Microsoft

Product Manager II

Microsoft$102K — $202K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree AND 2+ years of experience in product/service/program management or software development, or equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years of experience in product management or technical program management enhancing technology products, services, or platforms.
  • Proficient in navigating ambiguity and managing dependencies while driving cross-functional initiatives.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills to clearly articulate customer and business outcomes and influence stakeholders.
  • A growth mindset and eagerness to learn, adapting based on customer feedback and evidence.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with stakeholders to identify stated and unstated needs, developing customer empathy and defining success measures.
  • Translate customer requirements into high-quality product specifications, prioritizing trade-offs and dependencies using data and market insights.
  • Collaborate with Engineering and cross-functional teams to develop secure and accessible platform capabilities.
  • Create a feedback loop of delivery, measurement, and improvement to enhance customer outcomes.
  • Refine product vision and roadmap by including customer feedback and industry trends while conducting business reviews with leadership.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with strong focus on developing product capabilities.
  • Opportunities for professional growth through a growth mindset culture.
  • Access to advanced tools and resources to foster innovation.
  • Engagement with cross-functional teams to enhance skills and career progression.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities
  • Partner with business stakeholders, customers, and internal users to uncover stated and unstated needs, develop customer empathy, and define clear scenarios, outcomes, and success measures.
  • Translate business and customer needs into high-quality product and capability specifications, using data, market insights, and sound judgment to clarify priorities, tradeoffs, dependencies, and requirements.
  • Collaborate closely with Engineering and cross-functional partners to deliver secure, compliant, accessible, and foundational platform capabilities that accrue value across businesses, channels, and clouds.
  • Create a virtuous loop of delivery, adoption, measurement, and feedback; use qualitative and quantitative insights to improve customer outcomes and iterate on capabilities.
  • Build and continuously refine the product vision and roadmap by incorporating the voice of the customer, industry trends, platform strategy, and business priorities, and conduct periodic business reviews with leadership and key stakeholders.


Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree AND 2+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • 3+ years of experience in product management, technical program management, software engineering, or equivalent experience delivering technology products, services, or platform capabilities.
  • Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity, prioritize investments, manage dependencies, and drive cross-functional initiatives from concept through delivery and adoption.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create clarity, articulate customer and business outcomes, and influence stakeholders across disciplines and levels.
  • A growth mindset and intellectual curiosity, with a demonstrated ability to learn new skills and domains, seek feedback, and adapt based on evidence and changing customer needs.


Product Management IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 - $202,200 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 $133,800 - $219,200 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.

This role requires you to be onsite 3 days a week in Microsoft's offices in Redmond, WA.

About Microsoft

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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