Product Manager- Microsoft Software and Systems Academy (MSSA)

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential - and excitement for the journey ahead. 

As a Product Manager you will define product vision and strategy by leveraging an understanding of the customer experience and competitive market. You will identify short-and long-term investment opportunities, evaluate tradeoffs, and drive the product roadmap. This opportunity will allow you to build consensus on product strategy and work with partners to align on trade-offs. You will define features and partner with stakeholders to achieve vision and defined goals for a specific product(s) or set of features, from product definition and planning through development, release, and end of life. This opportunity will allow you to focus on central, cross-functional leadership of a product.

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. 

Please note this application is only for roles based in our Redmond, Washington office. For roles in other offices in the United States, please see our .

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or currently pursuing).
  • OR equivalent experience.

• provides transitioning service members and veterans with critical technical and career skills required for today’s growing technology industry. Completed the Microsoft Software and Systems Academy (MSSA) or will complete the Microsoft Software and Systems Academy (MSSA) by June 6th, 2025.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 1+ year(s) experience in product/service/project/program management or software development.
  • OR equivalent experience.

Product Management IC2 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $81,900 - $160,200 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 $105,600 - $174,600 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Microsoft will accept applications and process offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.

• Understands how their feature (e.g., product, service) fits into the product or service area and develops problem statements and hypotheses to address customer needs and market opportunities.
• Collaborates with others to establish clarity of the root problem with the customer and ensure alignment between the customer, the market, and Microsoft's goals and strategy.
• Assists with customer research and analysis to identify unmet needs and market opportunities for feature enhancements or development.
• Works with cross-functional teams to define and prioritize features for the product roadmap.
• Drives and tracks Key Results and understands success criteria and performance metrics for the feature.
• Helps identify investment opportunities, evaluate tradeoffs, and prioritize investments for the feature.
• Engages with internal and external stakeholders to gather input and garner support for the product vision, strategy, and roadmap.

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