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Microsoft Surface** crafts the best premium laptops and productivity experiences in the industry. Surface sets the highest standards for device fundamentals and security, invests in technology ahead of demand, and empowers people and organizations across the planet to achieve more. We don’t wait for technology trends. We’re first in line and set industry standards with technology in service of our customers. We’ve pioneered modern touch and inking, new form factors, biometric authentication, and high-performing, power-efficient silicon used by billions. The Surface Team is looking for business strategy and product management leaders excited to grow Surface at a time of rapid change in the client computing category. **Senior and Principal positions available.

As a **Product Manager** on the Surface team, you’ll drive critical business and product strategy projects, shape a premium portfolio of the industry’s most productive and secure devices, and identify bold growth opportunities in this role – all while streamlining operations for efficiency and rallying cross-functional teams around a vision. You will be a senior individual contributor with distinctive problem solving and people leadership skills assigned to our biggest product, go to market, and operations challenges. If you’re excited by big challenges and eager to apply your leadership and analytic skills to grow our consumer and commercial devices business, this is your opportunity to make a remarkable impact on the future of Microsoft.

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

+ **Problem Solving, Analysis, and Framing.** Lead critical business and product strategy projects across small, cross-functional teams. Develop a deep understanding of the personal computing ecosystem (customers, competitors, partners, business models, market sizing, and industry trends) and provide expert guidance to executives on timely and important questions on demand. Conduct market research using primary and secondary data sources (e.g., financial statements, reports, analyses, stakeholder feedback, expert calls), develop financial models, and leverage analyses of others to synthesize information. Frame the strategic questions. Identify additional analyses and input needed to make the decision. Drive a high standard for decision making backed by robust data analysis and insights from influential sources.

+ **Portfolio Strategy and Prioritization.** Develop a clear, compelling, and rigorous assessment of Surface’s product portfolio, strategic priorities, competitive position, gaps, and potential opportunities, informed by any product roadmap and go-to-market issues.

+ **Growth Strategy.** Define new growth opportunities for Surface in collaboration with the Surface Leadership Team, Product Management, Marketing, Finance, and Operations. Identify data-informed, short- and long-term investment opportunities, evaluate tradeoffs, and prioritize product, technology, and go to market investments in consultation with cross-functional partners.

+ **Cross-Functional Alignment.** Create clarity and generate energy as a leader by ensuring our business plans and product roadmap are aligned across the customer, the market, internal stakeholders, senior leadership, and the goals and strategy of Microsoft. Anticipate push back and resolve conflicts using soft leadership skills and data. Manage multiple sources of conflict and challenging feedback. Collaborate with others to gain buy in and alignment. Solicit input from others regarding priorities and resources needed to deliver desired outcomes. Resolve alignment issues, contribute to portfolio level solutions, and drive cross-functional clarity and energy.

+ **Performance Management.** Drive business impact across the organization and track execution of the strategy using clear success criteria and performance metrics (OKRs). Determine the value of the product or feature to the business, align success criteria, and measures success. Identify the best available data and measures, develop clear data collection and reporting, and use business judgement and product sense to explicate reasons for outcomes. Understand product costs and go to market motions and levers for profitability.

+ **Financial Planning.** Develop a high-resolution forecast of the business opportunity for Surface, determine products or services of greatest value, and contribute to the work of planning leads (Business Planning, Finance, Product Management) to validate the Long Range Plan (LRP).

+ **Communication.** Communicate and advocate project findings and recommendations to senior executives through written documents (e.g., memos, reports) and influence models (e.g., meetings, presentations). Contribute to the Surface Strategy memo. Communicate product strategy to internal and external audiences and build consensus. Deploy our business strategy using best practice leadership tools and techniques to scale your impact across the organization.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

+ Bachelor's Degree AND 5+ years experience in product/service/project/program management or software development

+ OR equivalent experience.

+ Experience with analytical problem-solving.

+ Experience driving complex multi-stakeholder processes and cross-team programs to desired results while managing risk.

+ Experience driving impact in Business Planning, Finance, Product Management, Product Marketing, and/or Management Consulting functions.

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

+ Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment and adapt plans and approach real-time.

+ Ability to create effective relationships, influence, and collaborate internally and externally at all organizational levels.

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.

Product Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 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

Microsoft will accept applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.

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) .