Job description

Overview Windows Server powers millions of mission-critical workloads across datacenters, edge locations, and hybrid environments worldwide. The Windows Server team is seeking a Principal Product Manager to help define the future of AI infrastructure on Windows Server. You will work closely with enterprise customers, OEMs, silicon and accelerator partners, and Microsoft product teams to identify emerging AI infrastructure needs and translate them into product strategy, roadmap investments, and customer-facing solutions.This role requires a product leader who combines technical depth, customer focus, and strategic thinking to drive innovation across one of Microsoft's most important infrastructure platforms. 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 • Lead customer engagement strategies, including executive briefings, technical workshops, advisory forums, and design-partner programs. • Gather customer, partner, market, and competitive insights and translate them into product strategy, requirements, success metrics, and roadmap priorities. • Partner across Microsoft to align plans with developer tools, applications, cloud, security, management, and platform teams. • Develop a strong perspective on enterprise AI infrastructure, inference workloads, deployment models, hardware trends, and competitive offerings. • Drive cross-organizational alignment, influence senior stakeholders, and communicate recommendations through clear strategy documents and executive presentations. 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. Preferred Qualifications: • Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development. • OR equivalent experience. • 3+ years of experience leading enterprise platform, infrastructure, cloud, or distributed systems products with direct customer or partner engagement. • Experience with AI inference platforms, products, services, or related AI infrastructure technologies. • Experience translating complex technical and business requirements into product strategy, roadmaps, priorities, and measurable outcomes. • Experience influencing engineering and business teams across multiple organizations. • Deep experience in AI/ML inference, model serving, developer platforms, distributed systems, datacenter infrastructure, cloud, edge, or on-premises environments. • Experience working with OEMs, silicon or accelerator providers, ISVs, systems integrators, or other ecosystem partners. • Demonstrated success leading customer advisory, pilot, preview, or design-partner programs. #W+DJOBS #CoreOSJobs 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: careers.microsoft.com 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.

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Must-haves

Windows Server powers millions of mission-critical workloads across datacenters, edge locations, and hybrid environments worldwide.
Lead customer engagement strategies, including executive briefings, technical workshops, advisory forums, and design-partner programs.
Gather customer, partner, market, and competitive insights and translate them into product strategy, requirements, success metrics, and roadmap priorities.
Partner across Microsoft to align plans with developer tools, applications, cloud, security, management, and platform teams.
Develop a strong perspective on enterprise AI infrastructure, inference workloads, deployment models, hardware trends, and competitive offerings.
Drive cross-organizational alignment, influence senior stakeholders, and communicate recommendations through clear strategy documents and executive presentations.
Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development. • OR equivalent experience.
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development. • OR equivalent experience.
3+ years of experience leading enterprise platform, infrastructure, cloud, or distributed systems products with direct customer or partner engagement.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Nice-to-haves

Experience with AI inference platforms, products, services, or related AI infrastructure technologies.
Experience translating complex technical and business requirements into product strategy, roadmaps, priorities, and measurable outcomes.
Experience influencing engineering and business teams across multiple organizations.
Deep experience in AI/ML inference, model serving, developer platforms, distributed systems, datacenter infrastructure, cloud, edge, or on-premises environments.
Experience working with OEMs, silicon or accelerator providers, ISVs, systems integrators, or other ecosystem partners.
Demonstrated success leading customer advisory, pilot, preview, or design-partner programs.

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