Overview
Project Opal is building autonomous AI agents to help people offload manual, repetitive, multi-step workflows across the tools they already use. Opal uses familiar software to execute work on behalf of users and helps organizations scale beyond their current capacity.
We're looking for a Senior Product Manager with exceptional product sense to help define what work looks like in an AI-first world.
The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity. They create clarity where none exists, push products forward when the path isn't obvious, and have strong instincts for identifying opportunities worth pursuing.
The best candidates aren't simply building AI features. They use AI as part of their own product-building process, rapidly prototype ideas, challenge assumptions, and turn emerging capabilities into products customers love. They are naturally curious, experiment constantly with new tools and technologies, and have strong intuition for where AI can fundamentally change how work gets done.
You'll work at the intersection of customers, design, engineering, and AI to identify meaningful problems, validate new opportunities, and shape the future of digital workers in M365.
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
- Deeply understand customer workflows, pain points, and opportunities where AI can fundamentally change how work gets done.
- Define product strategy, priorities, and roadmap for key areas of Project Opal.
- Translate customer needs, product intuition, and emerging AI capabilities into product investments that deliver meaningful value.
- Prototype ideas, validate assumptions, and accelerate learning through experimentation and direct customer feedback.
- Partner closely with Engineering, Design, and Research to build and ship new product experiences.
- Navigate ambiguous and fast-moving problem spaces, creating clarity, alignment, and momentum across teams.
- Help define the future of AI-powered work and the role Opal plays within Microsoft 365.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree AND 5+ 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 AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development
- OR equivalent experience.
2+ years experience taking a product, feature, or experience to market (e.g., design, addressing product market fit, and launch, internal tool/framework).
4+ 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).
4+ years experience disrupting a market for a product, feature, or experience (e.g., competitive disruption, taking the place of an established competing product).
Solid product judgment and a track record of identifying meaningful customer problems and turning them into successful product outcomes.
Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-changing environments.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
Customer-obsessed mindset with a bias toward action, experimentation, and learning.
Experience using AI tools to prototype ideas, validate concepts, and accelerate product development.
Experience building productivity, workflow, platform, or enterprise software.
Experience working directly with customers to translate their needs into product strategy, technical discussions, and hands-on experimentation.
Passion for exploring new technologies and applying them to real customer problems.
Product Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $160,200 - $261,000 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.**