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Product Manager II - Microsoft AI

Microsoft
$100,600.00 - $199,000.00 / yr
United States, Washington, Redmond
Apr 05, 2026
Overview Microsoft AI (MAI) team builds innovative and responsible AI-powered personalized web experiences across Microsoft Copilot, Edge & Bing, that inform, entertain, add value, save money, and breathe productivity into the life and work of millions of customers. The Search and AI Platform team in MAI delivers the cutting-edge infrastructure to run Bing, Edge, MSN Feeds and copilot scenarios. The Search and AI Platform is looking for a strong Product manager to lead the future of the largest distributed computing & AI platform at Microsoft. As a Product Manager II at MAI, you will be responsible for driving innovation and building the platform that delivers a high-quality search and grounding results to 100s of millions of daily active users around the world. You will need to have a passion to bring in product innovation to solve real customer pain points as well as fix quality gaps on existing stack. 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 Defines product vision and strategy by leveraging a deep understanding of the customer experience and competitive market. Identifies short-and long-term investment opportunities, evaluates tradeoffs, and drives the product roadmap. Drive innovation in search and grounding for Bing, Copilot and Office users by working closely with engineering, product and leadership. Make personalized News, Web, image, and video recommendations to millions of users, globally. Empower hundreds of scientists to quickly and safely experiment and continually improve the product. Evolve multi-tenant platforms for infra for Storage & Inferencing such as ObjectStore, HDFS, Spark and Kafka for Big Data and NRT processing Do inventory and capacity management of the complex fleet of CPU and GPU running these large systems. Qualifications Required Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree AND 2+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience. 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 5+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience. 2+ 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). 2+ years experience disrupting a market for a product, feature, or experience (e.g., competitive disruption, taking the place of an established competing product). Experience with and strong understanding inmanyof the following areas: Experience in driving big cross organization initiatives in deep technical area such as search. Has successfully built and ran large scale cloud/distributed compute, storage and inferencing systems and products. Experience with inventory and capacity management understanding the demand, supply and engineering dependencies, compliance and security related activities. Understand scaling challenges with open-source technologies like HDFS, Spark & Kafka. Product Management IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 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 $131,400 - $215,400 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 This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.