clarity, build energy, and deliver results across multiple squads/epics through inclusive, transparent execution

Qualification

Product ManagementAI/ML ExperienceEnterprise SaaS ExperiencePeople ManagementData AnalysisGenerative AIExecutive StorytellingLearning/Skilling DomainExperimentation

Required

Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience
1+ year(s) people management experience
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role

Preferred

Bachelor's Degree 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 OR equivalent experience
Advance Degree in (e.g. MS in Computer Science, Engineering, Human Computer Interaction, Data/AI, or MBA) is a plus
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)
6+ years experience disrupting a market for a product, feature, or experience (e.g., competitive disruption, taking the place of an established competing product)
6+ years of experience end to end product management experience shipping largescale, cross functional products or platforms
6+ years of experience leading product teams building consumer products
6+ years of experience in machine learning and/or AI
4+ years experience taking a product, feature, or experience to market (e.g., design, addressing product market fit, and launch, internal tool/framework)
3+ year(s) people management experience
Domain expertise in learning/skilling, credentials/assessment, or workforce development; familiarity with content pipelines and role based learning paths
Handson experience bringing generative AI to production (prompting, evaluation, safety & governance, cost/perf optimization)
Depth in experimentation and measurement (A/B testing, causal inference, learning outcomes, cohort analysis)
Demonstrated executive storytelling and external thought leadership (talks, blogs, community)

Company

Microsoft

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Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services.

H1B Sponsorship

Microsoft has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (9192)
2024 (9343)
2023 (7677)
2022 (11403)
2021 (7210)
2020 (7852)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$1M
Key Investors
Technology Venture Investors
2022-12-09Post Ipo Equity
1986-03-13IPO
1981-09-01Series Unknown· $1M

Leadership Team

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Satya Nadella
Chairman and CEO
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Vukani Mngxati
Chief Executive Officer - Microsft South Africa
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