Principal Program Manager
Microsoft
Principal Program Manager
Redmond, Washington, United States
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Overview
Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world.
Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence. The products our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture.
Within Azure Data, the databases team builds and maintains Microsoft's operational Database systems. We store and manage data in a structured way to enable multitude of applications across various industries. We are on a journey to enable developer friendly, mission-critical, AI enabled operational Databases across relational, non-relational and OSS offerings.
The SQL team is looking for a Principal Program Manager. If you want to make a big impact, like being challenged, enjoy working with customers, and thrive in a collaborative and supportive environment, come and join our team. We strive to build lasting relationships, and make each other better by supporting, mentoring, and empathizing. We value variety in perspectives and backgrounds and work together to create an inclusive environment that allows everybody to do their best work.
We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served.
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.
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/project/program management or software development
- OR equivalent experience.
- 7+ years of industry experience in Relational Databases.
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.
Preferred/Additional Qualifications
- Proven leadership in launching break-through products in the database space.
- Expertise in cloud platforms and virtualization technologies.
- Deep understanding of Enterprise customer needs around databases.
- Good grasp of new developments and industry direction in data management and movement
- Self-starter with a passion for taking on challenges.
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 May 19, 2025.
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Responsibilities
- Be the thought leader for the next set of high impact features and services.
- Develop product vision based on customer needs, industry direction and competitive analysis.
- Build product strategy to achieve the product vision considering various influencing factors.
- Create crisp business requirements and customer value proposition that will drive product development.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders in the company to deliver on the product vision.
- Define product roadmaps based on team strategy and prioritization management.
- Work closely with engineering teams to build the services and continuously improve them.
- Drive product/feature launches by working with marketing, sales, and other relevant teams.
- Execute both strategically and tactically to drive product adoption.