Microsoft

Principal Product Manager

Microsoft$165K — $296K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree with 10+ years in product/service/program management or software development.
  • 8 years of experience in product management is preferred.
  • 5 years in Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning, ideally in a platform environment.
  • 3 years in software development or data science experience is desired.
  • Experience with AI Agents like GitHub Copilot or similar for at least 6 months.
  • Strong ability to convert data and research into product strategy.
  • Proven cross-functional collaboration skills with engineering and business teams.

Responsibilities

  • Develop end-to-end proof of concepts for AI agents utilizing local models.
  • Define and drive the strategy for AI agents empowered by local models.
  • Engage and validate insights with developer communities and enterprise customers.
  • Advocate for device architecture that meets local agent needs.
  • Create advocacy content like blogs and videos about Microsoft Foundry on Windows.
  • Analyze open-source model ecosystems for optimizing Windows.
  • Collaborate with various teams to enhance the local agents experience in Windows.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Retirement plans and employee stock purchase options.
  • Flexible work arrangements and programs for work-life balance.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continued learning.
  • Wellness programs and support services.
Full Job Description
Overview

We're looking for a Principal Product Manager to join theAI Platform & Tools team in the Windows Platform & Developer organization. This is a high-impact role focused on the full stack of running AI Agents on client compute - the intersection of inference runtimes, AI models from Microsoft and the open source community, optimization of device configurations with OEMs and Silicon partners, and more... You'll need to get hands on, experimenting and building POCs, staying on top of the competitive and open source landscape, driving strategy and direction, engaging with customers, and developing advocacy for the broader developer community.

This role is for a PM who loves to sit at the frontier, identifying what needs to be done through hands on building and experimenting to unlock the next set of valuable capabilities for our developer community and end-users. Do you want to deliver platform capabilities that empower tens of millions of developers and run on over 1 billion devices on the worlds most widely used desktop platform?

Responsibilities
  • Personally develop functional E2E proof of concepts and experiences of agents using local models.
  • Define and own the strategy for powering AI agents with local models.
  • Engage with developer communities, enterprise customers, ISV partners, and internal stakeholders to validate hypotheses and ground insights in real-world signals.
  • Drive engagement with silicon architecture and device advocacy on informing future Windows devices based on local agent needs.
  • Develop advocacy approach, author blogs, create videos showcasing what is possible with Microsoft Foundry on Windows.
  • Drive analysis of open source model ecosystem to inform prioritization for optimization on Windows, and recommendations to developers.
  • Partner with marketing, developer experience, customer experience, data science, and other teams to deliver the best local agents experience for the Windows ecosystem.


Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree AND 10+ 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:
  • 8 years of experience in product management.
  • 5 years of experience in Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning, preferably in a platform or developer-focused organization.
  • 3 years experience in software development or data science.
  • 6+ months of consistent use of AI Agents like GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Codex, etc.
  • Ability to translate data and research findings into product strategy and executive-ready recommendations.
  • Solid communication skills with the ability to present complex analysis clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, product, and business teams.


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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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Microsoft is an American multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services. Microsoft’s devices and consumer (D&C) licensing segment licenses the Windows operating system and related software, Microsoft Office for consumers, and the Windows Phone operating system. The company’s computing and gaming hardware segment provides Xbox gaming and entertainment consoles and accessories, second-party and third-party video games, and Xbox Live subscriptions; surface devices and accessories; and Microsoft PC accessories. Its phone hardware segment offers Lumia smartphones and other non-Lumia phones. Its D&C segment provides Windows Store, Xbox Live transactions, and Windows phone store; search advertising; display advertising; Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal; first-party video games; and other consumer products and services as well as operating retail stores. Microsoft’s commercial licensing segments license server products, including Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and related Client Access Licenses (CALs); Windows Embedded; Windows operating system; Microsoft Office for business, including Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, and related CALs; Microsoft Dynamics business solutions; and Skype. Its commercial segment offers enterprise services, including premier support services and Microsoft consulting services; commercial cloud comprising Office 365 Commercial, other Microsoft Office online offerings, Dynamics CRM Online, and Microsoft Azure; and other commercial products and online services. The company markets and distributes its products through original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and resellers, as well as online.

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