Product Manager II, AI Tools Governance

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

About The Position

Microsoft is seeking a Product Manager II to help build the tool governance experience in Agent 365. As organizations connect AI agents to MCP servers, plugins, skills, connectors, and custom integrations, Agent 365 helps customers inventory and register tools, discover unsanctioned tools, and apply consistent policies and controls. The role owns end-to-end delivery of key tool governance features, partnering with senior product leaders, engineering, design, customers, and partners to make agent tooling safe and manageable for enterprises. The Product Manager will define and deliver feature areas such as tool registration and onboarding, contribute customer insights and analysis to roadmap decisions, and translate governance and compliance needs into product requirements. The role also supports discovery and observability of unsanctioned tools, defines and tracks feature success metrics, and works with security and compliance stakeholders on requirements for regulated and sovereign customers. Microsoft describes this as an opportunity to develop a product career in AI, learn from customers, ship frequently, and help enterprises adopt agents with confidence.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of experience in product management of AI features, or equivalent experience.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of product management experience, or equivalent experience.
At least 2 years of experience improving product metrics for a product, feature, or experience in a market, such as growing a customer base, expanding usage, or avoiding churn.
At least 2 years of experience disrupting a market for a product, feature, or experience, such as through competitive disruption or replacing an established competing product.

Responsibilities

Own the definition and delivery of one or more tool governance feature areas, such as onboarding and the tool registry for MCP servers, plugins, skills, and connectors.
Write clear specifications, user scenarios, AI evaluations, and acceptance criteria for AI features.
Contribute customer insights, data, and competitive analysis to tool governance roadmap and prioritization discussions with senior product leadership.
Engage with customers and partners to understand governance and compliance needs and translate them into product requirements.
Help build discovery and observability for unsanctioned (Shadow AI) tools, including usage and activity insights.
Drive day-to-day execution with engineering and design, unblock decisions, manage scope and trade-offs, and help ensure quality and timely delivery.
Define and track feature success metrics, use telemetry and customer feedback to measure adoption and impact, and iterate based on findings.
Support requirements for regulated and sovereign customers, including audit evidence and government cloud, with security and compliance stakeholders.
Collaborate with Microsoft partner teams to deliver a consistent tool governance experience.