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We are looking for : Principal Product Manager – Microsoft Search and AI Experiences

Our passion is to democratize AI, enabling people to thrive in this AI-first and cloud-first world with Microsoft Search and AI for Microsoft 365 products. 

Do you see how antiquated our surrounding is when the virtual world has already become more advanced?  Are you passionate about helping people to be more productive in the modern workplace?

We are looking for a Principal Product Manager to help us build first class Search and AI experiences that enables hundreds of millions of M365 users to do more with less effort.

We are a team led by former entrepreneurs and rebels. We believe in truly useful and beautiful products that can delight billions of lives everyday rather than big, flagship monsters to dominate the marketplace.  We believe in empowering our people to think outside of the box rather than building strict consensus to achieve our vision.

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

You will be part of the MSAI (Microsoft Search, Assistant and Intelligence) team focusing on Search and AI experiences and working closely with our partner developer teams across the globe who are building various capabilities that helps our users find and do easier than ever before. You will need to communicate with multiple customers and development teams regularly, understand their pain points and needs, and translate them into the product requirement for our team. 

• Help set vision and strategy for technology investments 

• Model Customer Driven best practices to lead the focus of new feature development 

• Build and maintain highly collaborative and durable relationships across our partner team in Microsoft

• Demonstrate end to end ownership of complex, cross group projects, and bring them to successful completion 

• Influence partner teams, get alignment on technology direction and the steps to achieve our feature goals 

• Foster a healthy and inclusive team environment 

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/project/program management or software development

• OR equivalent experience

• Have passion for the Customer Focus and the cross-team collaboration it takes to delight our customers. 

• Have demonstrated success in building vision and roadmap for complex areas .

• Quickly establish aneffective network of partnerships across the company. 

• Learn quickly with a growth mindset. 

• Be a practice leader, and experienced Product Manager able to coach and grow a Product Management team. 

• Great problem-solving skills with effective technical proficiency and strategic thinking. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

• Self-motivated, proactive, and results-oriented. 

• Ability to deal with ambiguity and adapt quickly to new technology and processes .

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 10+ years of experience in product/service/project/program management

• OR software development

• OR equivalent experience

• Rich experience shipping products in a tech company. 

• 8+ years of experience as a Product Manager.

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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .