Job Description

The Office AI team is on a mission to bring a transformative, AI-forward Word, Excel, PowerPoint and the entire suite of Office apps from any platform, device or ecosystem for the millions of people using them every day across work, life, and school. You will have the opportunity to join a product-led, fast-paced and data-driven growth culture focused on helping users discover and leverage Copilot value in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and the rest of the apps in M365 suite for transforming their business and personal work. You'll join the Office AI organization in the Product Management discipline be part of the larger family of teams delivering and re-envisioning the Office for an AI era.



In this role, you will collaborate closely with some of the best Engineers, Designers, Applied Scientists and User Researchers in the industry. Office AI is a part of the larger Office Product Group which is Geo-diverse and you will work with a team of partners and colleagues who live around the world. We strive for an inclusive culture where every team member feels connected, regardless of where they work and live. We invest in the health of our team and view "how we work" as seriously as the impact we have for customers and the business. Members of our team lead allyship and mentoring initiatives across Microsoft, and we invest in development of our team from new hires to the most senior levels.

We are looking for an experienced, data driven and a customer-focused

Senior Product Manager

who's passionate about building innovative, user-centric, and delightful systems and experiences for productivity at "work" for their personal life, work life or school. We are looking for someone who does not shy away from any level of details - be it product, technical, design or business. Basic understanding of how LLMs work and Experience in hypothesis-driven growth experiments, using LLMs for market insights, and conducting opportunity analysis based on business and competitive data is essential. A solid bias for action, a growth mindset, product-led principles and curiosity are key to collaborating effectively with partners across Office. Success in this role requires basic understanding of how AI technology works (and hunger to learn more), customer empathy, UX intuition, data-driven product reasoning, strategic planning and the ability to synthesize complex product and business areas with a solid point of view to drive decision making and collaborate effectively with a large and matrixed set of stakeholders. We are looking for individuals with a growth mindset energy to jump into problems with aggressive but clear goals and connect our Office Product strategy to customer value via M365 Copilot.

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

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Work across the Quad (PM, Engineering, Design, Applied science) on features and platform investments to provide transformative value to Office users via Copilot Develop a deep understanding of the business, our customers, and the competitive landscape through market and customer research in order to drive clarity toward integrating AI into the product strategy with clear and measurable business and customer outcomes. Partner across engineering teams, design, marketing, applied & data science and user research to develop strategies, priorities, and roadmaps with the ability to drive clear decision making in building AI first features including rapid prototyping, Evals, ensuring Responsible AI principles and trade-offs in ambiguous environment and adapt with changing inputs and new information. Lead by example, contributing to growth of other PMs. Share ideas and partner toward solutions to improve our culture and ways of working. Lead team execution toward a product roadmap, with clear measures, projected impact and prioritization toward measurable outcomes leaning into new ways of working within and across teams given the AI-forward culture and transformation occurring within our products, team and world right now. Foster an environment that encourages diversity of thought and an inclusive team culture.

Qualifications

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Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree AND 5+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development + OR equivalent experience.
Basic Fluency in AI/ML concepts. Knowledge about current state of the AI technology and industry is a plus. Good grasp of the Product Led Growth strategy and product development approach-from uncovering customer needs and pain points to understanding competitive landscape and strategy. Excellence in Project Management and Stakeholder management. Experience of building 1-2 products on a large scale.

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.