Overview
In the Microsoft Discovery and Quantum team, our focus is on developing new growth opportunities for Microsoft. By bringing together all the best technology and AI from across Microsoft alongside our own inventions, we enable researchers to revolutionize the scientific method, speeding up their work towards dependable, superior results. We have a bold mission to accelerate scientific discovery for our entire planet and are looking for candidates to join us in crafting the next winning products for Microsoft.
We are looking for a Principal Product Manager to join the Microsoft Discovery team. You will play an integral role in defining and executing a new vision for AI-driven science platform development. This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your career growth, expand domain impact, and deliver at a startup pace. This is a Redmond, WA or Mountain View, CA based position, with an expectation that you will be available to collaborate in person on campus.
If you have a passion for technology, innovation, and making a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you to jump in. You should have experience in strategy, product management, and cross-functional execution. Experience with enterprise products and driving adoption would be a plus. Your expertise in new products, verticals, and taking something from inception to scale will be essential in setting the industry standard. We are building a team of AI native Full Stack Builders, and operate at startup pace.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Responsibilities
As a Principal Product Manager with an entrepreneurial mindset, you will play an integral role in defining and executing a new vision for AI-driven science platform development. In this role, you will work with cross-functional teams of product managers, engineers, designers, scientists, and researchers to build new product experiences, shape underlying AI capabilities that support these experiences, and foster a culture of innovation and high-craft product making.
You will influence others to drive business impact across the organization and track success criteria for multiple feature areas across divisions. You’ll also be an expert in identifying long-term investment opportunities and engaging partners to garner support for those feature areas.
You will define a feature set and facilitate senior-level usability reviews with customers. You’ll own the roadmap for multiple feature areas across divisions, and will collaborate with a partner team to build golden configurations and drive scenario walkthroughs.
You will scale Product Marketing teams by building marketing and roll-out plans, as well as leading the creation of customer support plans. You’ll also take advantage of major opportunities to promote the feature areas you worked on and present at large events.
As an expert, you will partner with others to collect performance metrics and form hypotheses for complex technical needs in order to improve product development in multiple areas. You’ll also identify features to deprecate, manage customer communities, and build trust with targeted customers across sectors.
Qualifications
Required/minimum 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.
Additional or preferred qualifications
Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development
- OR equivalent experience.
4+ years experience taking a product, feature, or experience to market (e.g., design, addressing product market fit, and launch, internal tool/framework).
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).
4+ years experience shipping production-ready code as a result of a collaborative process
Experience as a full stack builder
Experience developing with the latest AI-assisted development tools and systems
Experience in scientific R&D, particularly in chemistry and materials science, bio and life-sciences, or silicon and physics.
Track record of setting strategy and converting it into executed, measurable outcomes across multiple planning cycles.
Proven organizational skills with a track record of managing complex, multi‑team programs.
Demonstrable cross-functional leadership and communication; able to influence engineering and partner teams without direct authority.
Experience defining product strategy using customer insights, data, and experimentation.
Experience partnering directly with enterprise customers to identify unmet needs and validate product direction.
Familiarity with modern AI technologies, agents, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), automation, or workflow orchestration.
Passion for building products that help customers achieve meaningful business outcomes at global scale.
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Product Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 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.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about **requesting accommodations.**