Senior Program Manager, Partner Developer Relations - Minecraft

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

20h

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 game development to fostering a global, diverse, and passionate community. We aim for our team to be as diverse as our community, creating an environment where everyone feels included. We are seeking a partner-obsessed Senior Program Manager to lead Partner Developer Relations for the Minecraft Marketplace’s strategic creator partnerships. In this senior individual-contributor role, you will manage technical programs, developer-enablement workflows, and cross-functional execution to help studios build, publish, and grow on the platform. You will represent the Voice of Partner, translating creator and developer feedback into structured signals to shape the Creator Success roadmap with product and engineering teams. Maintaining quality, safety, and player trust will be non-negotiable as you clear blockers that impede strategic launches. Your success will be measured by the adoption, health, and outcomes of the partner developer programs you support.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years experience in relevant technical domain (e.g., cloud services, security), technical sales, marketing, product management, customer support, or cross-group/cross-functional engineering OR equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years experience in relevant technical domain (e.g., cloud services, security), technical sales, marketing, product management, customer support, or cross-group/cross-functional engineering OR equivalent experience.
Experience with gaming, creator/marketplace ecosystems, or UGC platforms, and familiarity with Minecraft Marketplace, creator publishing, or content review/monetization processes.
Working knowledge of adjacent creator platforms (Roblox, UEFN/Fortnite, Unity, Fab) sufficient to support retention and competitive strategy.
Experience supporting external partners across multiple regions (US and Europe).

Responsibilities

Run the partner developer program portfolio for our strategic creators: manage scope, milestones, and success metrics for the technical programs that serve our largest creator partners.
Assess partner capabilities and enablement needs, and coordinate onboarding, publishing, content review, and monetization workflows that reduce friction and accelerate time-to-value.
Represent the Voice of Partner: collect, assess, and channel creator and developer feedback into a structured signal that shapes the Creator Success roadmap with product and engineering teams.
Contribute to the developer-relations operating model and quality bar: help set program standards, tooling requirements, and the guardrails that keep quality, safety, and player trust non-negotiable.
Monitor portfolio health (quality, adoption, revenue, engagement) and contribute plans that grow partner success and Marketplace outcomes.
Coordinate cross-team resolution of the blockers that put strategic launches at risk, escalating technical, security, and business issues as they arise.
Maintain clear program documentation, plans, and status reporting across the portfolio, and support competitive and retention strategy against adjacent platforms (Roblox, Fortnite/UEFN, Unity, Fab).