Principal Product Manager

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

8h•Hybrid

About The Position

Microsoft Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) is the organization responsible for building and operating the global infrastructure that powers Microsoft’s cloud. Within CO+I, CO+I Engineering builds and operates software products and platforms that power the planning, execution, and scaling of datacenter capacity for Microsoft’s cloud business. These solutions enable the delivery of highly complex, multi-disciplinary, multi-million-dollar, multi-year datacenter construction and lease programs with strict safety, quality, schedule, and cost requirements. The CO+I Engineering team architects, designs, and delivers the next generation of connected systems and platforms that support these outcomes. Leveraging modern microservices architectures and enterprise ERP platforms, the team builds scalable, real-time solutions across critical business domains including Supply Chain, Cost Management, Scheduling, Networking, Commissioning, Safety, and Capacity Planning. These systems form the digital backbone for datacenter execution across the global CO+I footprint. Aligned to a North Star of end-to-end automation, the team is chartered to deliver robust, well-engineered platforms while also pioneering next-generation recommendation engines. These capabilities enable advanced cost and schedule modeling, supply and execution planning, and data-driven decision-making—seamlessly integrated across the broader CO+I ecosystem to drive smarter, faster, and more predictable delivery at scale. Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Guided by a growth mindset, our employees innovate with purpose, collaborate deeply, and hold ourselves accountable to the values of respect, integrity, and inclusion—creating a culture where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. This role is located at Redmond, WA. Relocation support will be provided, and successful candidates must relocate or reside within 50 miles of the hub office location. This role is eligible for hybrid or remote work, up to 40%.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience.
Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience.
4+ years experience taking a product, feature, or experience to market (e.g., design, addressing product market fit, and launch, internal tool/framework).
6+ years experience improving product metrics for a product, feature, or experience in a market (e.g., growing customer base, expanding customer usage, avoiding customer churn).
6+ years experience disrupting a market for a product, feature, or experience (e.g., competitive disruption, taking the place of an established competing product).

Responsibilities

Define and evolve the long-term technical vision for Microsoft’s S&OP platform, including architecture direction, data model strategy, integration patterns, and automation opportunities.
Partner closely with software engineering teams to translate the product vision into scalable, performant, and resilient platform capabilities.
Drive alignment across CO+IE, engineering, data platform, cloud supply chain, and finance organizations to ensure a unified S&OP architecture and roadmap.
Own the multi-year product roadmap with a strong focus on platform engineering needs, data engineering pipelines, API strategy, and technical debt management.
Lead engineering squads through requirements definition, backlog prioritization, sprint planning, and acceptance criteria.
Ensure high-quality delivery of software features through strong collaboration with engineering leads, architects, and quality teams.
Build integrated product capabilities spanning forecasting, scenario modeling, constraint management, supply-demand balancing, and datacenter capacity optimization.
Incorporate AI/ML, digital twins, and predictive analytics into planning workflows in collaboration with data science teams.
Translate complex operational requirements into technical specifications that engineering teams can execute against.
Lead planning workshops, influence technical and business stakeholders, and facilitate alignment across engineering, operations, finance, network planning, and construction teams.
Create executive-ready insights and recommendations for monthly/quarterly S&OP cycles, connecting platform capabilities to business outcomes.
Drive change management and adoption of new capabilities across global teams.