Senior Product Manager

We'reentering a newera,one defined by the power of AI to reshapewhat'spossible. At Microsoft,we'renot just exploring the future ofAI,we'rebuilding it. We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to join our team. Our mission is ambitious: to create an open, next-generation AI platform that empowers organizations to unlock unprecedented value. Imagine a world where businesses can summon intelligent, bespoke AI agents that accelerate decision-making, enhance productivity, and transform customer experiences. This is your chance to help shape that future.As aProduct Managerin theForward DeployedEngineering (FDE)org,you'lloperateat the intersection of advanced AI technology and real-world business impact-embedded directly with customers to define bold ideas and guide them from vision to value.

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Asemployeeswe 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.

As a Senior Product Managerin theForward DeployedEngineering (FDE)org,you'llbe the strategic force working in close partnership with customers toidentify, shape, and scale their most impactful AI opportunities. Whether through direct collaboration on-site, virtually, or in hybrid models,you'llimmerse yourself in their mission to uncover not just immediate pain points, but transformational possibilities-helping customers think beyond point solutions while scoping pragmatic, high-ROI starting points.

You'llmove quickly from insight to vision to execution, defining use cases, success metrics, and evaluation frameworks (Evals) that ensure every engagement is guided by measurable impact.You'llcollaborate closely with engineering and design to translate these insights into production-grade solutions that bring AI to life in mission-critical workflows. Your work will span defining product strategy, prioritizing features, anddeterminingwhich solutions should be evolved into reusable platform capabilities that scale across customers and industries.You'llnavigate seamlessly across stakeholdergroups-from C-suite executives defining strategy to frontline workers using the product daily, from highly technical engineers to deeply business-focused leaders-ensuring alignment and clarity at every level.

Importantly, your roledoesn'tend at launch-you'llremain accountable forvalidatingimpact, driving adoption, and evolving solutions based on customer feedback and usage data. As a bridge between the customer environment and Microsoft's engineering and research teams,you'llchannel insights from the field to inform platform roadmaps and accelerate innovation across our AI ecosystem. Finally, as part of the growing FDE community,you'llcontribute to shared learnings, mentor peers, and help define what world-class AI product management looks like at Microsoft.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree AND 5+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience..
• 1+yearsexperience taking AI or data-driven solutions from prototype to production in enterprise environments, ideally with direct customer exposure.
• Proven experience leading 0 to 1 initiatives - identifying an ambiguous customer pain point, framing a business case, and shipping a working solution in weeks.
• Technical fluency - able to read APIs, data schemas, and system diagrams, and translate between engineering, sales, and customer executives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in forward-deployed, consulting, or customer-embedded roles, ideally delivering AI, data, or workflow automation solutions.
• Demonstrated product sense - ability to identify the right problems to solve, translate customer pain into product opportunities, and balance bespoke impact with scalable platform value.
• Solid ownership mindset - operates with autonomy and accountability, driving the full product lifecycle from discovery to adoption, and taking responsibility for measurable customer and platform impact.
• Comfort operating in ambiguous, cross-functional environments - managing competing priorities across engineering, account teams, compliance, and customers.
• Hands-on experience with AI and LLM concepts, including prompt engineering, evals, and understanding applications and bottlenecks of AI in enterprise settings.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complexity into crisp narratives for executives and engineers alike.

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 $158,400 - $258,000 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.