Sr. Product Marketing Manager - Developer

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

About The Position

Microsoft is hiring a technical product marketing leader for Developer Product Marketing, bringing Visual Studio Code and GitHub developer experiences to market. The role calls for a technical storyteller who is hands-on with developer products, understands customers, and can develop narratives that endure beyond product launches. The successful candidate will work across GitHub and Microsoft, collaborating comfortably with product leaders and field sellers. The position combines product shaping, business-model definition, and go-to-market execution. It involves developing product narratives and value propositions as AI changes software development, evaluating pricing and packaging, and choosing channels such as community, product-led growth, field sales, partners, and events to support awareness, adoption, and growth. The role is listed as Product Marketing IC4. The typical U.S. base pay range is USD $106,400–$203,600 per year. For specific work locations in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City metropolitan area, the range is USD $137,600–$222,600 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. The position will be open for a minimum of five days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until filled.

Requirements

Master's degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business, or a related field and 3+ years of business experience; or bachelor's degree in one of these fields and 5+ years of business experience; or equivalent experience.
Hands-on fluency with GitHub Copilot, Visual Studio Code, and other AI coding agents in daily workflows.
Deep familiarity with the developer tools ecosystem, including IDEs and extensions, CI/CD, version control, and security.
Working understanding of how AI models are evaluated, priced, and served, including benchmarks, tokens, and tradeoffs among quality, latency, and cost.
Proven experience owning positioning and messaging for a developer product used across multiple personas, from individual developers to enterprise engineering leaders.
Exceptional writing and technical storytelling skills across keynotes, blogs, demos, pitch decks, and battlecards.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business, or a related field and 6+ years of business experience; or bachelor's degree in one of these fields and 8+ years of business experience; or equivalent experience.
Previous experience as a software engineer, developer advocate, or sales engineer.
Experience with pricing, packaging, or usage-based business models for software or cloud products.
Experience bringing a product from preview to general availability.
Experience with analyst relations, including Gartner and Forrester evaluations.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute end-to-end go-to-market strategies for GitHub and Microsoft developer products, partnering with product, engineering, integrated marketing, business planning, and field teams.
Partner with product and engineering leaders to shape product direction, influence feature prioritization, and align the roadmap, business model, and narrative.
Define and communicate value propositions showing how GitHub and Microsoft help developers and organizations build faster and more securely as AI reshapes software development.
Use customer insights, competitive intelligence, field feedback, and product telemetry to inform positioning, messaging, and go-to-market decisions.
Evaluate pricing, packaging, and business-model performance against the competitive landscape, and recommend changes to keep offers competitive.
Prioritize and activate channel mixes—including community, product-led growth, field, partners, and events—to drive awareness, adoption, and growth.
Lead go-to-market planning for key launches and moments across GitHub and Microsoft.
Equip sellers and partners with the story, demos, and tools they need to win with customers.