About the position
The Azure Developer Experience Growth team is seeking a Principal Product Manager (PM) Architect to define and own long-term product vision & strategy, architecture, and multi-year roadmap for agentic artificial intelligence (AI) platform experiences and tools that accelerate application migration & modernization toward Microsoft Azure’s developer-centric cloud application platform. A Principal PM Architect operates at the intersection of product strategy, architecture, and execution, owning a domain and magnifying the impact of others through leadership, clarity, and alignment. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in complex, cross-functional environments, and can drive technical vision, customer outcomes, and organizational influence. This highly influential position will impact Microsoft’s platform business globally through the delivery of a comprehensive set of agentic AI capabilities, broad evangelism across stakeholders, and associated platform growth.
Responsibilities
- Define and own long-term product vision and strategy for AI platform experiences.
- Develop and maintain a multi-year roadmap for application migration and modernization.
- Operate at the intersection of product strategy, architecture, and execution.
- Lead cross-functional teams to drive technical vision and customer outcomes.
- Communicate effectively with senior leaders and negotiate product investments.
- Partner with internal and external stakeholders to advance platform growth.
- Identify and prioritize essential product capabilities for cloud migration.
- Deliver tailored AI experiences to streamline application migration and modernization.
Requirements
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong understanding of cloud technology stack.
- Experience in software product development.
- Ability to work with Azure engineering and product managers.
- Experience in translating technical issues for non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to negotiate product investments with senior leaders.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with Azure App Service, Azure Functions, and Azure API Management.
- Familiarity with developer tools like Visual Studio, GitHub, and Azure DevOps.
- Understanding of enterprise-grade application requirements.
