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Azure Core Product Marketing is searching for a Sr. Product Marketing Manager to join our team. We are a passionate and entrepreneurial group of product marketers and play a critical role in driving the growth of the Azure business. Your mission will be to help our Windows Server customers continue to migrate and modernize with Azure, driving Azure revenue and delivering on a critical long-term priority for Microsoft.

This is an end-to-end product marketing role that requires strategic thinking, cross-group collaboration and a passion for great storytelling. Together with stakeholders across Azure marketing, engineering, sales, and partner teams, you will build a high-impact strategy to market and grow the business. Using deep understanding of customer needs, market and user trends, and the competitive landscape, you will work with engineering to influence product strategy and translate the product offerings into clear and differentiated messaging that can be used to create high impact content for customers, field and partners. You will work closely with sales and partner teams to ensure a strong Go to market (GTM) strategy, including programs, offers and campaigns.

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.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Responsibilities

+ Build a world-class marketing plan with strategies to grow the Windows Server Business.

+ Lead the end-to-end strategy for winning vs. key vendors, analyzing all elements including marketing, Go to Market (GTM), sales, partner and product teams.

+ Develop key business insights and metrics related to strategy, communicating effectively in executive leadership forums.

+ Develop a deep understanding of customer needs, market and user trends, and competitive landscape.

+ Partner with product teams to infuse your insights from customer, market and sales trends to ensure a long-term vision and strategy for a broad set of products and/or solutions that give us a competitive edge.

+ Lead and coach others to compile and evaluate market intelligence to identify opportunities and define strategies for customer acquisition, adoption, and renewal of a product and/or solution.

+ Work with sales and partners teams to develop a powerful end-to-end GTM strategy, including programs, offers, and campaigns for field and partners.

+ Embody our culture (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/culture) and values (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about) .

Qualifications

Required/minimum qualifications

+ Master's Degree in in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 3+ years experience in business OR Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 5+ years experience in business OR equivalent experience.

+ Experience in product marketing, product management, technical marketing, management consulting or related roles in the technology sector

+ Experience with Enterprise IT Technologies and or buyers.

Additional or preferred qualifications

+ Master's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 6+ years experience in business OR Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 8+ years experience in business OR equivalent experience.

+ Excellent communication, presentation, storytelling and writing skills, with the ability to tailor messages to different audiences and channels.

+ Strong collaboration, influence and cross-team coordination skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders and partners across the organization.

Product Marketing IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 - $203,600 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 $137,600 - $222,600 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 for the role until October 20th, 2025

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) .