Principal PM Manager

Overview

Microsoft Teams is seeking a data-driven Principal PM Manager to shape the future of our data strategy and analytics platforms. As Principal PM Manager, you will drive strategy, execution, and impact across Teams and M365, enabling product teams to deliver customer-centric solutions powered by robust data insights.

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.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a multi-year vision and strategy for Teams’ data and analytics platforms, aligning with Microsoft’s broader initiatives.
• Own Teams’ end-to-end data lifecycle including instrumentation, collection, processing, transformation, storage, and activation to drive scalable, trustworthy analytics solutions.
• Build, mentor, and lead a diverse team of product managers, fostering a culture of curiosity, inclusion, and customer obsession.
• Partner with engineering, data science, and product teams to develop scalable, AI-infused analytics platforms and drive cross-team alignment.
• Establish and track key performance indicators to measure platform impact and deliver actionable insights for business stakeholders.
• Cultivate strong relationships with internal and external partners to ensure platforms meet evolving business needs and support ethical, compliant data practices.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 8 years experience in product management or software development
• OR equivalent experience.
• 1 year(s) people management experience.
• 6 years of experience using modern big data platforms and technology while displaying analytical thinking, problem solving, and data analysis skills.
• 6 years of experience of driving mission-critical platform projects with cross-company or cross-industry stakeholders.
• 6 years of experience leading platform initiatives with measurable cross-org or cross-industry impact, including accountability for stakeholder alignment, strategic outcomes, and execution across at least two distinct business units or external partners
• 6 years of experience of communicating with and presenting to high-level business stakeholders and executives.
  

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 Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree AND 12 years experience in product management or software development
• OR equivalent experience.
• 3 years people management experience.
• 4 years experience taking a product, feature, or experience to market (e.g., design, addressing product market fit, and launch, internal tool/framework).
• 6 years experience improving product metrics for a product, feature, or experience in a market (e.g., growing customer base, expanding customer usage, avoiding customer churn).
• 6 years experience disrupting a market for a product, feature, or experience (e.g., competitive disruption, taking the place of an established competing product).
• Proficiency in data analysis tools and techniques; ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Background in data privacy, compliance, or governance.
  

Product Management M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 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 November 16, 2025.

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 .

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