Principal Product Manager - Azure Blob Storage

Do you want to be a critical member of the cloud infrastructure team powering the Artificial Intelligence (AI) era? Are you passionate about exabyte scale data storage, large scale distributed systems, and working on bleeding edge technology at massive scale? Do you want to work closely with Fortune 500 customers who are running their business-critical workloads on Azure. Are you passionate about experiencing the full product lifecycle from concept to launch? Large scale data is driving the GenAI revolution and companies are using 100’s of Petabytes of data to train their Large Language Models (LLMs).

We are looking for a Principal Product Manager - Azure Blob Storage to help drive critical components of the object storage service that will enable customers to obtain deep insights and metrics about their data estate, take business critical decisions and optimize their data stored in Azure and on-premises. As a Principal Product Manager, you will be responsible for understanding the needs and challenges of customers, driving the product strategy and business , and collaborating with engineering teams to deliver innovative and impactful features and solutions. This role will also have the possibility of evolving into a people manager role in the future.

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.

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering AND 8+ years experience in product/service/project/program management or software development.
  • OR equivalent experience.

• 4+ years experience with Cloud, Object storage, or files and filesystems services and platforms.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Additional / Preferred Qualifications: 

• Existing understanding and hands on experience using large scale object storage in the cloud.
• Preferred experience includes working on or with one or more of the following:
  
  • Object storage services and platforms.
  • High-performance network attached filers and filesystems.
  • On-premises SAN and NAS solutions.
  • Large scale data migration solutions.
  • Storage protocols, clients, tools, API, libraries, SDKs
• Experience as a people leader.
• Proficient communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts and value propositions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven track record of delivering successful products and features that meet customer needs and business objectives.
• Proficient analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to use data and metrics to drive product decisions and outcomes.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic, and collaborative environment, with multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

Product Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $137,600 - $267,000 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $180,400 - $294,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until July 11, 2024.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

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• Driving a culture of quality, innovation, collaboration, teamwork and mutual respect.
• Understand the scenarios, workloads and requirements associated with our largest and most complex customers. Close the product feedback loop between customers and engineering.
• Understand the storage market landscape, customer pain points, and competitive offerings.
• Define and evangelize the product vision, strategy, and value proposition to internal and external stakeholders, including customers, partners, analysts, and media.
• End-to-end ownership of feature and capability delivery by working with engineering teams (for design, plan, and delivery), with designers (for user friendly graphical user interfaces (GUI)) and across functional teams for product launch
• Drive product adoption, growth, and retention through effective go-to-market strategies, product positioning, and messaging.
• Experience defining business models and product monetization strategies
• Working with Azure executive leadership to create and maintain strategic alignment
• Measure and monitor product Key Performance Indicator (KPIs), product usage, and feedback, and iterate based on data and insights.
• Provide direct product engagement as a trusted advisor and Subject Matter Expert to our largest and most complex customers of Azure Blob Storage.
• Embody our Culture and Values