Senior Product Manager

Technology, Data & Digital · Product & Design · Product Management

In short

Microsoft is seeking a Senior Product Manager to join their Cloud Operations and Innovation team, focusing on optimizing global datacenter infrastructure. The role involves driving multi-year execution, implementing strategies, and managing cloud infrastructure initiatives, with an emphasis on efficient processes and agentic workflows. The position is hybrid and located in one of four US hub locations.

Responsibilities

Work closely with Business and Engineering stakeholders to plan and execute on Big bets transformational program roadmap.
Engage with business and engineering stakeholders to build process maps to illustrate the flow of crucial information and critical handoffs in a complex system landscape with multiple in-house and external solutions.
Collaborate with business and engineering teams to create To Be process flows and drive change management aligned with business and technical initiatives.
Be a product leader who deeply understands the customer and productivity scenarios to help deliver continued end-user value & drive adoption.
Engage on technical challenges, constraints and blockers and design superior AI capabilities for customers.
Influence various product team owners to prioritize product features that are blocking customer scenarios by sharing feedback, explaining customer context & importance, effective communication and by leveraging senior leadership escalation, as necessary.
Work closely with engineers, partners, and stakeholders to gather and prioritize requirements and ensure alignment on business scenarios.
Managing schedules, risks, and issues and communicating them effectively to the team, management, and partners.
Champion engineering and operational excellence, establishing metrics and processes for regular assessment and improvement.
Listen and learn directly from customers and through customer data to ensure we’re making correct decisions each step of the way.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree AND 5+ 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 leading complex, cross‑team technical programs with significant infrastructure or platform components (e.g. SAP S4, Oracle)

Desired Qualifications

8+ years experience improving product metrics for a product, feature, or experience
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 technical foundation in one or more of the following: Experience in creating/building/deploying agentic solutions, Experience in integrating AI, automation, and analytics into operational workflows, Knowledge and experience in SAP EPPM and SAP S/4 product suites, Experience working across Enterprise and Custom Built Product Solutions
Knowledge in managing Business Operations including P2P and Contract Management
Working Knowledge of funding management across Financial Capex and Opex processes
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting to senior leadership
Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work effectively as a team player with a record of sharing and scaling knowledge – either internally or externally – through documentation, presentations, videos, code samples, accelerators, etc.
Demonstrated application of Lean, Six Sigma, process transformation, analytics, automation, or AI-enabled operations
Demonstrated experience navigating ambiguity and maintaining a growth-mindset to make decisions and drive progress with minimal guidance

Benefits

Relocation support will be provided.
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.

Skills

SAP S/4OracleAIprocess improvementautomationLeanSix Sigma

#Product Management#Cloud Operations#Infrastructure#Enterprise Programs#Process Optimization#AI#Automation

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