Microsoft · 19 hours ago
Principal Product Manager - AI Data Platform
United States, Washington, Redmond
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
8+ years expMicrosoft is seeking a Principal Product Manager for their AI Data Platform, responsible for driving the vision and execution of a central platform for managing data for AI training. This role involves leading a team, collaborating with various stakeholders, and maximizing the ROI on data investments while ensuring responsible AI practices.
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Responsibilities
Define and drive the vision, strategy, development and roadmap for Microsoft’s cross-company AI data platform to making data discoverable, accessible, and reusable across teams
Drive automation of dataset ingestion, registration, validation, PII curation, discovery, sharing, and lineage
Strengthen security, manage capacity and entitlements, and integrate with governance and compliance services
Collaborate to align priorities and deliver high-impact solutions
Strategically acquire, generate, and onboard high-value datasets, minimizing redundancy and optimizing costs
Establish a customer-driven priority framework and long-term roadmap for platform evolution
Implement feedback loops to improve data quality and model performance, leveraging human-in-the-loop workflows for annotation and validation
Oversee automation pipelines and continuous improvement of data-onboarding workflows
Collaborate with product teams, engineers, and researchers across Microsoft and external vendors to identify gaps and drive timelines toward resolution
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product management
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: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Preferred
8+ years experience in product management, working with cloud services, AI, data, and product development
3+ years of hands-on experience with Azure (or similar cloud) services, including resource provisioning, IAM, networking, and scripting (PowerShell or Azure CLI)
6+ years experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects
10+ years experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects
Deep expertise in AI/ML data pipelines—pre-training, fine-tuning, evaluation, and deployment
Track record of leading cross-functional efforts at scale in high-stakes environments
Startup founder/early-stage experience
Demonstrated expertise in Azure logging/monitoring, private networking (Private Endpoints/Links), and large-scale data-ingestion pipelines
Proven experience in product management for large-scale data or AI platforms
Proven technical background in data lifecycle management, security, and compliance
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive strategic initiatives
Communication and stakeholder management skills
Experience with cloud data platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
Entrepreneurial mindset; thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
Experience with automation, data pipelines, and human-in-the-loop systems
Company
Microsoft
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