Principal Technical Product Manager

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

About The Position

At Mojang Studios, the creators of Minecraft, we are on a mission to build a better world through the power of play. Play is at the heart of everything we do, from our games to our development philosophy. We enable millions to create and play together, connect people across the globe, and foster a passionate community. China is one of our most important and complex markets, and we are looking for an experienced Technical Product Manager to lead the Minecraft China program. This principal individual-contributor leadership role owns the technical product strategy, partner relationship, and execution for bringing Minecraft to the Chinese market. You will set the long-term technical strategy for China, drive complex cross-team initiatives, and own the health of the China codebase. Success requires deep technical product sense, cross-cultural stakeholder management, ability to lead cross-functional teams, and the ability to build trust with a long-term co-development partner. Mandarin fluency is preferred. 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

Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience.
Fluent in Mandarin and English, able to lead technical meetings and negotiations in both.
Experience with Games as a Service (GaaS) and live operations.
Self-starter who can set a clear path and drive it through ambiguity and obstacles.
Proven track record of leading large, complex, multi-team technical initiatives with significant cross-team dependencies.
Stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence and secure resourcing and support from leadership.
Experience of owning a technical product or platform strategy and multi-year roadmap.
Experience managing external or partner development teams and co-development partnerships.
Written and verbal communication, able to translate complex technical topics for leadership audiences.
Experience working with global teams across multiple cultures and time zones, including Chinese companies and work culture, with the ability to work flexible hours.

Responsibilities

Own and drive the long-term technical strategy and multi-year roadmap for Minecraft China in partnership with internal and external teams.
Lead regular ongoing syncs and organize technical summits between internal and external teams to align high-level technical direction, surface risks and dependencies, share knowledge, and build cross-team relationships.
Ensure on-time delivery of major China content releases, proactively managing dependencies, dev tooling/build upgrades, security needs, and emergent support issues.
Implement strategy and own health of the China codebase by leading technical migrations, reducing tech debt, driving code integration, identifying areas for improvement and working closely with our co-dev partner to understand their needs.
Lead and manage external development teams, including resourcing, priorities, access, and roadmaps to ensure healthy operations and unblock high-risk workstreams.
Own resource planning and forecasting (such as annual capacity planning) to ensure the right talent is in place to execute priority China workstreams.
Manage stakeholder relationships across leadership and partner teams, advocating for China's needs and raising visibility of partner challenges, contributions, and business impact.
Partner with security and compliance to ensure China workstreams meet security standards and partners have appropriate access to internal systems and assets.