Product Management Intern

Microsoft•Cambridge, MA

About The Position

As a Product Manager Intern at Microsoft, you will define product vision and strategy using an understanding of customer experience and the competitive market. You will identify investment opportunities, evaluate tradeoffs, drive product roadmaps, and build consensus on strategy, features, vision, and goals. The role also involves developing and executing strategies for in-product organic growth and providing central, cross-functional product leadership. Microsoft interns work on real-world projects with teams across the world and have opportunities to build community, explore their interests, and contribute ideas involving cutting-edge technology. Microsoft describes its mission as empowering every person and organization to achieve more, with a growth mindset culture focused on responsible innovation and shared progress.

Requirements

Currently pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate degree, with at least one semester or term of school remaining after the internship.

Nice To Haves

Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Experience in product, service, project, or program management; software development; or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Identify customers’ unmet or unknown needs and market opportunities for product or feature enhancements or development through quantitative and qualitative analyses, and scope the impact of problems.
Drive and track Key Results, success criteria, and performance metrics.
Partner with Software Engineering and Hardware Engineering to identify needed data and ensure telemetry is developed.
Determine which features or experiences to prioritize in the roadmap to support success criteria and Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).
Gather input on priorities and resources needed to deliver desired outcomes for a single feature, product, or service.
Iterate on multiple designs with Design, Software Engineering, and Hardware Engineering.
Assist in facilitating reviews, including UX, system design, and data design reviews, with customers such as regulators, engineers, policy makers, and business decision-makers to determine usability and ensure accessibility criteria and updated designs meet customer goals.
Collaborate with Product Marketing, Business Planning, and Engineering to identify product release criteria, customer acquisition, and usage.
Monitor and report on progress, and derive insights that lead to productive actions to improve product or feature development, iteration, and implementation.
Build trust with customers and maintain communication with them to capture feedback and insights throughout the product development lifecycle.