Microsoft

Principal Product Manager

Microsoft$142K — $274K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development
  • Preferred: Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering, Human Computer Interaction, Data/AI, or related field AND 12+ years of product leadership with enterprise SaaS/platform experience
  • 6+ years improving product metrics and leading product teams
  • Experience in machine learning and/or AI for 6+ years
  • Familiarity with learning/skilling, credentials/assessment, or workforce development

Responsibilities

  • Define the vision and strategy for AI skilling; translate it into success metrics
  • Use qualitative and quantitative research to inform product scenarios and roadmaps
  • Prioritize data-informed investments and make tradeoffs across various factors
  • Collaborate with Design and Engineering to develop LLM-powered features
  • Establish measurement for engagement and learning outcomes; iterate based on data
  • Work with Product Marketing to enhance adoption and retention during launches
  • Collaborate with partners to expand catalog and enterprise integrations

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on AI-powered skilling products
  • Autonomy and support in a growth-oriented workplace
  • Emphasizes a culture of clarity, curiosity, and craftsmanship
  • Active engagement in shaping the future of learning and workforce development
  • Eligibility for comprehensive benefits package
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

The Principal Product Manager is responsible for the following:
  • 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

Other
  • Embody our culture and values


Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development
    • OR equivalent experience.


Other Requirements

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 Qualifications
  • 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
    • 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).
  • 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).


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Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

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.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Product Management IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $165,600 - $296,400 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 - $331,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Product Management IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $165,600 - $296,400 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 - $331,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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