Director of Product Marketing

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

1h

About The Position

The Commercial Cloud and AI Marketing team drives customer success by translating Microsoft’s most advanced cloud and AI innovations into real-world business impact. We craft compelling narratives and go-to-market strategies that empower organizations to modernize, secure, and scale with confidence. With a focus on clarity, simplicity, and impact, we drive adoption and growth by meeting customers where they are and guiding them toward what’s next.
As a Product Marketing Specialist on the Analytics Marketing team, you will be an expert in understanding customer and market signals for our Analytics portfolio. You will compile and evaluate market intelligence to identify opportunities and define strategies for customer acquisition, adoption, and renewal of products. You will create deep collaboration and trusting relationships with customers, partners, and the field to understand customer needs and identify investment priorities. You will understand competitor strengths, weaknesses and Microsoft’s competitive positioning. You will conduct win/loss analysis and anticipate the business implications and problems to be solved to reduce risk and ensure that Microsoft is ahead of the market and priority competitors. You will provide subject matter expertise when developing insights from market or user research, competitive analyses, and market and industry trends to influence Microsoft’s go-to-market strategies and support the creation of our differentiated value proposition that aligns with our customer and business goals. This position may be in Redmond, Atlanta, or Mountain View.
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.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 4+ years experience in business OR Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 6+ years experience in business OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years experience with product marketing

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 8+ years marketing or sales experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 12+ years experience in business OR equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• You will influence the long-term vision for a broad set of products, then distill that vision into a product roadmap. You’ll also proactively influence partners to deliver the right product experience, and clarify product changes.
• You will collaborate with others to develop a value proposition aligned with customer goals, and drive the development of a messaging and positioning framework. You’ll also build a global bill of materials and consumer-facing presentations.
• You will lead partnerships with multiple teams to develop go-to-market strategies, as well as teach others to identify target customers and execute strategy for customer journeys. You’ll also deliver sales enablement development, and support strategic business deals and partnerships.
• You will build and execute marketing plans and act as a trusted advisor in partnerships delivering customer value, and drive programs across teams to meet organizational goals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees