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Overview

Are you ready to shape the future of gaming? Is your passion to be part of the team building the next generation of gaming technologies for Xbox? If so, then come join the Xbox Platform team to build next-generation hardware, software, and operating system technologies that power immersive experiences for millions of players worldwide. This is where bold vision meets global scale, and your leadership drives what’s next.

We’re looking for a strategic, technically fluent Principal Group Product Manager (GPM) to lead platform innovations across Xbox Console, PC, and Windows. You’ll guide a team of Product Managers to define the product strategy and orchestrate execution across engineering, design, and partner teams. From vision to launch, you’ll drive alignment, velocity, and impact.

This role blends deep technical insight with cross-org leadership and crisp execution. You’ll be at the center of one of the most ambitious platform efforts in gaming, steering complex programs, engaging senior stakeholders, and delivering breakthrough experiences.

What You’ll Do:

+ Set the vision and strategy for Xbox platform technology development across Console, PC, and Windows

+ Lead and mentor a team of Product Managers driving innovation and scalability

+ Coordinate execution across engineering, design, and partner organizations

+ Deliver clear, actionable updates to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders

+ Drive alignment, accountability, and momentum across the product lifecycle

What We’re Looking For:

+ Proven success leading platform hardware and software development at scale

+ Cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management skills

+ Reliable communication and organizational capabilities

+ Experience launching complex products in fast-paced environments

+ Passion for gaming and platform innovation

Responsibilities

+ **Developing Technical Product Strategies** : Identify customer needs, analyzing trends, combining your technical expertise with your product knowledge, and develop product roadmaps that align with Xbox’s vision and strategy.

+ **Execute on Product Development** : Guide and mentor the PM team to write clear and concise product specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria for new and existing features. Additionally, conducting internal testing, A/B testing, and analyze production data to validate hypotheses and measure the impact of features.

+ **Thinking Creatively and Driving Innovation** : Think creatively and deliver on new ideas, constantly striving to improve and innovate. Identify new product opportunities and developing innovative solutions that meet the needs of our customers and business.

+ **Delivering High-quality Results** : Deliver high-quality results and ensuring that our products meet the highest standards of quality and reliability.

+ **Collaborating with Cross-functional Teams** : Work collaboratively with others across organizations to achieve success.

+ **Clear Communication** : Communicate the product vision, value proposition, and roadmaps to internal and external teams to gaming, including senior leadership.

Qualifications

_Required Qualifications:_

Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience.1+ year(s) people management experience.

_Preferred Qualifications:_

8+ years of coaching and people management skills leading a diverse and inclusive, talented and creative team.

Proven ability to create a healthy team culture of diversity, inclusion, belonging, and collaboration.

Experience handling successful delivery from initial strategy to engineering requirements to audience/user adoption

Technical background and solid foundation in hardware, software and operating system engineering principles

Proven experience in the ability to plan and execute on complex partner facing initiatives in an ambiguous environment.

Proven track record of developing integrated partnerships across disparate groups

Reliable communication, collaboration, and negotiating skills

Demonstrated track-record of self-directed execution

Experience in innovation and thinking creatively about complex problems while maintaining a focus on a profitable business.

Comfortable working in a fast-paced dynamic environment with rapidly changing requirements

Ability to collaborate across teams and levels of management.

Product Management M5 - 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

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. (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html)