Senior Product Manager

Overview
Want to help build the infrastructure that powers Azure in the age of Generative AI?
The Azure Host and Infrastructure Product Management team defines and delivers the foundational compute infrastructure that powers Azure's diverse portfolio of workloads, from general-purpose virtual machines and enterprise applications to large-scale AI training, inference, and emerging agentic services. We work across the full stack, spanning silicon, hardware systems, platform software, virtualization, networking, storage, and cloud services to shape the future of Azure infrastructure. Our mission is to deliver secure, reliable, high-performance, and cost-efficient compute platforms that customers trust for their most critical workloads. We partner closely with engineering, architecture, and business teams to transform new technologies into scalable cloud offerings that improve customer experience, operational efficiency, and Azure's competitive position.
We are seeking a Senior Technical Product Manager to drive strategic initiatives across Azure Host and Azure Boost platforms. This role sits at the intersection of hardware and software innovation, helping define the next generation of cloud infrastructure for both traditional and AI-driven workloads.
The ideal candidate combines strong technical depth, systems thinking, and exceptional execution skills. You are comfortable operating at the hardware/software boundary, using data and AI-powered insights to drive decisions, and communicating complex topics through clear, executive-ready narratives. You thrive in ambiguous environments, influence across organizational boundaries, and have a track record of delivering large-scale technical outcomes that create lasting customer and business impact. You will lead complex cross-functional programs from early concept and architecture through deployment and fleet-scale operation.
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Responsibilities
Drive end-to-end program execution: lead planning, coordination, and delivery for complex Azure Compute and infrastructure initiatives across multiple teams
Shape product direction: define goals, priorities, and roadmaps informed by customer feedback, business needs, and data-driven insights
Partner across engineering: collaborate with architecture, engineering, and operations teams to evaluate tradeoffs, resolve dependencies, and deliver high-quality solutions
Apply AI and data-driven insights: leverage modern AI tools, telemetry, and analytics to improve decision-making, accelerate execution, and identify opportunities for customer and operational improvements
Drive alignment and transparency: foster effective collaboration through clear goals, structured execution, proactive stakeholder engagement, and consistent progress tracking
Engage customers and stakeholders: gather feedback, validate requirements, and help shape product investments that improve customer experiences and platform competitiveness. Communicate with clarity by creating executive-ready reviews, presentations, and written communications that translate complex technical topics into clear recommendations and actions
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., driving disruption, taking the place of an established competing product)
Experience with:
4+ years managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects
1+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos)
Azure (Compute IaaS, host/virtualization, platform services) or equivalent cloud platforms
The hardware–software boundary (e.g., silicon acceleration, hypervisor/host, drivers, platform services)
End-to-end program ownership: strategy/OKRs (Objectives Key Results), planning, execution, launch, and operational excellence
Data-driven decision making, leveraging frontier AI model capabilities to analyze, drive insights, inform decisions, and measure outcomes
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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.

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