Principal Product Manager- Endpoint Security

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

10h • $142,800 - $304,200

About The Position

Microsoft is seeking a Principal Product Manager to define product strategy, customer scenarios, roadmap investments, and platform direction for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. The role focuses on developing the next generation of runtime endpoint protection capabilities, spanning prevention, threat detection, investigation, response, and recovery. The product manager will turn emerging endpoint security challenges into products by working across Microsoft Defender, Windows, Azure, AI, security research, engineering organizations, software vendors, and customers. This is a highly strategic and technically complex role that calls for strong product judgment, cross-organizational influence, and a commitment to solving security problems at industry scale.

Microsoft describes its mission as empowering every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. Its employees are expected to bring a growth mindset, innovate, collaborate, and uphold respect, integrity, and accountability in an inclusive culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience in product/service/program management or software development, or equivalent experience.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Background Check and Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of experience in product/service/program management or software development, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience taking a product, feature, or experience to market, including design, product-market fit, and launch; internal tools or frameworks also qualify.
• 6+ years of experience improving product metrics in a market, such as growing a customer base, expanding customer usage, or avoiding customer churn.
• 6+ years of experience disrupting a market for a product, feature, or experience, such as through competitive disruption or replacing an established product.
• Experience defining and delivering products or platforms in endpoint security, cybersecurity, cloud services, or enterprise software.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex initiatives across multiple teams without direct authority.
• Experience translating technical concepts into customer value and business outcomes.
• Deep experience in endpoint protection, endpoint detection and response (EDR), runtime security, threat prevention, or security operations.
• Working knowledge of endpoint threats, operating-system security, attack techniques, telemetry, detection engineering, and incident response workflows.
• Experience applying threat intelligence, security operations, or incident response insights to endpoint protection and detection scenarios.
• Familiarity with the threat model for AI use on endpoints at runtime, including attack surfaces and risks involving agents, models, local AI workloads, and sensitive data.
• Relevant security certifications, such as CISSP.

Responsibilities

• Shape product strategy and roadmap priorities for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint prevention, detection, investigation, and response capabilities.
• Develop a deep understanding of customer needs, market shifts, and emerging threats, and translate insights into clear product direction.
• Partner with Microsoft Defender, Windows, Azure, AI, and security research teams to align strategy and execution.
• Define differentiated product experiences that help customers prevent endpoint attacks, detect and investigate threats, and respond across their environments.
• Represent Microsoft with customers, executives, and industry audiences as a credible voice on endpoint protection, runtime security, and threat detection and response.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal