• Senior Product Manager

    Microsoft Corporation (Seattle, WA)


    Overview

     

    We’re building Azure as the world’s computer. Azure is built upon three core services: Compute, Networking and Storage. The Azure Storage Hardware Platform Team is the engine that powers the Azure Storage cloud services.

     

    The team is looking for a Senior Product Manager to work on a unique and highly visible role with major scope to identify and operationalize new storage technologies and Microsoft Azure platforms.

     

    You will be responsible for identifying new storage technologies and analyzing business opportunities. You will have the opportunity to recommend & drive business investments in a broad range of technical areas, and to integrate with multiple component teams inside Microsoft Azure as well as across the company. You will work across hardware and software engineering teams, datacenter teams, finance and sourcing teams and more to put together the end-to-end plan to create and build the next generation Azure storage platform.

     

    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

    + You will partner with Software and Hardware Engineering to design technical solutions across feature areas. Also build Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) models to substantiate the business value of the solution and identify risks along with data-based mitigations.

    + You’ll define success criteria and create relationships for implementing features for complex cross-functional projects with hands-on experience with software/hardware lifecycle management. You’ll coordinate and ensure alignment across all partner organizations.

    + Demonstrate analytical skills and pragmatic technical judgment to assess and make the right decisions with proven track record of delivering features and capabilities for complex platforms that meet evolving business requirements.

    + Drive engineering for distributed, reliable and scalable systems.

    + Experience working on Microsoft (or other industry) large-scale cloud or on-premise storage services and good understanding of storage hardware (HW) technologies is a plus.

    + Demonstrate presenting plans and getting buy-off with senior technical leaders along with cross-group collaboration with the ability to influence and drive change across groups.

    Qualifications

    Required Qualifications:

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

    + OR equivalent experience.

    + 2+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects and software/hardware lifecycle management.

    + Do have experience in cloud storage hardware and/or software engineering?

     

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